Associate Programme Delivery Manager (Closing date 16th March 2025)

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of the Cabinet Office. We work at the very centre of government to make user-focused digital transformation happen. We build and maintain common platforms, products and tools for others to use and create great public services that are accessible, inclusive and easy to use. We also work with departments to identify patterns, share learning and create change to make government more efficient.

Our teams are organised around delivering on our priorities, which are to:

• make it easier for people to find what they are looking for on GOV.UK
• build common service platforms to make it simpler and cheaper to build quality digital services
• promote agile, user-centred design practices both in the UK and across the world

This role will focus on leading the delivery of the financial and budget management processes for a new GDS product, GOV.UK One Login. 

GOV.UK One Login is a government major projects portfolio programme, you will be part of a programme delivering a simple, safe and secure way for users to log in and prove who they are in order to access all government services. 

GOV.UK One Login is being designed and built for the many, not the few. It will unite services across government, revolutionising the way government departments interact digitally with users. GOV.UK One Login will deliver an accessible and essential function that will change lives and help millions.

We are an ambitious and visionary team so if you want to be part of this, then we’d love to hear from you. 

Find out more at the GDS Blog.

As an Associate Programme Delivery Manager - One Login you will be part of the Digital Identity Programme Office team which works across the GOV.UK One Login programme. As part of this team and working alongside the central PMO team, you will be supported in your career development and have the opportunity to move laterally across GDS and widen your knowledge across multiple disciplines.

You will have a sound knowledge and experience of financial, procurement and resourcing practices, as well as an excellent understanding of operational delivery, organisational governance and management information reporting. 

Your areas of responsibility will include:

• Improvement Support – Identifying, developing and sharing best practices on processes, tools and templates
• Providing support to Delivery Leads and Programme Office team members around finance and budget management, providing guidance and best practices
• Being a Programme Management Office Advocate – Act as advocate for functions across the business, including working with the central PMO team, promoting associated best practice within the business and the wider Cabinet Office
• Being Knowledgable and having experience working in programme/ portfolio environments with exposure to civil servant and contingent labour recruitment
• Gathering regular delivery and roadmap updates to inform regular public and internal programme updates 

We’re interested in people who have:

• knowledge and experience working in programme/ portfolio environments with exposure to governance and delivery (RAID Logs, Project/ Programme/ Portfolio Planning, Delivery Tracking & recruitment etc.)
• demonstrable experience in analysing management information; identifying patterns or themes and extracting the key data to provide valuable intelligence.
• demonstrable experience of driving effective decision-making using accurate and  concise data whilst working in an agile and/or digital environment 
• experience of collaboration and partnering in complex environments
• demonstrable experience in change and project management, encompassing agile approaches
• have knowledge and experience of business management

The benefits of working at GDS

There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:

• flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• an extra day off for The King’s birthday
• an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• paid volunteering leave
• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• death in service benefits
• cycle to work scheme and facilities
• access to children's holiday play schemes across different locations in central London
• access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

GDS offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.