General information
Posting ID: PIP1498
Organisation: Department for Work & Pensions
Contract duration: 6 Months
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham
Description & Requirements
On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Digital Portfolio Manager for a 6 month contract based in Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester or Blackpool - Hybrid working.
Portfolio management is key within the department in ensuring that decisions surrounding the timing, structure and prioritisation of projects & programmes are correctly planned and managed.
The Portfolio Management profession focuses on identifying the needs of the department and then aligning the strategy and project portfolio with the required needs. This will involve maintaining a holistic view of the project portfolio, whilst also identifying risks and issues that arise in an individual project and the interdependencies that may exist in the portfolio.
Portfolio managers are crucial in defining appropriate governance across projects, assuring quality, accelerating delivery and ensuring that proportionate governance is applied and followed.
You will ensure compliance with standards for and support adherence to all governance and assurance activity for the Service Teams or DWP Digital, ensuring all service standards are being met.
You will support teams in identifying and managing inter-project dependencies, ensuring where delivery is at risk, actions are in place to mitigate.
You will support identification of future risks and blockers, using tooling and information to spot planning and delivery risks, escalating to senior leadership as necessary.
As a Digital Portfolio Manager your main responsibilities will be:
* Dependency Management
* Data analysis
* Support for the Portfolio in the functions
* Support for the SRA
* Support to Delivery Community
Essential:
* Portfolio Management
* Delivery management
* Agile delivery
* ServiceNow
* Jira
* Stakeholder management
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.
Armed Forces Covenant / Commitment
DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."
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