Job Description

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for Senior Digital Portfolio Managers for a 4 month contract (Inside IR35) Hybrid in Blackpool, Leeds or Newcastle (3 days per week on-site, occasional travel between offices).



We're looking for experienced Digital Portfolio Managers to join the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and help drive delivery across a complex portfolio of digital projects. This is a stakeholder-driven role, adding capacity and capability to ensure projects stay on track and deliver against business plans.



You'll work closely with senior leaders and delivery teams to plan, prioritise and unblock issues, applying both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. You'll coach and advise teams, support governance and assurance, and help embed portfolio standards and best practices. You'll also provide capability to delivery teams to enable improved planning, prioritisation and risk management across delivery and support data gathering for the 26/27 Winter Planning cycle.



As a Senior Digital Portfolio Manager your main responsibilities will be to:

Provide leadership across multiple projects, monitoring progress and resolving delivery issues. Develop and maintain clear roadmaps and project plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives and milestones. Coach and mentor delivery teams on planning and portfolio management. Facilitate governance forums, maintain audit trails, and ensure compliance. Identify risks and dependencies early and take action to keep initiatives on track. Use tools like ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence to manage data and reporting. Support continuous improvement of portfolio processes and frameworks.

Essential:

Strong experience in Portfolio and Project Management within large-scale digital environments. Experience coaching and mentoring delivery teams. Proven experience with governance and assurance processes. Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. Skilled in Agile and Waterfall delivery methods. Ability to analyse data and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

Desirable:

Recognised qualifications such as Management of Portfolios (Practitioner), P3O, MSP. Experience with data visualisation and portfolio dashboards.

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. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



Armed Forces Covenant



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 exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



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".