Delivery Manager (Web Platforms)

Job Description

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Delivery Manager (Web Evolution Programme)

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• 18 Months FTC

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• £47.389 – £56.535

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• 34 Days Holidays + Bank Hols

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• Excellent Pension Scheme

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• Hybrid Working (2 Days in Office Per Week)

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We are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of complex, high-impact digital initiatives across multiple web platforms within a university environment.

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Working within Portfolio Delivery the role will operate at the heart of multidisciplinary teams, bringing together product, technical and business stakeholders to ensure delivery is structured, transparent and outcome focused.

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This position requires strong career exposure to working with web platform development, liaison and directing marketing and technical teams and the ability to take ownership of complex delivery challenges.

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Duties and responsibilities will include:

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• Working with Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban), but more importantly you will know how to adapt ways of working to suit the context, rather than applying them rigidly.

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• Manage relationships with third-party suppliers and hold them to account for delivery.

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• Maintain momentum and drive delivery to time, cost and quality.

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• Identify and manage risks and dependencies proactively.

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• Ensure that delivery activity is aligned to wider organisational goals.

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• Drive progress and momentum across complex delivery environments.

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• Ensure that delivery is aligned to strategic objectives and delivers measurable value.

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• Managing/leading Scrum activities and holding agile ceremonies.

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• Drive project governance processes, including project selection, prioritisation, and resource allocation, while balancing risk and benefit.

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• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for projects, providing regular updates and reports to senior delivery managers and stakeholders, as appropriate.

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Leadership

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• Oversee and guide Junior Delivery Managers in the execution of their projects and product delivery, ensuring consistent adherence to project management methodologies, timelines, and deliverables.

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• Matrix manage/lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality project and product outcomes on time and within scope.

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Stakeholder Engagement

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• Facilitate communication and collaboration between project and product stakeholders to manage interdependencies and mitigate risks across designated projects and products.

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Person Specification

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• Extensive experience in project or programme management setting, ideally in higher education.

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• Experience of delivering web or digital transformation programmes, including website redevelopment, user experience (UX), or content platform improvements

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• Experience in managing budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation at the portfolio level.

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• Track record of injecting a sense of urgency, maintaining momentum, and getting people to take ownership to deliver projects to time/quality/budget.

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• Proven record of operating at a senior level within a complex and demanding environment. The ability to build relationships and credibility with senior colleagues.

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• Experience leading a project team consisting of cross-functional teams.

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• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

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• Degree or equivalent experience

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• Experience of working with product, design, and content teams to deliver user-centred digital services

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This is a great opportunity to join a busy portfolio delivery team and play a key part in the delivery of new technology and services for a leading UK university.

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The Warwick Employment Group is acting as an internal recruiter for this vacancy.

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