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Delivery Manager – Digital Archiving Infrastructure (DM)

Closing date for applications: 23/03/2021
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Delivery manager
Summary of the work
 Delivery Manager required for a blend of on-going and new project work, involving: - Team coaching; backlog refinement; obstacle removal; progress tracking; meeting facilitation Engagement with prospective suppliers and peer organisations Production of requirements documentation in collaboration with team Project planning, stakeholder and procurement process management
Latest start date
 01/05/2021
Expected contract length
 12 months, with the possibility of extension for a period of up to 6 months
Location
 London
Organisation the work is for
 The National Archives
Maximum day rate
 £500
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
 The archival storage service currently in use at The National Archives is now approaching its end of life. With this in mind, an investigation of the storage market to gain an understanding of the range of technical solutions that are available was undertaken. Over the last 18 months, we have developed and maintained contact with a number of prospective suppliers and peer organisations and we now have a reasonable level of understanding of what the market has to offer and the benefits and disadvantages of a variety of different solutions. Based on this, we now have an outline design and the plan is to proceed with a hybrid architecture for the new archival storage service. The work involved in achieving this will form the main project that the specialist will help to deliver.
Who the specialist will work with
 The Delivery Manager will report to the Service Owner of Digital Archiving Infrastructure and will work with a team of technical specialists, together with colleagues across The National Archives; e.g. from the IT Operations, Estates and Procurement departments. In addition, the Delivery Manager will need to work collaboratively with a range of external partners and suppliers.
What the specialist will work on
 Working closely with the Service Owner for Digital Archiving Infrastructure, the specialist will deliver a blend of on-going and new projects to support the work of the Digital Archiving department. Work will include: Coaching of the infrastructure team to enable successful delivery; backlog refinement; obstacle removal; progress tracking; meeting facilitation Engagement with prospective suppliers and peer organisations Production of tender documentation in collaboration with the team for the supply, installation and support of a replacement archival storage service Stakeholder management Management of the procurement process and planning for the new archival storage service
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 The National Archives UK, Kew, TW9 4DU https://tinyurl.com/yyzk83qo
Working arrangements
 Full time 5 days a week. The Digital Archiving Infrastructure team is located at The National Archives in Kew, Surrey. Whilst under pandemic restrictions, working arrangements are from home. All expenses must be included in the quoted rate.
Security clearance
 BPSS (If required, security clearance can be organised.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
 None
EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 4
Cultural fit criteria
 -Work as a team with our organisation and external partners / suppliers -Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions -Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes -Take responsibility for their work -Share knowledge and experience with other team members -Can work with clients with less technical expertise
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • Strong track record in building an agile working culture and of enabling a multi-disciplinary team to deliver services successfully
  • Good level of understanding of Information Technology
  • Experience in the gathering of background information and the production of requirement specifications for an IT system or digital service
  • Proven experience in delivering a significant IT system or digital service
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to present findings in a compelling way
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Ability to liaise transparently and equally with prospective suppliers
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Experience of working within GDS standards and best practice
  • Practical experience of hybrid system environments
  • Knowledge of a broad range of storage technologies
  • An understanding of the Archives – ideally digital – sector
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 23/03/2021

Delivery Manager – Digital Archiving Infrastructure (DM)

Closing date for applications: 23/03/2021


Specialist role:

Delivery manager

Location:

London

Organisation:

The National Archives

Maximum day rate:

£500
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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