Lead Digital Project Manager

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

• Are you a passionate Digital Project Manager who can build digital capability, lead complex programme delivery, and deliver successful outcomes?

• Are you someone who has experience in planning and managing large digital deliveries?

• Do you hold strong stakeholder management experience?

Does that sound like you? YES! Then click apply today, we'd love to hear from you

Delivery World-Class Products.

DWP is shaping, defining and delivering the biggest changes to the welfare system in 60 years through the comprehensive digitalisation of our services. We're putting our 22 million customers at the heart of our business and using modern digital approaches and tools to transform their experiences. Our goal is to help DWP to transform the welfare state, delivering simpler, faster and easier services to meet the diverse needs of these customers, reduce costs, and achieve value for money.

This role represents a unique opportunity to join the Data and Analytics team at DWP Digital, where we are building modern services that enable us to use and share data within DWP, and across the public sector, to improve customer journeys and increase efficiency.

Essential Criteria

• Experience leading a team of Digital Project Managers and multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience managing risks, issues and internal/external dependencies for complex programmes and able to coach others in managing risks
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience in line management, mentoring, coaching digital project managers and identifying growth opportunities for the team.

Details. Wages. Perks

You'll join our team based at our digital hub either in Blackpool, Leeds, Newcastle or Sheffield.

https://careers.dwp.gov.uk/our-locations/

In return for your skills we offer competitive salary for this role is up to £74,392 per annum.

And a generous leave package starting at 26 days (25 annual leave days plus one extra for the Queen's Birthday) and rising to 31 days.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Family-friendly policies
• 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
• Sports and social activities
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career growth.

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