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Ready for a new challenge?  Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?    If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.   The role    You’ll collaborate with the product manager and team to plan the delivery of services and products that deliver our client's strategic outcomes. You'll work in multidisciplinary agile teams alongside people in design, development, and research.     You’ll play a key role in determining the milestones to efficiently deliver for our clients. You’ll create a safe working environment so our agile teams deliver with autonomy within our clients’ governance structures. Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards and procedures while working on client.  Requirements This role involves weekly on-site working. Applicants must be willing and able to travel to client sites in Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds for up to three days per week. Due to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. Eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. As a result, we are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements. Essential experience   You need to comfortably deliver work against a fairly well-defined outcome, where you understand the context you're delivering in.   Please note, you must be either eligible or have active SC Clearance for this role.   In your CV and the interview, please show how you have:   - Organised a scrum team, facilitated ceremonies and workshops  to reach delivery milestones  - Used a range of collaboration tools   - Knowledge of Agile, plus Scrum or Kanban, Waterfall experience is also beneficial. - Experience in UK Government or experience with GDS/ UK Service Standard - Worked in an ambiguous environment and methodically broken down complex problems   - Supported the team to tackle problems make progress in challenging situations   - Created and iterated a team charter and ways of working  - Encouraged teams to refer their work back to the project's vision and commitments   - Identified risks and dependencies within and outside the influence of your team, and had strategies to work towards their mitigation  - Identified milestones and created plans towards delivery, and presented these to stakeholders   In addition to these Agile delivery skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to work effectively as a consultant.   In your interview, please show how you:   - Have good presentation skills and confident verbal communication  - Build strong relationships and resolve conflicts   - Provide feedback and challenge appropriately    - Are proactive and can work autonomously     Desirable experience    There are some other desirable areas of experience for this role. If you don’t have this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas. These are:  - Remote collaboration and visualisation tools   - Calculating metrics and using the outcomes to effectively manage the team   - Knowledge of team coaching and other techniques to support team development   - Demonstrated experience or knowledge in business analysis and/or product management   If you have any of this experience, please show it on your CV and talk about it in the interview.   Salary  Salary range: £45,000 - £55,000  What we offer A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from flexible working hours (aligned to client commitments), 25 days’ holiday, and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We also offer wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.  Where you’ll work  This role requires regular on-site attendance across our HQ, hub offices, client sites and home. Applicants must be able to commute to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential to fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. We include you  We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.    Interview  Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs. Want to know more?   Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.