Client Project Manager

Job summary

Do you enjoy leading projects with a difference? Where you can have a real impact working alongside technical experts to deliver for government departments and the wider public sector. If yes, then this role at the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) could be for you.

At GAD our mission is to support effective decision-making and robust reporting within the public sector as the first-choice provider of actuarial and specialist analysis, advice and assurance. The department’s work covers valuation work and policy support in relation to pension schemes, insurance type indemnities and contingent liabilities, financial risk, and social security. We also provide financial modelling and quality assurance.

We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously.

You will be a key member of the team working with our indemnity/insurance related clients. The purpose of the role is to facilitate our engagement and delivery of actuarial advice, to help our clients make more effective and informed decisions. The main client will be NHS Resolution, who provide indemnity to the NHS for the risks involved in delivering healthcare services in England. You will be working alongside the actuaries to deliver estimates of NHS Resolution’s provision, supporting cashflow estimates and the resulting impact on pricing for NHS Trusts and other healthcare providers. This is alongside ongoing support for their wider business needs and wider policy support as required.

This is a high-profile, technically complex programme of work with real consequences for public finances and patient outcomes, so the work you manage will matter.

Please find a link to our candidate pack at the bottom of the page for further information.

N.B. GAD may work with recruiters on this campaign provided prior agreement is reached for this specific campaign

Job description

The role will be based in the Insurance Provisoning team, which is a client facing team undertake a wider variety of work with public sector risk-pooling arrangements (such as the schemes operated by NHS Resolution and the Risk Protection Arrangement for schools) and government indemnities (such as for indemnities provided by HM Land Registry). Your core role will be working on NHS Resolution but this could evolve over time to cover work with other clients both within the team, wider GAD or more internal facing projects.

As Project Manager for the Insurance Provisioning team, you will lead the day-to-day running of GAD's programme of work with NHS Resolution. This is a client-facing role requiring you to operate confidently across organisational boundaries, building trusted relationships with NHS Resolution colleagues, while working closely with GAD's analytical and client lead teams internally.

You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects within the programme: defining objectives, maintaining governance, managing risk, tracking spend, and ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality. You will be the key link between client expectations and internal delivery.

This role offers genuine scope to shape how a significant public sector programme is run and you will be provided with the learning and development opportunities required to reach your potential.

Person specification

1. Lead the day-to-day management of projects and the overall programme of work with NHS Resolution, ensuring delivery against agreed outcomes, timelines, budgets, and quality standards
2. Build and maintain programme and project plans, applying appropriate delivery methodologies and setting robust project controls
3. Track and report progress against milestones, providing clear, accurate management information to support decision-making
4. Identify, monitor, and manage scopes, risks, and issues — developing mitigation strategies and escalation routes as required
5. Monitor programme and project-level spend, flagging variances and supporting value-for-money disciplines
6. Support resource management across the programme, working with client leads and analytical staff to ensure capacity is aligned to delivery priorities
7. Co-ordinate the development of business cases where required
8. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders at NHS Resolution and across GAD
9. Produce clear, well-structured programme documentation to underpin governance and assurance processes
10. Support project assurance activities and post-project reviews, drawing out lessons learned
11. Establish and maintain change management processes, including formal documentation of agreed changes to deliverables and scope

This job description is a broad reflection of the current duties. It is not an exhaustive list, and changes may be required, based on GAD’s immediate operational needs which are at the discretion of the relevant Unit Director and in conjunction with the post holder.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and frameworks (e.g. waterfall, agile, or hybrid approaches) (Essential)
• Management Qualification, PRINCE 2 Practitioner, Agile Project Management Practitioner, PMI Project Management Professional) or Government Projects Academy Accreditation. (Desirable)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,539, Government Actuary's Department contributes £15,510 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

As well as competitive salaries, we offer a substantial package of benefits:

• • • • • Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day-to-day work.
        • 25 days annual leave per year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service. In addition, we offer 9 days public and privilege days leave per year (pro rata for part time staff)
        • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
        • 5 days of paid volunteering leave
        • Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
        • Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
        • Occupational sick pay
        • Family-friendly policies such as help with caring responsibilities, special leave, generous paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
        • Access to employee assistance programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice.
        • The opportunity to join a trade union.
        • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
        • Salary advances for travel costs, including annual season tickets and cycle-to-work schemes.
        • Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice.
        • Complimentary BUPA health check.

Things you need to know

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained.

A Personal statement of up to 500-words explaining how you meet the essential criteria for the role, with particular reference to the criteria provided in the person specification of the JD.

Your CV and Personal Statement will be used to assess the essential criteria listed in the job description.

During the interview you will be assessed on the experience and behaviours listed in the Person Specification and detailed in this advert. The interview will include a presentation, details of which will be sent to those invited to interview.

Application deadline: 1200 hrs on 27 July 2026

Shortlisting: w/c 3 August2026

Interviews: w/c 17 August 2026

Interview location: In office (Either London, E14 4PU or Edinburgh, EH8 8FT)

Please apply via our recruitment portal below.

As part of the application form process, please submit your CV and supporting statement. Please do not email your CV outside of this process as it will not be accepted.

Shortlisting criteria is based on the Person Specification as set out in the Assessment Criteria section of the Job Description. Please ensure you provide examples of how you meet the Assessment Criteria; a strong application will also demonstrate that you meet the required criteria that are identified as key for this role. Applications will be shortlisted in line with the essential criteria for the role. The desirable criteria will not be assessed throughout the recruitment process, but will be used in the event of tied scores between candidates. Behaviours will be assessed at sift and interview stage. Candidates who are successful at shortlist will be contacted as soon as possible and advised of the interview process and assessment (exact times and dates will also be confirmed).

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

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.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).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 : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@gad.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@gad.gov.uk

Further information

The Government Actuary’s Department’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm… If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the recruitment team at recruitment@gad.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioners.

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