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Career Opportunities: Delivery Lead (47146)
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
Delivery Lead.
Purpose of the Role:
We are looking for a new Delivery Lead within Digital and Technology on a permanent basis.
You will have accountability for the entire lifecycle of creating and implementing digital products.
Beyond project ownership, the Delivery Lead assumes a critical role, driving motivation, and overseeing the performance of multi-disciplinary product and project delivery teams.
You will be responsible for orchestrating the seamless execution of projects and will navigate the intricacies of product development with an emphasis on efficiency, collaboration, and high performance. From initiation to implementation, this role takes charge of project delivery teams, fostering a culture of motivation and collaboration to ensure the successful realization of Digital and Technology products.
The Digital and Technology (D&T) team collaborate with other parts of the British Council to foster a digitally enabled, customer centric organisation. As a digitally inclusive team, we strive to ensure our people, and those we work with, are enabled to feel digitally confident. We do this by empowering our people with digital skills and support to help them rise to important challenges, regardless of role or location. Our people steer our ambition, drive our successes and manage us through periods of great change. Together, we strive to build an inclusive environment that upholds our values and supports us in our work.
Accountabilities:
Consultancy, Analysis and Problem Solving:
• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective relationships and engagement with owners and stakeholders dispersed across the globe.
• Identify issues and blockers and work with all parties to find suitable resolutions.
• Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team.
Functional Expertise:
• Own the delivery of digital products assigned to this role, acting as either a servant or project leader where appropriate.
• Coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate Agile and Lean tools and techniques, whilst also being sympathetic to traditional project management approaches.
• Effectively translate complex technical details ensuring they are accurately communicated to non-technical stakeholders.
Service Improvement:
• Creating a delivery ethos amongst all teams they lead.
• To be responsible for the communication of plans, risk and issue logs, and sprint backlogs as required.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
Relationship and Stakeholder Management:
• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective relationships and engagement with owners and stakeholders, dispersed across the globe.
• Build and maintain delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating, and working well, ensuring they focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
Commercial and Financial Management:
• Manage any third-party integrators.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
• Ability to maintain delivery pace.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Varied knowledge and demonstrable experience of delivery/project management in an Agile environment.
• Ability to liaise with senior management stakeholders, business users, PMO Programme level colleagues manging third party suppliers to deliver suitable solutions.
• Understand the fundamentals of the Agile framework (such as iterative development using incremental delivery).
• Experience of using formal planning tools to create project plans where appropriate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills using various tools including Word, Excel templates, and PowerPoint presentations
Important Information:
Department: Digital & Technology
Contract type: Indefinite (Permanent)
Contract Hours: Full time - 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Pay band: 8
Salary: £38,820 - £46,000. (Plus an additional £3,300 per annum London Market Allowance if you are based in the London area only).
For candidates with exceptional skills, knowledge and experience (specific to the role) the British Council may consider a moderate broadening of the advertised pay range.
Benefits for the UK include, but are not limited to:
• 32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Career average defined benefit pension scheme
Location of the role:
UK - London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester or Belfast.
Please note, you will be required to work in the office for 3 days per week.
Closing Date: Sunday 26th October 2025 at 23:59 UK time.
Please note that candidates must have the pre-existing, legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.
Interviews will be held around the middle of November 2025.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email [email protected]
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
Delivery Lead.
Purpose of the Role:
We are looking for a new Delivery Lead within Digital and Technology on a permanent basis.
You will have accountability for the entire lifecycle of creating and implementing digital products.
Beyond project ownership, the Delivery Lead assumes a critical role, driving motivation, and overseeing the performance of multi-disciplinary product and project delivery teams.
You will be responsible for orchestrating the seamless execution of projects and will navigate the intricacies of product development with an emphasis on efficiency, collaboration, and high performance. From initiation to implementation, this role takes charge of project delivery teams, fostering a culture of motivation and collaboration to ensure the successful realization of Digital and Technology products.
The Digital and Technology (D&T) team collaborate with other parts of the British Council to foster a digitally enabled, customer centric organisation. As a digitally inclusive team, we strive to ensure our people, and those we work with, are enabled to feel digitally confident. We do this by empowering our people with digital skills and support to help them rise to important challenges, regardless of role or location. Our people steer our ambition, drive our successes and manage us through periods of great change. Together, we strive to build an inclusive environment that upholds our values and supports us in our work.
Accountabilities:
Consultancy, Analysis and Problem Solving:
• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective relationships and engagement with owners and stakeholders dispersed across the globe.
• Identify issues and blockers and work with all parties to find suitable resolutions.
• Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team.
Functional Expertise:
• Own the delivery of digital products assigned to this role, acting as either a servant or project leader where appropriate.
• Coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate Agile and Lean tools and techniques, whilst also being sympathetic to traditional project management approaches.
• Effectively translate complex technical details ensuring they are accurately communicated to non-technical stakeholders.
Service Improvement:
• Creating a delivery ethos amongst all teams they lead.
• To be responsible for the communication of plans, risk and issue logs, and sprint backlogs as required.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
Relationship and Stakeholder Management:
• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective relationships and engagement with owners and stakeholders, dispersed across the globe.
• Build and maintain delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating, and working well, ensuring they focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
Commercial and Financial Management:
• Manage any third-party integrators.
• Provide regular project reporting to agreed templates to stakeholders, working closely with Product Owners and other key leads.
• Ability to maintain delivery pace.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Varied knowledge and demonstrable experience of delivery/project management in an Agile environment.
• Ability to liaise with senior management stakeholders, business users, PMO Programme level colleagues manging third party suppliers to deliver suitable solutions.
• Understand the fundamentals of the Agile framework (such as iterative development using incremental delivery).
• Experience of using formal planning tools to create project plans where appropriate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills using various tools including Word, Excel templates, and PowerPoint presentations
Important Information:
Department: Digital & Technology
Contract type: Indefinite (Permanent)
Contract Hours: Full time - 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Pay band: 8
Salary: £38,820 - £46,000. (Plus an additional £3,300 per annum London Market Allowance if you are based in the London area only).
For candidates with exceptional skills, knowledge and experience (specific to the role) the British Council may consider a moderate broadening of the advertised pay range.
Benefits for the UK include, but are not limited to:
• 32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Career average defined benefit pension scheme
Location of the role:
UK - London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester or Belfast.
Please note, you will be required to work in the office for 3 days per week.
Closing Date: Sunday 26th October 2025 at 23:59 UK time.
Please note that candidates must have the pre-existing, legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.
Interviews will be held around the middle of November 2025.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email [email protected]
