22622 - Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager

Location: National* (some travel may be required)

Interviews: w/c 2nd November

Grade: SEO

Salary:

London: £49,325 - £53,081

National: £42,914 - £46,182

Working pattern: Full time, part time, flexible working

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of vacancies: 1

Vacancy number: 22622

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

Please note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU. We are no longer recruiting to 102 Petty France, SW1H 9AJ.

The Role

We’re recruiting a Portfolio Manager here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Services Portfolio Team.

This role aligns against Digital Portfolio Manager from the Government Digital and Data Framework.

You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.
• Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!

You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.

Role Summary

As a Portfolio Manager, you will lead the coordination and performance oversight of a defined area of the digital portfolio.

You will ensure reliable visibility of delivery performance, risks and dependencies, applying governance frameworks consistently and supporting delivery teams to meet Justice Digital standards. Through structured analysis and stakeholder engagement, you will help senior leaders understand delivery confidence and systemic challenges.

You will operate with increasing autonomy, owning portfolio insight for your area while escalating complex or cross-cutting risks as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Oversight

• Own performance visibility for a defined portfolio area, ensuring accurate reporting of progress, risks and outcomes.
• Maintain clear roadmaps and portfolio views that demonstrate delivery confidence and strategic alignment.
• Identify cross-project dependencies and escalating risks within your portfolio area.

Governance & Assurance

• Apply portfolio governance and assurance frameworks consistently across your area.
• Support delivery teams in meeting agreed governance standards and good practice.
• Escalate significant risks or issues to the Portfolio Lead with clear analysis and recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of governance processes.

Insight & Analysis

• Interpret portfolio performance data to identify trends, systemic risks and root causes.
• Provide structured analysis and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Constructively challenge delivery teams to ensure reliable and evidence-based reporting.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build trusted relationships with delivery leads and stakeholders.
• Support prioritisation and planning processes by providing clear performance insight.
• Represent your portfolio area in governance forums as required.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Experience supporting or managing portfolios of change, ideally in digital or technology environments.
• Ability to apply governance frameworks and improve delivery standards.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends and systemic risks.
• Confident communicator, able to influence and challenge constructively.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to changing demands.

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.

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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

Salary Information

Base salary for this role is from £49,325 to £53,081 (London) or from £42,914 to £46,182 (National).

• Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher.
• Existing Civil Servants who are promoted will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.

How to Apply

In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using the Success Profiles Framework. We shall assess a combination of your Experience and Behaviours during the assessment process.

Stage 1 - Application and sift:

A CV detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert.

A Personal Statement (no more than 750 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the following 3 criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each:

• Experience supporting or managing portfolios of change, ideally in digital or technology environments.
• Ability to apply governance frameworks and improve delivery standards.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends and systemic risks.

A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance

Stage 2 - Interviews:

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements – Experience and the following Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating & Influencing

Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, the Seeing the Big Picture behaviour will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms and Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected]