Associate Digital Portfolio Manager
| Posting date: | 27 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,772 to £39,621 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | M2 3LR |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 449707/4 |
Summary
Are you a highly organised self-starter, who is analytical and a strategic thinker?
If so, we have an amazing opportunity for Associate Portfolio Manager to start an exciting career in DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Digital.
DWP Digital is transforming DWP services by unlocking the potential of leading edge technologies and ways of working. With our partners, we're focused on building and running innovative digital technology solutions that meet and respond to the changing needs and expectations of millions of people. We want to make it quicker, easier and less costly for DWP's customers to get the support they need.
Portfolio Management is key within DWP Digital in ensuring that decisions surrounding the timing, structure, prioritisation and delivery of projects & programmes, are correctly planned and managed.
As an Associate Digital Portfolio Manager, you will focus on supporting the team in ensuring that the portfolio of digital projects or delivery activities within a Service or across DWP Digital, delivers optimal outcomes in contributing to the department's aims and delivers on its digital strategy.
We're looking for Associate Digital Portfolio Managers who can help us transform DWP's (Department for Work and Pensions) services by unlocking the potential of leading edge technologies and ways of working.
- You will support in the management of the portfolio's functional demand pipeline, considering priorities, outcomes, budget and resources available. Ensure there is capacity to meet the delivery plans, triggering recruitment activity or budget requests when required.
- You will support tracking, analysis and delivery of outcomes within your portfolio, supporting delivery teams in accelerating delivery, assisting in unblocking issues whilst helping to ensure that proper controls and risk mitigation procedures are in place.
- You will support in ensuring compliance with standards and supporting adherence to all governance and assurance activity for the Service Teams or DWP Digital, ensuring all service standards are being met.
- You will support and collaborate with teams to identify and manage inter-project dependencies, ensuring where delivery is at risk, actions are in place to mitigate and enable successful delivery.
- You will advise and support project setup and monitoring to proactively assure project success.
Please note: A foundation qualification in Portfolio Management is desirable but not essential.
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