GIS Portals Lead

LEAD DELIVERY CONSULTANT

REPORTING TO: SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER 

DIRECT REPORT: Delivery  Consultants

MENTEES:Delivery Consultants

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Lead Delivery Consultant owns the solution delivery and is ultimately responsible for the delivery of the implementation leadership, quality, and timely delivery of the Turnkey proprietary as well as partner products.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery Management 

Oversight and management of Delivery processes to ensure professional and effective delivery to customers. 

Provides management and oversight of Delivery teams including 

Create and maintain delivery resources & schedule, 

Delivery assignments and capacity planning 

Lead/facilitate internal meetings in support of delivery & implementation.

Act as a change agent and possess the ability to work within ambiguity and achieve desired results.

Be responsible for the overall leadership and lead role in managing the delivery of the TurnQuest solution through; 

Maintaining complete control on delivery schedule and risk issues; 

Facilitating timely decisions to maintain delivery schedule

Identify delivery risks early and assist by providing prudent and timely recommendations for risk avoidance; 

Setting and managing client expectations; 

Creating and executing delivery work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements; 

Assist in communicating effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions; 

Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships; 

Monitor and evaluate Client Delivery team

Assist in executing process improvements and the development of policies, procedures, methods, and tools in support of delivery.

Supporting project office in implementation methodology, processes & tools; 

Serves as a point of escalation for the delivery team 

Ensures that the delivery team is guiding customer/partners through relevant change initiatives

Delivery Roles.

Requirement definition & Management – Coordinate requirement activities, their validation and sign-off ensuring that the needs of the key stakeholders are articulated determining the need and value of performing the activity based on the context.

Process modelling – Determine requirement for and develop, coordinate and agree sign-off of the ‘As-Is’ and To-Be’ business process work.

Gap Requirements Management– Coordinate and lead on the evaluation of requirements against the present state (where we are) & the target state (where we want to be) and identify

opportunities to develop successful business requirements as well as cultivate stakeholder relationships needed to make the transition.

Change Management – Lead on ensuring that the potential consequences of a change are correctly identified, that stakeholders have been identified and are part of the overall process and that benefits have been collated in response to the impact analysis.

Stakeholder management and engagement – Coordinate Stakeholder analysis and communication with project and product team and ensure that stakeholder management is an ongoing process.

Assurance and Quality – Apply recognized methodologies; audit test and quality gates; review deliverables from team & releases.

Delivery Products Tools and Documentation – Coordinate development and application of: frameworks; application of methodologies; functional specification; user cases; user stories; UAT plans and strategy; entry/exit and /or no/no go criteria; defect analysis; forms and templates; guidance; business case

 Human Resource Management

Develop an annual calendar for delivery events, which is aligned to the organizational and departmental strategies, objectives and output requirements. 

With the guidance of the delivery manager, conduct prompt performance management through the company’s framework and identify visible metrics to enable continuous monitoring and evaluation of progress, this will help to curb and escalate issues for corrective action.

In liaison with the rest of the organization’s leadership participate in the self and delivery team development initiatives for business continuity and growth.

Provide leadership and motivation to staff by fostering a culture of creativity, encourages good performance, ensuring appropriate training, and rewards productivity. Use servant leadership to inspire for good stewardship and management of resources.

Take the lead and be responsible for self-development and growth.

Evaluate team members and ensure the provision of continuous development and growth through coaching and mentorship

Coordinate performance management process, whose framework entails one on ones, 360 feedback degrees, surveys, formal sessions weekly meetings and retrospectives.

Fosters a culture of creativity

Participates in creating personal development plan

Other

As part of a team based structure that is focused on delivering value to the customer through an agile approach, take part in team activities that would rely on your expertise to delivering value and ensure team and personal growth.

Hold in an acting capacity for absent colleagues when called upon and as part of career growth and development.

STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION

Stakeholder

Reason

Frequency

Type of Communication

Product team

Drive productivity 

Daily/Weekly

Groomed priorities that the team need to focus on.

Delivery consultants

Drive productivity

Daily/Weekly

Delivery consultants work. 

Sprint scheduled work and the timelines.

Delivery Manager

Ensure proper planning of  the teams  

Daily/Weekly

Scheduled delivery and product work

Projects 

Ensure the milestones are on schedule.

Daily/Weekly

Delivery consultants work. 

Product scheduled work and the timelines.

Clients 

Manage clients expectations

Daily/Weekly

Delivery work. Scheduled work and the timelines.

HR 

Correctly account for leave days and know the where about of staff

Daily

Staff who are absent, sick and on leave

QA

Delivery of Quality work

ICT

Proper planning 

Daily/Weekly

IT Delivery tasks

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES.

Values team success over individual Success.

Positive and constructive in team interactions

Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills

Can work and communicate effectively with other team members on tasks

Puts team priorities over their own

Collaborates with other team members

Participates in work-related team activities.

Continuous Improvement (Team & Self)

Works independently, but gets help when needed.

Receptive to constructive feedback

Learns from mistakes

Brave enough to ask questions and risk appearing ignorant

Takes initiative in personal development

Holds themselves and others accountable

Drives work tasks to completion

Questions team decisions if they disagree and can propose other solutions without being dogmatic

Takes responsibility for their actions, and recognizes their own mistakes

Offers constructive feedback on areas of expertise

Speaks up when others break working agreements

Effectively incorporates feedback from other members of the squad

Thinks about business impact

Show interest in learning more about other parts of the company and areas of the business

Basic understanding of priorities and goals for the tribe and company

Actively engages in understanding requirements, and the impact on the team

Understanding of priorities and goals for team

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Professional delivery experience or equivalent insurance and or accounting business Knowledge (minimum of 2 years)

Knowledge of a working TurnQuest applications 

Understands Requirements Definition & Management process

Understands Stakeholders analysis and Management

Understands business analysis modelling techniques

A passion for delivery Improvement 

Delivery experience: planning, scheduling, Issues management, Communication, Quality Management, Test Scripts, Training, Team work 

Excellent leadership and people management skills 

Willingness to support and mentor junior staff 

Excellent customer facing/customer service skills 

Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines 

Able to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility including shift and out of hours working 

Excellent organizational skills 

Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information 

Self-motivation and able to take responsibility 

Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks