Business Programme & Portfolio Delivery Director

Job summary

The Digital, Data and Technology Business Programme Delivery Director will play a pivotal role in delivering TPR’s highly complex DDaT portfolio of projects and programmes in line with the framework of the Enterprise Value Management Office (eVMO). This role goes beyond hands-on delivery to ensure that programme investments consistently realise measurable business outcomes, align with strategic priorities, and create sustainable value for TPR and savers. There is a strong emphasis on delivering successful and measurable impacts and outcomes.

Job description

The successful candidate will be delivery-focused, technically capable, and comfortable working with ambiguity, and closely with diverse teams to solve problems, drive results and unblock challenges at source. Key to the success of the role is driving effective governance, reporting and interdependencies, thus highlighting risks and issues and acting to resolve to ensure on time delivery of milestones and outcomes.

Person specification

• Proven experience and ability to link delivery execution to enterprise outcomes and value management via managing business portfolios, programmes, and/or transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable experience unblocking delivery issues for successful programme delivery and completion. Comfortable in surfacing tensions and challenges to ensure successful resolution.
• Operating at pace, prioritising effectively, and adapting delivery to shifting organisational needs without compromising outcomes
• Excellent communication, influencing, problem-solving skills across technical and business stakeholders (inc. C Suite level). This includes experience of putting in place and running portfolio governance and reporting.
• Experience managing and working with outsourced service providers and technology vendors
• Professional certifications (e.g., PPM, Agile, Scrum, Lean, PRINCE2, SAFe).
• Experience embedding delivery excellence and value realisation, in regulatory or compliance driven environments.
• Experience delivery digital, data and technology programmes of scaled and complexity similar to TPR’s portfolio. Appropriate technology, data and agile knowledge is therefore needed.
• Strong track record of scoping and leading complex portfolios and programmes. Experience in financial, regulated or public sector contexts.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £95,680, Pensions Regulator contributes £27,718 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

TPR offers:

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• A values-led, inclusive environment.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the criteria outlined in the ‘what you will bring’ section will be offered an interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk
• Email : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk