Delivery Manager

Programme Delivery Manager Head of Functions

Location: Newport

Salary: £68,199 - £75,364

Working Patterns: All our vacancies are offered as a flexible option of Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Job Share

Closing Date:11:55 pm on Tuesday 16th June 2026

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic Programme Delivery Manager to take on a Head of Function (HoF) role, leading and energising the IT Service Manager, IT Infrastructure Engineer, and DevSecOps communities across the Digital Services Directorate.

Working in close partnership with other Heads of Function within Digital Services (DS),you will be responsible for building a vibrant, collaborative and high-performing community, driving alignment with organisational strategy and enabling pace, momentum and delivery of key organisational objectives.

You will have an energy and enthusiasm to lead the Community and will bring passion and a proactive mindset to leading the community, championing knowledge sharing, consistent ways of working, and continuous learning and development. Through your enthusiasm and drive, you will foster a strong sense of community, empowering colleagues to collaborate, innovate and grow.

Our team culture is based around agile working and keeping our users-both internally and externally- at the centre of our thinking. You will lead from the front in embedding agile principles, maintaining pace and momentum, and evolving the IT Service Manager, IT Infrastructure Engineer, and DevSecOps communities to be responsive, forward-looking, and resilient.

In return we offer:

✔Hybrid working

✔A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 28%

✔ A choice of working patterns: full-time, part-time, job-share.

✔Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)

✔Employee Assistance Programmes

✔Diversity Network Groups

✔Mental Health Allies

✔Civil Service Sports and Social club

✔Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays

For more information about this role, a full application pack, and to apply, please follow the APPLY link to Civil Service Jobs.