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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JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Governance and Assurance
• Communicating Analysis and Insight
• Planning

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)
• 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

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

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