Join Police Digital Service as a Project Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Salary starting at £60,000 pa
About Police Digital Service
We exist to harness the power of digital, data and technology to enable UK policing to better protect the communities it serves. Ours is a team of experts in commercial services, technical assurance, data, digital transformation and innovation, with a unique experience in policing and national programme delivery.
Key responsibilities
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Understand and agree project objectives and plans with Programme Manager, agreeing the right resource mix for delivery in accordance with the Delivery RACI
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Day to day management of the PDS projects to deliver the operational accountabilities to achieve service satisfactory to Forces & Stakeholders
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Promote the public wider good in all actions, acting in a morally, legally and socially appropriate manner in dealings with stakeholders and members of PDS and Forces teams
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Represent the PDS and Forces’ interests when engaging with suppliers and aligning interests whenever possible
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Ensure that all the aims of the projects are met and raising exception reports to Project Boards, if for a stated reason this is no longer possible
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Manage the delivery of the PDS projects to agreed time, cost and quality schedules and contracts
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Organise the various professional people and suppliers working on the project to ensure alignment with project plans and timely delivery of their respective inputs
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Carry out risk assessment and dealing with / mitigating risks at an appropriate level, escalating where necessary
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Make sure the quality standards agreed to by Project Boards are met
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Use project reporting and control processes to keep track of people and progress
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If required, participate in the recruitment and management of specialists and sub-contractors as appropriate
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Monitor sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained
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Report to the PMO and senior stakeholders on progress
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Evaluate the success of the project against its objectives and sharing lessons or best practice with other organisations or project managers
What you need to succeed in the role
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Project management certification e.g. APM, Prince2
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Management qualification, or equivalent, with proven team and supplier management knowledge - to SFIA Level 6 (initiate and influence)
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Strong technical background and exposure to a wide range of technology platforms and solutions
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Knowledge and understanding of Industry Best Practice and relevant Project Management Guidelines and approaches in major change initiatives
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Significant experience in project management - especially in scope, performance, cost control, delivery, scheduling, resourcing, risk management and demand management
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Significant experience of financial control, reporting and monitoring - relating to in-scope project(s) delivery
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Proven experience in the delivery of highly technical solutions into complex IT environments using suppliers, partners and specialists
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Proven experience in the delivery of digital transformation that has resulted in successful process and business change.
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Proven experience of contract design and management
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Demonstrable project experience in procurement and management of multi skilled project teams, contractors and suppliers
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Experience of working in previous technical roles with development into solutions delivery management
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Demonstrate experience of directing and managing technical teams, consisting of internal, contract and supplier staff in a large complex multi-faceted organisation
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Proven domain knowledge in terms of the successful delivery and/or transition of internal service(s) to managed service providers and/or outsourcing environments
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Demonstrate a track record of developing strong working relationships with a wide number of stakeholders, particularly in managing expectations across a large number of Forces as stakeholders
Why join us?
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Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge - we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
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Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
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We care about your well-being - we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
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Plan for the future - we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
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Put your mind at rest regarding your health - offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
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Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
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Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering
You can find out more here:
Benefits - Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to equal opportunities for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. All applicants will be considered without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, nationality, neurodiversity or disability status.
Working Arrangements
This is a remote role with some national travel required to attend meetings.
All applicants must be eligible to undergo NPPV3 (Non Police Personnel Vetting Level 3) and SC vetting clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been cleared before starting with PDS.
Please note, we may choose to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so please endeavour to complete your application as soon as possible.
