Deputy Programme Manager

We are looking for a proven Deputy Programme Manager with SC clearance to help establish the conditions for the successful delivery of the DLMC Programme across Defence in a number of strategic aspects of Programme start-up activity. This requirement involves: Mandate: supporting the development, staffing and endorsement of the Programme Mandate Governance : supporting the transfer of the programme to the Defence People Portfolio Sponsorship : supporting the establishment and maintenance of the Sponsorship Group model Approvals : supporting the development and staffing of Programme-level Business Cases Digital Transformation: support in identifying lessons from DLMC’s drive to enable the conditions for digital transformation programmes to succeed Benefits Realisation : supporting the establishment of the ‘Benefits Realisation’ workstream Team Management: s upporting the oversight of individual and team outputs Strategic Programme Management Support : acting as the Deputy Programme Manager during this 12-month period. This is a contract for up to 12 months starting Monday, 18 th May, paying £500 per day and based at least 3 days per week from Andover, with some travel to other MOD sites. Please note, this is an urgent requirement with a closing date of Monday, 30 th March at midnight. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following experience: Essential Demonstrable experience within the last 2 years of strategic ‘client-side’ support in the management of a MOD digitally-enabled transformation programme , including the development of governance structures and benefits mapping across Commands. Demonstrable experience within the last 2 years of the development of a programme mandate in conjunction with key stakeholders. Demonstrable experience within the last 2 years of engagement wide range of strategic stakeholders to secure buy-in to programme vision and benefits. Demonstrable experience within the last 2 years of stakeholder analysis and designing effective interventions to influence strategic decision making. Demonstrable experience within the last 2 years of supporting the upskilling and wider awareness of crown servants in digital transformation themes and approaches. Thorough understanding of the GDS Technology Code of Practice and Government Service Standard and a recognition of the applicability of these standards to a MOD digitally-enabled transformation programme. Thorough understanding of the challenges in the applicability of JSP655 Defence Investment Approvals policy to a MOD digitally-enabled transformation programme.