465789 Chief Delivery Officer (£84,501)

465789 Chief Delivery Officer (£84,501)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 30th June 2026

📍 Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Chatterton, Birmingham or Yeading (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £69,501 – You will also receive an additional allowance of Recruitment and Retention allowance of £15,000 per annum. Therefore, your total earnings will be £84,501
Candidates based in Yeading will also receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The Chief Delivery Officer is a key Digital and Data leader in DVSA, who is accountable for developing and delivering against DVSA’s digital delivery strategy and capability and ensuring a focus on enhancing end-user experiences. Alongside the Director of Digital & Data (D&D), Chief Security, Data and Technology Officers, they will collectively lead a function of talented and ambitious individuals to drive digital transformation at DVSA.

Lead DVSA’s digital delivery function, shaping strategy, capability, and culture to deliver high-quality, user-focused services at national scale. Oversee large multidisciplinary teams, major budgets, and a complex portfolio of digital services used by millions. Drive transformation to agile, product-centric delivery, improve performance and resilience, and champion innovation. Build strong partnerships across government and suppliers to deliver efficient, secure, and continuously improving digital services that meet user and business needs.

Top Responsibilities

Lead DVSA’s Digital & Data delivery function, setting strategy, vision, and direction

Deliver large-scale, user-focused digital services used by millions annually

Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, and analysis

Manage significant budgets and complex delivery portfolios

Drive transformation to agile, product-centric and continuously improving ways of working

Ensure reliable, secure, and resilient live digital services with strong performance outcomes

Build strategic relationships across government, suppliers, and senior stakeholders

Champion innovation, modern technologies, and data-driven decision-making to improve service

Benefits

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 annual leave).

8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

Access to the staff discount portal.

Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

About You

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

Significant experience of leading in a digital and continuously improving service organisation, including experience of leading large teams, both directly and virtually comprising of internal colleagues and services through suppliers

Excellent knowledge across a wide range of technologies, disciplines and platforms across software engineering, security, data interchange, data management, etc

Creating digital strategies and solutions

Leading cross-functional development teams

Significant software development, business analysis and service design experience

Solid understanding of Cloud computing environments

Experience of operating services focused the practical application of agile development methods and leading delivery teams in an Agile/Lean/Continuous Delivery environment.

Experience of growing digital talent and capability through multiple approaches, such as in-sourcing, apprenticeships, attraction and retention strategies as well as skilled use of outsourced and contractual models with multiple services, projects, stakeholders and suppliers.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4etnqdB

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Tuesday 30^th June 2026