AMS PSR

On behalf of the CPS, we are looking for a Senior Delivery Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract. The role is Remote, with occasional travel (once per month) most likely to be either the London or Wakefield office, but not limited to.

We’re looking for a dynamic Senior Delivery Manager to lead the successful rollout of Microsoft Copilot across the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), starting with administrative staff and scaling organisation wide. This is a strategic delivery role at the heart of digital transformation, as the CPS starts to embrace artificial intelligence to support our people and improve our services, whilst adopting AI in a safe, ethical, and transparent way—with a focus on delivering better outcomes for victims, witnesses, and the public they serve.

Running alongside the Civil Service-wide One Big Thing campaign ‘AI for All’ and supported by a CPS dedicated Training, change and adoption programme the rollout of Copilot will focus on the digital upskilling of CPS users, equipping them with the skills and confidence to use generative AI, whilst promoting the ethical and secure adoption of the technology. 

You’ll work across the full change lifecycle from identifying business needs to implementing digital solutions - while coordinating training, communications, change adoption and governance reporting activities. This rollout will help reshape how CPS staff work, collaborate and deliver public services using AI-powered tools.

Using the most appropriate delivery methodologies, you’ll collaborate closely with IT Operations and key stakeholders to ensure delivery outcomes are achieved on time, within budget and to the highest quality whether through internal teams or supplier partnerships.

As a Senior Delivery Manager your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the delivery of digital programmes and projects aligned to CPS strategy.
• Take ownership of delivery workstreams, ensuring progress is tracked, blockers are removed, and outcomes are achieved.
• Coordinate virtual training and comms for Copilot rollout.
• Manage cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver change initiatives.
• Champion Agile and Lean practices, tailoring delivery approaches to context.
• Engage stakeholders across CPS, HMCTS, MoJ, and other justice partners.
• Provide expert advice on feasibility and delivery planning.
• Work closely with key delivery leads, including colleagues in IT Operations and programme management.
• Ensure governance, assurance and post-implementation reviews are in place.
• Drive engagement and adoption by promoting Copilot training and digital capability across the organisation.

Essential:

• Proven experience in organisational wide programme/project delivery within digital or tech environments.
• IT background with experience in Microsoft 365 products (Copilot experience is a bonus).
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies, risks and supplier relationships.
• Skilled in Agile, Lean and traditional Waterfall-style delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills, with proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
• Experience working in or with public sector organisations is highly desirable.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the CPS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The CPS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".