Scrum Master

Closing Date

Key Purpose:
The Scrum Master will guide and coach the team in the effective use of Scrum fostering a culture of continuous improvement collaboration and selforganization. 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 timeboxed and achieve their intended outcomes.

• Empower the Development Team: Coach the team in selforganization crossfunctionality 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 teams 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 selforganization 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.

ProblemSolving:

• Proactive approach to problemsolving 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 decisionmaking.
• 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.