Deputy Director - Programme Delivery - Central Government -fixed term

Deputy Director (Programme Delivery), Central Government

Location: East London (Hybrid)

Contract: Government contract, fixed term 9-12 months

Start Date: ASAP

SC Cleared

Government client is seeking a Deputy Director for Programme Delivery to provide delivery leadership over the central programme management office, ensuring critical programmes continue with delivery to time during a period of leadership transition.

Key Aspects

• Delivery of a Portal (on gov.uk) and accompanying CRM (private beta due November, public beta go live February 2027)
• Industry business portal and CRM development, including the procurement of a new supplier, lead of the designed digital service solution on gov.uk
• Lead supplier onboarding and mobilisation for new digital and data contracts
• Supplier management for digital work at senior operational levels
• Provide visible leadership to your project delivery teams, including product management and assurance, driving good performance across both business-as-usual and transformation activities, supporting an inclusive, innovative culture and leading by example.

Experience Required

• Experience of successfully delivering complex digital/data projects at pace.
• Experienced in picking up live programmes managing delivery at pace, identifying and mitigating risks
• Experience of delivering within GDS and GOV.UK frameworks
• Experience of leading and managing teams through leadership changes with strong interpersonal
• Strong supplier management and commercial skills, with a good knowledge of programme assurance

The Deputy Director for Programme Delivery is required for 9-12 months on a fixed term basis.

It’s a office based role with 2-3 days as a minimum expected in the office with occasion travel to other locations.

Due to the large number of responses currently being received, it is not always possible to reply to every application.