Lead Technology Delivery Manager - Migration and Borders Technology Portfolio (MBTP)
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £73,900 to £85,690 per year |
| Additional salary information: | New entrants to the Civil Service will start their role on the salary band minimum: £73,900 for National Roles and £77,900 for London Roles. A Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA): Up to £9,000 is available for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skil |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 414024/2 |
Summary
As a leader in the Home Office Technology Delivery community, you’ll share knowledge and experience with colleagues across the department and wider Government, building skills, advising others, and applying good practice and standards.
You will support the UK’s security and prosperity through the products and services that your teams deliver.
Due to business requirements this post is available on a Full Time/Flexible Working basis. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from the widest diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.
The Migration and Borders Technology Portfolio (MBTP) are an award-winning delivery partner in the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate. We drive digital ambitions, design appropriate solutions and deliver digital services quickly and effectively. Our work makes a real difference in helping the Home Office achieve its ambitions to keep citizens safe and the country secure.
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
- Take responsibility for delivery of technology products and services across multiple teams, facilitating and coaching in the most appropriate methodologies for complex, ambiguous situations. Facilitate structured approaches to problem-solving and competing user needs, continuously improving processes and performance.
- Lead delivery within cost and time constraints, ensuring that realistic plans are maintained. Ensure regular, accurate communication with stakeholders and engagement with appropriate governance.
- Develop and bring together motivated, functioning teams, empowering cross-team collaboration and joined-up delivery. Monitor the health of interactions between teams and resolve issues.
- Ensure that risks are identified, their impact and probability are understood, and mitigations are in place, involving specialists where necessary.
- Identify and understand stakeholder groups and their needs. Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans and lead teams in executing them.
- Work proactively with suppliers involved in delivery, monitoring their performance, and collaborating to resolve issues. Help to improve supplier management processes.
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