Digital Delivery Manager – Cyber Security Team

Job summary

We are MHCLG

Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people’s lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we’re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you’re thinking of joining us, there’s never been a more exciting time.

The role sits within cyber security, which is responsible for monitoring threats, managing security controls, assessing risks, responding to incidents, and helping teams build secure services by design. The team works closely with other technology teams, including Digital Tools and Technical Architecture (Cloud, AWS, Azure and Data), to ensure tools are supported, secure, well‑designed and fit for purpose.

The Cyber Security Digital Delivery Manager is responsible for supporting structured delivery across digital services and technical workstreams, ensuring work is planned, coordinated and tracked effectively, with risks, issues and dependencies identified and escalated at the right time. The role brings structure, pace and visibility to delivery, working with senior colleagues to help teams deliver agreed outcomes.

Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digital blog. Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment.

Job description

As a Digital Delivery Manager you'll:

• Develop and maintain delivery plans for agreed work, including milestones, ownership, timelines and dependencies.
• Support delivery momentum by identifying blockers, tracking actions and escalating issues where progress is at risk.
• Help teams understand priorities, delivery commitments and what needs to be achieved. Coordinate activity across operational, technical and business stakeholders to support timely delivery.
• Work with colleagues to ensure the right people are engaged at the right points and that handoffs are clear.
• Help clarify roles, responsibilities and next steps where ambiguity exists across teams or workstreams.
• Provide reporting and insights on delivery progress, security posture, risks and service performance to senior stakeholders.
• Support continual improvement, helping teams adopt better security processes, tooling and ways of working.

Person specification

Candidates should meet the following criteria:

• Two years experience supporting delivery in complex digital or technical environments.
• Experience planning and tracking work against milestones, actions and agreed timelines.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to work where requirements, ownership or priorities are evolving.
• Good risk, issue and dependency management capability, including knowing when to escalate.
• Good written and verbal reporting skills, including communicating delivery status, risks and issues clearly.
• Experience supporting delivery teams through effective planning, co-ordination and issue resolution.
• Experience using proportionate delivery approaches suited to the context, such as milestone-based, phased or iterative delivery.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Microsoft 365 or other enterprise digital tooling environments.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,773, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £13,260 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Application and Selection
The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:

Behaviours , Experience, Technical

Please ensure your CV does not contain any personally identifiable information.

Note: We do not consider direct CV applications. All applications must be submitted via the provided application link.

Important: Your CV and Cover Letter must be merged into a single document before uploading.

Stage 1: Sift (CV)

Experience & Technical: Your CV will be assessed on these success profiles and the essential criteria.

Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.

In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift using the lead sift question listed in the advert. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to interview.

Lead sift question (Experience): Describe a time when you planned and tracked delivery against milestones and agreed timelines in a complex or uncertain environment?

Stage 2: Interview

• Behaviours: Delivering at Pace, Working Together
• Experience: Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.
• Technical: Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.

Sift and Interview Dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 21st September 2026 with interview dates to follow in October.

Interviews are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.

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