Defence Digital Head of Portfolio
Maximise your chances of a successful application to this job by ensuring your CV and skills are a good match.Ministry of DefenceApply nowDetailsReference number394585Salary £70,540London locations may attract locational allowances.The ‘Inner London Weighting RRA Allowance’ is £3,250 per annum and the ‘Outer London Weighting RRA Allowance’ is £1,750 per annum.A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Job grade Grade 6 Contract type Permanent Business area MOD - Strategic Command Type of role Digital Other Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time Number of jobs available 2 Contents• Location • About the job • Benefits •Things you need to know •Apply and further information Location MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, SN13 9NR or MOD Main Building, London SW1A 2HB About the job Job summary Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line.We lead on cutting-edge data science, automation, and cybersecurity at scale. Our mission goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving digital innovation that impacts lives across the globe.Defence Digital forms part of Strategic Command which manages the MOD’s joint capabilities for the Army, RAF, and Royal Navy. Watch our video to see what we do at Defence Digital! Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference?Your next career move could be here! Job description There are two Head of Portfolio roles available:• Defence Data Portfolio - Creating and delivering the vision and benefits for the pan-Defence Data portfolio, working across Defence to drive progress towards the Defence Data Strategy and future strategic direction.• Defence Platform as a Service Portfolio - Own the vision and benefits for the pan-Defence Platform as a Service portfolio providing common software, data, automation, cognitive and information technologies, and services. Both roles will create and nurture the operational, business, and external partnerships and relationships necessary to cohere and optimise the delivery of the respective portfolios as part of the wider Digital Enterprise, ensuring and measuring outcomes. Managing adherence to the strategy, policy, and standards is also vital for these roles.Responsibilities:• Create and maintain a portfolio plan, aligned to Defence Strategies, that provides hard metrics and measurements of success with track progress against strategic objectives.• Develop and maintain a multi-year road-map based on inputs from Defence strategies, business and user demand, and product/service team insight.• Capture and quantify the benefit of services to inform future investment and prioritisation.• Integration of planning, scheduling, and risk management of portfolio.• Identifying and managing risk assumptions and dependencies within, across and between services, portfolio, and programmes.• Manage project mitigation's and ensure they are viable and being managed and coherent from a portfolio perspective. For further information on the role and duties, please refer to the Government, Digital and Data Capability Framework: Digital portfolio manager -Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Person specification These roles call for passionate and dedicated individuals committed to enhancing the consistency, integration, and coherence of delivery within Defence Digital’s services.A strong background and experience of applying agile product delivery methodologies, alongside integration into external waterfall programmes, is vital for this role.You will be responsible for understanding, managing, and communicating with complex stakeholder groups, confidently resolving conflicts, and effectively utilising your negotiation skills.Additionally, you must demonstrate the professional credibility needed to collaborate across digital projects, and programmes and Defence Digital’s boundaries at all levels.You will be confident in balancing objectives and facilitating the redeployment of resources as priorities change.This will need to be data-driven, so you will need strong analytical skills and be comfortable discussing metrics with stakeholders. When submitting your CV, please highlight your career history and experience relevant to this role. Additionally, refer to the "Things You Need to Know" section of the advert and provide a personal statement (max. 1250 words) demonstrating the essential criteria listed below:• Experience in managing conflicting priorities among diverse stakeholders.• Demonstrate a proven ability to define, source, tailor, and analyse high-quality management information.• Be experienced in a fast-paced, complex digital delivery environment, with the ability to prioritise tasks, respond promptly to changes, and devise effective solutions to problems. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:• Leadership• Making Effective Decisions• Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:• Communicating Analysis Insight• Strategic Thinking• Governance and Assurance Benefits Alongside your salary of £70,540, Ministry of Defence contributes £20,435 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.• Flexible working options- we understand the importance of adapting work to your life.• Inclusion and diversity- our culture celebrates uniqueness and encourages collaboration of diverse thought.• A pension scheme which secures your future.• Generous annual leave- starting with 25 days and growing to 30 after just 5 years.• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to volunteer for military or emergency service reserve commitments.• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year.• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club and GymsYou can read more here-Civil Service Employee Benefits , Civil Service Careers (civil-service careers.gov.uk)Equality and Diversity
Our people are at the heart of everything we do at Defence Digital. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.Professional Framework Statement
Defence Digital operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade.Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.
Within Defence Digital each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.
Learning & Development In Defence Digital we have a strong learning and development ethos, supporting you to fulfil your potential by providing:• Learning and development tailored to your role• Professional and Personal Development of skills• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by MOD• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MOD Hybrid Working Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home based working.This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity.
Requirements to attend other locations for official business or work in another MOD office will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.This post is working 37 hours. Please note that there will also be regular travel required to MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB. Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation.As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. To apply please complete the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard, ensuring your CV highlights your relevance to the essential criteria.All applicants will also need to provide a personal statement (max. 1250 words) and it is vital that this includes evidence of the following essential criteria (which is also listed within the Person Specification).Each one will be scored 1-7 and make up part of your overall score to assess your suitability to be invited to interview. Essential Criteria:1. Experience in managing conflicting priorities among diverse stakeholders.2. Demonstrate a proven ability to define, source, tailor, and analyse high-quality management information.3. Be experienced in a fast-paced, complex digital delivery environment, with the ability to prioritise tasks, respond promptly to changes, and devise effective solutions to problems.Please find below, a link to our video which gives you helpful tips and guidance on the CS Jobs application process:Watch:How to apply on CS Jobs:Guide and Tips AI Usage in Job Applications We encourage the use of technology to streamline the job application process. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be helpful in generating ideas, improving writing style, and increasing efficiency.However, it is essential that any content submitted as part of a job application is truthful, accurate, and a genuine reflection of the applicant’s qualifications and experiences. Any use of AI should be supplementary to your own knowledge and abilities.Ultimately, the application should demonstrate your unique skills and suitability for the role. We'll assess you against these Behaviours and Technical Skills during the interview process:Behaviours:• Leadership• Making Effective Decisions• Communicating and Influencing Technical Skills:• Communicating Analysis Insight• Strategic Thinking• Governance and Assurance Candidates will need to prepare a presentation on a specific topic (maximum 5 minutes) for the interview.The topic will be provided to you in advance. If you are invited for an interview, it will be conducted via Teams. We will strive to offer as much flexibility as possible, but please note that alternative interview dates may not be available. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.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) (opens in a new window)• 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 (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact :• Name:Defence Digital Talent Acquisition Team• Email : Recruitment team• Email : Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address:Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: , Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email:. 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