Interim Chief of Staff - CIO support - DDaT

London Temporary £500 - £600 per day View Job Description
Working for a boutique consultancy, you will support the Charity CIO and leadership team to accelerate delivery without compromising on governance and quality.
  • Delivery Manager will work directly with CIO improving efficiency
  • High profile charity undergoing significant transformation across business & IT

About Our Client

Boutique consultancy supporting high profile charity in London.

Job Description

  • Manage the end-to-end delivery of technology projects, ensuring objectives are met within scope, time, and budget.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration and project execution.
  • Monitor project progress and address any risks or issues promptly to avoid delays.
  • Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders regarding project updates and milestones.
  • Ensure adherence to industry best practices and methodologies in project management.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement changes where necessary.
  • Prepare and present detailed project reports for senior management.



Provide leadership and guidance to team members, fostering a productive work environment.Delivery Coordination and Visibility

  • Coordinate day-to-day delivery activity, ensuring actions, dependencies and decisions are clear, owned and followed through.
  • Maintain a live view of progress, risks and blockers, escalating issues early and pragmatically.
  • Provide concise delivery updates, dashboards and action logs to support effective governance.



Executive Support and Follow-Through

  • Act as a single point of coordination between the CIO, senior leaders and delivery teams.
  • Capture outcomes from meetings and ensure decisions translate into clear next steps.
  • Reduce delivery noise by bringing structure, cadence and clarity across in-flight work.



Reducing Friction and Admin Overhead

  • Take ownership of delivery-related administration currently carried by senior leaders.
  • Support recruitment and onboarding from a coordination and tracking perspective.
  • Keep delivery plans, logs and key documents current and usable.



Risk and Dependency Management

  • Identify emerging risks, issues and cross-team dependencies early.
  • Work with leaders to unblock progress and use senior intervention efficiently.
  • Bring order to ambiguous situations where ownership or next steps are unclear.



Ways of Working

  • Embed simple, consistent delivery practices that support pace and accountability.
  • Balance momentum with appropriate governance, keeping work moving without unnecessary drag.

The Successful Applicant

Essential Experience and Attributes

  • Proven experience in delivery management in both structured DDaT and unstructured delivery environments
  • Comfortable operating in environments with competing priorities, imperfect information and limited support capacity.
  • Strong organisation, prioritisation and follow-through, able to keep multiple workstreams moving at pace.
  • Confident engaging with, and influencing, senior leaders and translating discussion into clear actions and outcomes.
  • Calm, pragmatic and resilient, able to bring structure and momentum to fast-moving or ambiguous situations.
  • Willing to work on both strategic and administrative tasks
  • Very high attention to detail



What Success Looks Like

  • Clear, reliable visibility of delivery progress, risks and next steps.
  • Reduced reliance on ad-hoc escalation and informal chasing.
  • Senior leaders spending less time on coordination and administration, more on direction and risk.
  • Fewer late surprises due to missed actions or unclear ownership.
  • A noticeable reduction in delivery friction and operational drag.

What's on Offer

  • Day rate £500-£600 per day expected to be OUTSIDE IR35
  • Hybrid with some occasional travel to London
  • Opportunity to work with a high profile charity
Contact
James Barrett
Quote job ref
JN-012026-6932008
Phone number
+441179065140

Job summary

Job function
Transformation
Subsector
Consulting
Sector
Business Services
Location
London
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
James Barrett
Consultant phone
+441179065140
Job reference
JN-012026-6932008