Technical Delivery Manager

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The Rural Payments Agency has a unique role within the UK economy and rural landscape. We pay farmers and land owners over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector.

We also administer over 40 different schemes that to help ensure a sustainable rural economy and communities.

You can be part of the work that is keeping our rural economy strong and have the opportunity work at the leading edge of the new digital government agenda.

Behind the scenes here, our in-house IT experts keep things running smoothly - ensuring everyday essential technology is in place and effective, as well as introducing innovative and bespoke solutions to improve the service we deliver to our customers. Your role will be essential in this.

A career in the Rural Payments Agency offers on the job learning, exciting career development opportunities and comprehensive Civil Service benefits package, including:

- A generous annual leave allowance

- Membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social network and enjoyment of a range of associated benefits and discounts.

- Discounts for computing hardware and software.

- Civil Service Pension

- Flexible working arrangements to support a positive work/life balance

- Childcare vouchers

- Eyecare vouchers

- Cycle to work scheme

- Support with season ticket purchase

- Support with parking arrangements

As the role holder you will be responsible for providing Technical delivery on I& T Requirements, liaising closely with Architects and then working with business people at all levels from middle management (HEO) to G7s. It is important to be able to help and guide both architects and business people through the process and ensure the delivery strategy is understood, referencing appropriate designs as required. In addition you will be able to understand concerns expressed by business people and be able to express these concerns to architects. This is likely to occur on a regular if not daily basis.

You will be required to have good written and presentational skills, being required to present delivery plans to Project Managers, Service Management when required. Stakeholder meetings with a cross section of managers from the ARC and Governance boards are held weekly and the post holder must have the ability to answer probing and sometimes difficult questions from various sources.

There is a need to communicate with representatives across the Department and on some occasions with counterparts at other Government Departments. Likewise you will be required to interface and collaborate with senior officials and counterparts within the Supply Chain (Kainos, Sopra, IBM etc) to ensure smooth and effective delivery.

Assessment Information:

Candidates should apply by uploading a current CV. Your CV will be assessed on the lead competency ' Delivery at pace (please see attachment for information).

Successful candidates will be assessed at interview on the following criteria (and should therefore come equipped with examples as detailed within the competency guidance links):

-Achieving Commercial Outcomes

-Changing and Improving

-Collaborating and Partnering

-Making effective decisions

-Leading and communicating

-Delivery at pace

Person specification

Infrastructure architectures

- Detail understanding of hardware and software technicalities

- Knowledge of application development and technical delivery methods.

- Presentation skills and strong negotiation and communication skills.

- Business Analysis and project skills.