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Job summary
Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line.
We lead on cutting-edge data science, automation, and cybersecurity at scale. Our mission goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving digital innovation that impacts lives across the globe.
Defence Digital forms part of Strategic Command which manages the MOD’s joint capabilities for the Army, RAF, and Royal Navy.
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As a Senior Digital Portfolio Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in managing and coordinating a dynamic portfolio of projects. Your goal is to ensure the delivery of secure, resilient, and assured communications and information services that support the MOD and the Armed Forces.
You'll be at the forefront of ensuring successful outcomes by:
* Establishing robust governance and assurance frameworks.
* Monitoring progress and deftly managing risks and issues.
* Preparing the business for seamless change.
Beyond that, you'll be the go-to person for all service and program reporting, maintaining governance oversight, and orchestrating boards and meetings to keep everything on track.
Responsibilities:
* Coordinate programme resources, programme planning processes including requirements management, product development, milestone definition, and financial profile.
* Monitoring complex change delivery performance through the analysis of project and programme data, analysing trends and identifying thematic issues.
* Management of SSO staff, including Civil Servants, Military, and contractors.
* Providing control and coherence over all approvals and outletter requirements and obligations through tracking and engagement.
* Ensure compliance with acquisition safety, quality, continual service improvement and business continuity.
* Providing programme assurance through conducting assurance reviews with the relevant deployed programme leaders.
For further information on the role and duties, please refer to the Government, Digital and Data Capability Framework: Digital portfolio manager - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework
Person specification
Your work will be varied, challenging, and fast-paced, and you will need to be flexible, adaptable, and able to strategically solve problems to deliver. You will be adaptable when applying your knowledge of project management tools and methodologies, capable of designing a project structure and organisation to meet the requirements of the project according to its point in the life cycle.
You will have excellent communication skills, adapting your style and quickly developing rapport to maximise both impact and understanding. Therefore, it is important that you are comfortable networking throughout the business, challenging, and influencing decision-making when required.
When submitting your CV, please highlight your career history and experience relevant to this role. Additionally, refer to the "Things You Need to Know" section of the advert and provide a personal statement (max. 1250 words) demonstrating the essential criteria listed below:
* Provide examples of a project or programme you led, outlining your role, its complexity, and how you handled the approvals process.
* Experience of establishing effective governance processes across internal delivery and wider stakeholders, for programme and service assurance.
* Please describe your experience as a leader, including your ability to build capability and develop a high-performing, motivated project team.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
* Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Governance and Assurance
* Communicating Analysis and Insight
* Planning
Alongside your salary of £59,690, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
* Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
* In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
* Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
* Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
* Enhanced parental and adoption leave
* Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being
* Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club and Gyms
* Please see Benefits link for more info: Civilian Discover My Benefits (mod.gov.uk)
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
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Mid-Senior level
Employment type
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Full-time
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* Job function
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Information Services
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