JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need
The Public Sector AI Adoption Unit, a newly established team sitting within GDS leads on AI adoption across the public sector. The unit comprises multiple programmes delivering cross government AI initiatives through a test and learn approach. This role plays a critical part in coordinating the governance processes of the portfolio of digital programmes/projects, enabling them to deliver the best possible outcomes.
The job holder will establish and embed programme reporting with a focus on value added advice, early identification and resolution of risks and issues. They will also lead on the AI portfolio processes and structures needed to support a high-profile government initiative, working closely with No 10, and across departmental boundaries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Digital Portfolio Manager, you will:

• track, analyse and help deliver outcomes for the Public Sector AI portfolio
• give guidance and deal with issues to help teams to deliver faster
• manage governance and assurance processes, and ensure standards are met
• provide information to stakeholders on work performance and related risks
• own and run the portfolio planning process, incorporating supporting strategic planning, resource management, and portfolio prioritisation
• create, deliver and continuously improve a portfolio management service based on agile and lean principles and methodologies, including governance, control and reporting
• manage interdependencies between all public sector AI programmes/ initiatives
• regularly monitor the health of the portfolio, initiating re-planning and re-allocation of resources in response to learning, changes, priorities and new opportunities
• contribute to and coordinate reporting for senior stakeholders including ministerial briefings and governance board papers

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

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and for you to answer 3 application questions.
• a 45 minute video intervie

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Senior digital portfolio manager role:

• governance and assurance
• stakeholder relationship management
• strategic thinkin