Dependency Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by Response Informatics
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Dependency Manager role involves leading the identification and management of dependencies across various Land ISTAR programmes and initiatives. The position requires coordination of internal and external integration efforts, risk-informed decision support, and commercial dependency integration to ensure successful programme delivery. The role also emphasizes the importance of security, accreditation, and workforce planning in managing dependencies effectively. Overall, the Dependency Manager is responsible for driving continuous improvement in dependency management practices within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead identification, mapping, and active management of dependencies across Land ISTAR programmes.
- Maintain a comprehensive, integrated dependency and interlock view across NAD programmes and portfolios.
- Coordinate dependencies across NAD service lines and Service Executives.
- Manage external dependencies across Front Line Commands, suppliers, and multi-vendor delivery environments.
- Identify and manage opportunity dependencies to ensure value realization across programmes.
- Act as a trusted advisor to SROs and Programme Boards regarding dependency-driven trade-offs and risks.
- Integrate dependency management with commercial strategies and supplier performance.
- Manage dependencies related to security, accreditation, and cyber assurance.
- Identify and manage dependencies related to resource availability and personnel risks.
- Establish clear dependency governance frameworks and provide independent challenge to programme leadership.
- Embed dependency management within integrated programme planning and delivery governance.
- Utilise enterprise planning tools to capture and visualize dependencies.
- Drive maturity in dependency management practices across NAD programmes.
Key Skills:
- Strong leadership and management skills in dependency identification and mapping.
- Experience in coordinating complex integration efforts across multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to provide risk-informed decision support and insights to senior management.
- Knowledge of commercial strategies and supplier performance management.
- Understanding of security, accreditation, and cyber risk management.
- Proficiency in enterprise planning and portfolio management tools.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in driving continuous improvement and best practices in project management.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: City Of Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Key Responsibilities
- Cross-Programme Dependency Leadership: Lead identification, mapping, and active management of dependencies across Land ISTAR programmes , sensor integration initiatives, and Zodiac delivery. Maintain a comprehensive, integrated dependency and interlock view across NAD programmes and portfolios. Ensure clear ownership, accountability, and timely resolution of dependencies across multiple delivery organisations.
- Internal & External Integration: Coordinate dependencies across NAD service lines and Service Executives , ensuring alignment of priorities, timelines, and capability delivery. Manage external dependencies across Front Line Commands (FLCs), suppliers, and multi-vendor delivery environments. Enable integration across digital, platform, and operational domains to support end-to-end capability delivery.
- Opportunity & Value Management: Identify and manage opportunity dependencies (upside risks) , ensuring value realisation and optimisation across programmes. Work with stakeholders to protect and enhance programme benefits through proactive dependency management. Align dependency management with benefits realisation and Defence capability outcomes , not just delivery milestones.
- Risk-Informed Decision Support: Act as a trusted advisor to SROs and Programme Boards , framing dependency-driven trade-offs, risks, and options. Provide clear insight into the impact of dependencies on schedule, cost, performance, and operational outcomes. Enable evidence-based decision-making through structured analysis and clear communication.
- Commercial & Supplier Dependency Integration: Integrate dependency management with commercial strategies, supplier performance, and contractual frameworks . Identify and manage dependencies arising from multi-vendor environments , including alignment of incentives and delivery commitments. Support commercial and procurement teams in managing supplier-related risks and interdependencies.
- Security, Accreditation & Cyber Dependencies: Explicitly manage dependencies related to security, accreditation, and cyber assurance , recognising these as critical delivery enablers within NAD. Ensure alignment with Defence security policies, accreditation timelines, and cyber risk management requirements. Highlight and escalate risks associated with security constraints or delays impacting delivery.
- People & Clearance Dependencies: Identify and manage dependencies related to resource availability, SC clearance constraints, and key personnel risks . Highlight risks related to skills gaps, succession planning, and single points of failure within teams and suppliers. Support workforce planning by providing visibility of people-related dependencies impacting delivery.
- Governance, Escalation & Independent Challenge: Establish clear dependency governance frameworks , including thresholds, escalation routes, and reporting mechanisms. Provide independent challenge to programme leadership on unrealistic assumptions, misaligned dependencies, or delivery risks. Exercise authority to escalate material concerns to Programme Boards, SROs, and assurance bodies without compromise.
- Integration with Planning & Delivery: Embed dependency management within integrated programme planning, scheduling, and delivery governance. Ensure dependencies are reflected in plans, milestones, and critical paths across programmes. Align dependencies with release schedules, integration events, and operational deployment timelines.
- Tooling, Data & Reporting: Utilise enterprise planning and portfolio tools to capture, manage, and visualise dependencies. Ensure data quality, consistency, and traceability across dependency registers and reporting artefacts. Provide high-quality reporting and insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Continuous Improvement & Best Practice: Drive maturity in dependency management practices across NAD programmes. Promote lessons learned, standardisation, and best practice aligned to HMG and Defence frameworks.