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Senior Agile Delivery Manager

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Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: 57,515

Closing date: Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 25th May 2026

Number of open roles: 1

Location: Swansea

Grade: G7

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Job summary

Are you an advocate of servant leadership?

Do you have a passion for developing those around you?

Do you enjoy helping teams discover better ways of working?

If so, we’re currently recruiting for a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to join our IT Services (ITS) Directorate, and we’d love to hear from you.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days, plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Job description

You will be responsible for communicating effectively with highly technical people and be at the front end of building solutions. You will be required to draw on your management and team leadership expertise, you will ensure that software meets the engineering standards and requirements specified by the business, and ensure successful delivery into production.

The Senior Agile Delivery Manager will actively build and promote an agile approach and environment, whilst ensuring the successful delivery of multiple outcomes via multi-disciplinary teams.

The DVLA is committed to professional development and this position has a learning framework in place, covering many certifications from recognised agile organisations and other areas. Offerings include training in coaching, facilitation, Scrum (certified to the highest level available with Scrum Alliance), Kanban, Scaling (Nexus) and agile leadership.

Responsibilities

To effectively drive and lead all IT planning efforts, including sprint planning, launch and release milestones, timelines, and overall product roadmap in line with the Agency government digital agenda and IT Strategy.
To ensure individual and organisational learning and development opportunities for Agile Methodologies are fully exploited by continuously assessing your team’s approach and sharing your knowledge with other Agile Leads in order to enhance organisational capability and understanding in this area whilst driving initiatives forward.
To lead and manage effective and continuous development, implementation and evaluation by creating transparency and predictability across teams using appropriate Agile tools and metrics and align with the IT Strategy.
Responsible for line management and coaching of multi-disciplined teams of highly skilled engineers, and ensuring that they are set up to successfully deliver against the IT Strategy.
Responsible for creating a team environment that engenders delivery at pace whilst also remaining flexible enough to adapt to changing business priorities, and championing and coaching best-practice across the DVLA agile community.

Great line management is important to DVLA, and line managers will be supported to develop the skills they need to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

You have experience in delivering digital products and services, able to balance multiple priorities across an ever-changing landscape. You will be professionally curious taking an interest in the wider community and always looking for the next big thing.
You should have a technical background and will have experience of managing a range of complex and large-scale deliveries using agile methodologies.
You have experience of managing a team, driving a positive team culture and supporting professional development across your teams.
You will be a strong advocate for continuous professional development and be an ambassador for changing the culture across government.

Additional Skills & Experiences:

Previous line management experience
Proven experience using agile methodologies
Balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,515, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Being part of the Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

Best in class learning and development tailored to your role.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, with staff communities to support colleagues.
Generous employer pension contribution of 28.97%, depending on chosen pension scheme.
Digital communities with clear career frameworks.
On-site gym plus personal training available, membership applies.
On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar.
25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day each year up to 30, plus bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Free parking.

Working for the DVLA Digital Team

At DVLA, licensing is just the start. The work you deliver can change the way 53 million people interact with DVLA services, from driving licences and vehicle tax to vehicle enquiries and wider digital services.

DVLA’s digital teams work on services that support the public and industry every day, helping to keep roads safe and deliver modern, digital-led services across the UK.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. DVLA welcomes applications from those looking to work on a part-time basis, but there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to work at least 35 hours per week.

Visa Sponsorship

DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and is unable to sponsor individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

Security Check

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, candidates will be required to have at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK. All applicants for this role must ensure that they meet this minimum residency requirement – if you do not, your application will be withdrawn.

How to apply:

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV
Stage 2: Technical Exercise
Stage 3: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

For this role you will need to submit a CV, within your CV please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:

Experience of using agile methodologies.
Balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity.
Experience of direct line management.

The sift will take place 01/06/26.

Stage 2: Technical Assessment

If your application is successful at sift, you will be invited to complete a technical assessment hosted by Inspire People. You will complete a technical task and your response will be recorded and shared with the DVLA panel.

The task will be assessed against GDaD Framework – Senior Delivery Manager – Agile and Lean Practices, Skill level: Expert.

The assessment stage will take place week commencing 01/06/26. Guidance will be provided if you are invited to assessment.

Stage 3: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed only against the following Success Profiles elements:

Behaviours:

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Working Together

Technical:

Interviews will take place from 15/06/26 and will be conducted in person at DVLA’s Swansea office. Further details will be provided if you are selected for interview.

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. DVLA will also hold a 12-month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for.

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, but all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified, applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, eligible EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein nationals and family members under the EU Settlement Scheme, and some individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain. Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service may also be eligible.

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Job Contact:
Zymante Gintalaite:
zymante@inspirepeople.net
02078718550

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