AMS PSR

On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Speed Controls Assurance Manager (Inside IR35) for a contract which runs to the end of March 2026 which is based remotely but does include up to 3 days a week on site in Corsham

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

Conduct Digital Assurance Gateway assessments and technical assurance of MOD initiatives / business cases to ensure compliance with cross-government digital policies e.g. Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) and Digital Service standards. Build and maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders to improve alignment to digital standards, while ensuring appropriate levels of assurance for the complexity of the project. Be responsible for collating outcomes or recommendations from reviews and identify solutions to overcome any non-compliance. Collect timely and accurate data to report on assurance activities.

Providing expert technical input to, and collaborating with, members of the relevant technical groups and provide assessment expertise input across the organisation, as required.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo 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 Speed Controls Assurance Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Delivery of digital and technology standards, processes, and governance frameworks and ensuring they align with organisational goals and emerging industry trends.
• Providing technical subject matter expertise and assure programme and project business cases and initiatives to assess compliance to the relevant digital policy and standards.
• Applying a framework of standards / policies in the assessment of business cases / initiatives
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders to implement, manage, guide, and continually improve alignment to digital policy.
• Digital and technology standards (TCoP including Service Standard), processes, and governance frameworks.
• Deliver large digital programmes or projects in government.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience of technical assurance within central government
• Delivery of technical business cases ideally within central government ideally within defence
• Good understanding of digital technology standards, processes and governance frameworks
• Experience in providing technical subject matter expertise and assure programme and project business cases and initiatives to assess compliance to the relevant digital policy and standards.
• Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders to implement, manage, guide, and continually improve alignment to digital policy.
• Strong self starter with a pro active approach

Desirable Skills

• Experience within the Ministry of Defence would be highly beneficial

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, the MOD 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

Ministry of Defence 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.