Agile Coach - DDaT - Charity

Our consultancy client is looking for an experienced Agile Coach to support the introduction and rollout of a new squad-based operating model within their charity client's Digital, Data and Technology function.

Client Details

Michael Page is hiring within the Business Services industry in London.Management consultancy supporting a high-profile charity on its Agile evolution.

Description

Working alongside the Agile Portfolio Delivery Lead, the Agile Coach will develop new Squad Leads and help technology teams embed effective Agile delivery practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coach new Squad Leads to plan, prioritise and lead delivery independently.
• Help squads establish effective planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Improve the structure, prioritisation and management of product and project backlogs.
• Support teams to translate business and technical requirements into clear, deliverable work.
• Help squads balance planned products and projects with incidents, support and technical debt.
• Apply Scrum, Kanban or blended approaches appropriate to applications, data, infrastructure and cyber teams.
• Improve sprint planning, capacity management, work-in-progress controls and definitions of done.
• Coach teams in the effective use of Azure DevOps boards and backlogs.
• Move from direct facilitation to observation and feedback as Squad Leads become self-sufficient.
• Establish a Squad Lead community of practice and create reusable onboarding materials.
• Provide clear feedback on team capability, delivery barriers and areas requiring leadership intervention.
• Contribute practical evidence and lessons to the formal pilot review.

This is a hands-on coaching and enablement role. It does not line-manage Squad Leads, own product priorities or act as the squads' permanent Scrum Master

Profile

A successful Agile Coach must have:

• Coached teams and Squad Leads early in their Agile maturity.
• Embedded Agile processes, principles and behaviours within developing DDaT or technology teams.
• Strong practical experience across Scrum, Kanban and blended delivery approaches.
• Supported teams delivering a combination of digital products, technology projects and operational services.
• Coached teams across applications, infrastructure, data, cyber security or IT service management.
• Helped teams balance planned delivery with incidents, service requests and technical debt.
• Strong knowledge of backlog management, sprint planning, capacity management and continuous improvement.
• Practical experience using Azure DevOps boards and backlogs.
• Developed inexperienced delivery leads to run ceremonies and manage delivery independently.
• Delivered concise, practical training and established communities of practice.
• Charity, housing, healthcare or wider public-service experience is highly desirable.

The strongest candidates will be practical and non-dogmatic. They will measure success by the capability they leave behind, not by creating a continuing dependency on the coach.

Job Offer

Outside IR35 Day Rate

90% Remote

3 days per week