On behalf of ONS, we are looking for X2 Digital Product Managers (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. This is a hybrid working role (two days per week office based - Newport or Titchfield with additional travel to either site).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.
Job Purpose:
The Statistical Business Register (SBR) is replacing a legacy system. It will hold data associated with the UKs businesses (The Register) which will be used in a variety of ways across different systems. The Register will be made up of a number of different digital products that will be used by ONS business. Digital Services are currently restructuring and setting up of delivery teams to align with these products. These roles will sit within a product team as the Digital Product Manager.
SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.
As a Digital Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:
- Have expert product management skills, managing a product through discovery, alpha, beta and live states.
- Potentially be involved in elements of programme/platform management activity, e.g., contribute to and/or maintain high level road maps.
- Work closely with the Lead SBR Product Manager to provide leadership and direction.
- Define and own the vision and scope for their product and engage their teams and stakeholders in the development of that vision over time.
- Be a key contact for Stakeholders - keeping people informed.
- Work in the open and model transparency through things like show and tells.
- Champion their users; reviewing research, feedback, data and insights to inform continuous improvement and decide priorities for user research and business analysis on their products.
- Own the backlog and lead definition, priority, and refinement of stories to ensure they are of sufficient quality to easily pass through research design and development (with support from business analysts where appropriate).
- Ensure that a successful and sustainable balance of investigation & research, new features and continuous improvement is prioritised for each iteration.
- Sign off stories as "done" and be responsible for the quality of their product, ensuring the Government Service Standard is achieved for relevant product and quality related points.
Essential:
- Experienced Digital Product Manager with demonstratable examples
- Excellent Stakeholder management skills
Desirable:
- GDS knowledge
- Public sector experience
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, ONS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
ONS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
