Associate Digital Portfolio Manager in Warrington

This is a great opportunity to fast-track your career as a Digital Portfolio Manager. In this Associate Digital Portfolio Manager role you will build the skills you need to be a great portfolio manager and help shape the delivery of one of the UK's largest and most complex digital portfolios. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas, innovative technology and modern ways of working to transform services used by millions of people every day. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience building trusted relationships and working collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Strong reporting and data management skills, with experience using tools such as Excel, Power BI and SharePoint.
• The ability to analyse delivery information and turn data into meaningful insights that support informed decision-making.
• Knowledge of project, programme and portfolio management, including governance, assurance and delivery best practice.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

You and your role

As an Associate Digital Portfolio Manager, you'll help keep some of DWP Digital's most important projects and products on track, supporting the delivery of services used by millions of people across the UK. Working with delivery teams, programme leaders and senior stakeholders, you'll help coordinate priorities, monitor progress and identify risks and dependencies that could affect delivery. You'll help ensure teams have the information they need to make informed decisions and deliver successful outcomes. You'll develop valuable portfolio management skills, gaining experience in planning, performance reporting, governance and decision-making within a large and complex digital organisation. As part of DWP Digital's Portfolio Management community, you'll work alongside experienced colleagues while building skills in stakeholder management, analysis, problem-solving and strategic thinking. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a career in portfolio management while contributing to one of the largest and most ambitious digital transformation programmes in government.

Details

Wages and Perks:

• Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).
• Pay: £38,772 a year.
• Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £11,232 per year.
• Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 26 days after one year, and up to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
• We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving, Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP', Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more, Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference, Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards, Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024, Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025, Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.