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Project: agile coach - new role

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About this project

We are defining the typical responsibilities and required skills for the role of 'agile coach' in the Government Digital and Data profession.

This new description will help bring in and retain people who can support the development of agile culture across organisations. It will provide a clear progression pathway and cultivate the expertise necessary for continuous improvement and collaboration across delivery teams.

Project status: in progress

Scope of change: 1 new role description for 'agile coach'

Scheduled publication: 28 August 2026

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Organisations with experts involved

Co-writing group:

  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • Ministry of Justice

Community feedback group:

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • UK Parliament

Consulted on proposal:

  • Companies house
  • Department for Business & Trade
  • Department for Education
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Government Digital Service
  • Home Office
  • Office for National Statistics
  • Met Office
  • NHS England

Groups kept informed

Capability Framework Design Council (capability leads from across government and the public sector)

Getting involved

Contact the group lead to ask about the next opportunities to get involved, for example, providing feedback on drafts.

Group lead: Jill Wright, Ministry of Justice

Email: jill.wright@justice.gov.uk

Timeline

This project started in April 2026 and is scheduled to complete in August 2026.

Publish content change

28 August 2026

In progress: community feedback

Between 10 to 31 July 2026

If you would like to provide feedback on the draft content, contact the group lead.

Co-writing sessions

June to July 2026

The sessions were facilitated by a senior content designer from the Capability Framework team, starting from a first draft submitted by the proposers.

Together we agreed:

  • a general role description
  • 2 descriptions for levels for 'senior' and 'lead' agile coach
  • which existing skills the role would require, particularly those shared with delivery manager and programme delivery manager
  • a new skill description to be required by agile coach

Kick off session 2

1 May 2026

Scoped and scheduled the co-writing work needed to produce the new description, based on a first draft submitted by the proposers using a template.

Kick off session 1

20 March 2026

The proposers met with the Capability Framework to team to understand the process and timeline for producing the role description.

Approval by Capability Framework Design Council

February 2026

The proposal was approved.

Proposal to Capability Framework Design Council

29 January 2026

Proposers from the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs presented the case for a new role description of 'agile coach'.