Digital Portfolio Manager

Digital Portfolio Manager – 3mths initially – £(Apply online only) – hybrid/remote)

Our public sector client are seeking an experienced Digital Portfolio Manager for 3 months initially on a hybrid or fully remote basis – with a base of either London, Manchester or Bristol. Can work remotely predominantly and the current team is spread out. May be asked to attend occasional team days in person, these can be held across the three locations

You will have a sound knowledge and experience of using tracking software, particularly Jira, as well as an excellent understanding of operational delivery, organisational governance and management information reporting.

Support of our central mission to provide people across the public sector with the skills, tools, guidance, and knowledge they need to build better public services.

Play a key role in supporting team delivery, embedding appropriate tracking, and reporting to our central PMO across multiple disciplines.

Establish and maintain portfolio governance, reporting and management information processes, providing accurate insight to support monthly, quarterly and annual business planning and decision making.

Experience required:

Have a sound knowledge and experience of using tracking software, particularly Jira and Confluence as well as an excellent understanding of operational delivery, organisational governance and management information reporting

Experience working in complex programme, portfolio or transformation environments, applying agile and lean practices to support governance, prioritisation, dependency management, workforce planning and delivery oversight

The ability to be comfortable operating in ambiguous and changing environments, helping teams and senior leaders adapt to evolving priorities while maintaining focus on delivery outcomes

Experience developing and embedding portfolio management processes, tooling and reporting that improve visibility, consistency and delivery confidence across multidisciplinary teams

Experience to analyse complex delivery, financial, workforce and performance information, providing clear and evidence-based recommendations to support effective decision making

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, building productive relationships across delivery, product, policy, finance, commercial and operational teams to resolve issues and drive alignment

Experience of portfolio financial management and assurance, including forecasting, budget oversight, spend monitoring, risk management and ensuring value for money across a programme or portfolio