Senior Digital Initiatives Manager in City of Westminster

The Parliamentary Digital Service is looking for a Senior Digital Initiatives Manager to help shape and drive Parliament's digital future. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of UK democracy, partnering with senior stakeholders across both Houses to deliver impactful digital, data and information initiatives that improve how Parliament operates. In this role, you will lead strategic initiatives that unlock value from technology, helping teams across Parliament identify challenges, shape innovative solutions, and embed new ways of working. You will use data‑driven insight, systems thinking, and strong stakeholder engagement skills to influence complex decisions and support the delivery of Parliament's Information and Digital Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Shape large‑scale packages of work, identifying key areas of insight and challenge to realise greater value from the use of digital, data and information.
• Account for implementing strategic priorities for Parliament and the Parliamentary Digital Service, including the Information and Digital Strategy and CIO review.
• Analyse and understand complex, sensitive data from a range of sources to develop evidence‑based solutions to organisational challenges.
• Drive outcome‑focused delivery, providing challenge and improving processes that impact Parliament's use of digital.
• Balance workload across multiple workstreams and work with multiple cross‑functional teams towards shared goals that impact Parliament's use of information, data and digital.
• Support the Digital Value Team in delivering the Information and Digital Strategy, implementing the CIO's review, and using strategic insights to identify cross‑cutting and systemic barriers preventing full value realisation.

Qualifications

• Strong systems thinking and problem‑solving, with analytical skills to draw insights from various data sources and develop evidence‑based proposals.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships, influence people at all levels, mediate between differing perspectives and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Experience working in complex organisational environments, delivering at pace, and adapting to ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively in appropriate styles at all levels.
• Ability to assemble, develop and motivate a multi‑disciplinary team while upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Demonstrable experience of a broad range of skills relevant to supporting organisations in using technology more effectively (e.g., service design, business analysis, technology expertise, change management or Parliamentary organisational knowledge).
• Ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 days, plus bank holidays.
• Generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay.
• Enrolment in the Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• On‑site gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP.
• Flexible options including hybrid working and family‑friendly policies.

We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, we welcome applications from people who feel under‑represented in the workforce, including those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.