Agile Delivery Manager

About the Role:

We're looking for an experienced Digital Project Manager to lead the delivery of two high-profile, department-wide digital transformation programs.

The successful candidate will manage projects from Discovery through to Live, ensuring successful delivery across quality, time and budget while working with a wide range of internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys delivering complex digital programs within an Agile environment and has experience managing large-scale organisational change.

PROJECTS:

Future of Communications (FOC)

The Future of Communications program is transforming how communication and engagement tools are used across the organisation. Following extensive user research, the program is entering an exciting pilot phase, with multiple pilots running throughout 2026 to improve how colleagues receive and engage with key communications.

New Intranet

Alongside FOC, you'll help deliver a major program to design and implement a new enterprise intranet, replacing the existing third-party platform. Both program are closely aligned and play a critical role in modernising digital communications across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver complex digital projects from Discovery through to Live
  • Manage project plans, milestones, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies
  • Ensure delivery against agreed scope, quality, timescales and cost
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple teams and suppliers
  • Produce project reporting and governance updates for senior leadership
  • Manage project change and ensure cross-project impacts are identified and mitigated
  • Foster collaboration, ownership and a positive team culture
  • Act as the primary point of contact for third-party suppliers
  • Tailor communications to a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience delivering large-scale digital projects
  • Strong background in Agile project delivery
  • Experience managing projects through the full delivery lifecycle (Discovery through Live)
  • Demonstrated experience leading delivery teams
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills across multiple business areas
  • Experience managing budgets, governance, reporting, risks and dependencies
  • Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools and best practices
  • Ability to develop realistic delivery, communication, quality and risk management plans
  • Excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills

Desirable:

  • Experience delivering large, organisation-wide transformation program
  • Experience working with third-party suppliers
  • Public sector or government digital delivery experience
  • Familiarity with SFIA-aligned delivery environments

Why Apply:

You'll play a key role in delivering two strategic digital transformation programs that will shape the future of communication and collaboration across a large organisation. Working alongside experienced delivery teams and senior stakeholders, you'll have the opportunity to influence major change programs with significant organisational impact.

Job Details

Company
True North Group
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Salary
£400 - £450 per day
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