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Talent Acquisition Business Partner / Contract Engagement Team Manager
About the job
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.
Watch our video to see what we do at Defence Digital!
Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference? Your next career move could be here!
This position is full time only and advertised at 37 hours per week.
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.
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.
* Providing control and coherence over all approvals and out-letter 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.
You'll be the driving force behind service and program reporting—your expertise will make you the go-to person for keeping everything running smoothly. You'll lead and manage a diverse team of SSO staff, including Civil Servants, Military personnel, and contractors, ensuring seamless collaboration across all levels.
With a sharp eye on governance, you'll maintain oversight and orchestrate boards and meetings, making sure strategic goals stay on track. You'll also take charge of identifying, collecting, and bench-marking critical data on time, cost, and quality—transforming raw information into actionable insights. By spotting patterns and trends, you'll help shape smarter decisions and continuous improvement across the organisation.
For further information on this 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:
* Please describe your depth of experience in successfully planning, coordinating, and supporting complex projects or programs.
* Please describe your 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.
Do you want to hear more about this role? We would love for you to join us, and learn more from senior members of the team, at our upcoming candidate brief, being held on the date below:
* 03/09/25 @ 5pm
To confirm your attendance, please email us at ukstratcomdd-hr-talentacqdel@mod.gov.uk with your name and email address. We will then forward you a Team’s invite to be able to join on the day.
Please note that, due to the specific requirements of this role, it is offered on a full-time basis only.
Things you need to know
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
To apply, please complete the CV template provided on the Civil Service Jobs dashboard, ensuring it clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification. You must also submit a personal statement (maximum 1,250 words) providing evidence of how you meet these criteria.
Below is a link to a video offering helpful tips and guidance on the Civil Service Jobs application process:
Watch: How to apply on CS Jobs: Guide and Tips
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles:
Behaviours
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
* Working Together
Technical Skills
* Governance and Assurance
* Communicating Analysis and Insight
* Planning
If you are invited for an interview, it will be conducted face to face at MOD Corsham, West Wells Road, Corsham, SN13 9NR. We will strive to offer as much flexibility as possible, but please note that alternative interview dates may not be available.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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)
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
* Name :Defence Digital Talent Acquisition Team
* Email :UKStratComDD-HR-TalentAcqDel@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Project Management
* Industries
* Defense and Space Manufacturing
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