Closing Date01/03/2025Key Purpose:The Scrum Master will guide and coach the team in the effective use of Scrum, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and self-organization.
They will ensure adherence to Scrum principles, maximize value delivery, and cultivate a positive and productive work environment.Accountabilities:Facilitate Scrum Events: Lead Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective meetings, ensuring they are productive, time-boxed, and achieve their intended outcomes.Empower the Development Team: Coach the team in self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement, promoting ownership and effective collaboration.Support the Product Owner: Assist in maintaining a healthy Product Backlog, ensuring clear communication of product vision, goals, and priorities.Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and resolve obstacles that hinder the team's progress, escalating issues when necessary.Champion Scrum Adoption: Promote Scrum values and principles within the team and organization, advocating for its benefits and addressing misconceptions.Experience, Knowledge, and Capability Requirements:Proven Experience:2+ years as a Scrum Master for a software development team delivering successful software solutions.Proficiency in applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Kanban, XP, or Lean; experience with agile scaling frameworks (e.g., LeSS, SAFe) is advantageous.Certified Scrum Master / Professional Scrum Master qualifications preferred; experience in the utility or water sector desirable.Scrum Mastery:Deep understanding of Scrum principles, values, and practices.Ability to guide and coach teams in self-organization and effective Scrum event facilitation.Skill in identifying and resolving impediments, shielding the team from distractions.Coaching and Mentoring:Strong coaching and mentoring skills to foster continuous improvement and team performance.Capacity to address individual and team skill gaps, guiding towards high performance.Collaboration and Communication:Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills.Ability to build trust and rapport with team members and stakeholders.Proficiency in facilitating collaborative workshops and discussions.Agile Mindset:Embraces agile values and promotes a culture of experimentation and learning.Adaptable to change, committed to continuous improvement in agile practices.Technical Proficiency:Familiarity with agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).Understanding of software development practices and technologies; knowledge of DevOps practices beneficial.Problem-Solving:Proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to analyze situations and implement effective solutions.Continuous Learning:Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development in agile methodologies.Active participation in the agile community and staying updated with industry trends.SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) Capabilities:Organisational Facilitation (OFCL): Facilitates workgroups, improves team performance, and implements team principles and practices.Stakeholder Relationship Manager (RLMT): Manages stakeholder relationships, facilitates communication, and supports business decision-making.Organisational Capability Development (OCDV): Identifies capability improvement opportunities, plans improvement activities, and supports organizational development.Employee Experience (EEXP): Leads employee engagement strategies, ensures a productive working environment, and promotes health and wellbeing.Measurement (MEAS): Establishes measurement objectives, enhances measurement capability, and advises on effective use of measures.Learning Delivery (ETDL): Prepares and delivers learning activities, enhances learner experience, and tailors learning delivery approaches.Methods and Tools (METL): Provides guidance on methods and tools adoption, tailors processes, and improves tool usage.