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On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Technology Programme Manager (Inside IR35) for a contract until March 2027. This is a hybrid working role (travel to Swindon required on an as and when basis)

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

Job Purpose:

The Technology Programme Manager will coordinate activities across two high priority projects:

• Future Workspace Platforms, including the rollout of W11.
• UKRI Digital Enterprise Services.

As a Technology Programme Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

Future Workspace Platform: A transformation programme to modernise UKRI’s end-user computing and workplace technology environment, moving towards cloud-based services and streamlined device and application management.

Key Deliverables:

• Windows 11 rollout and OS upgrade
• Simplified end-user device (EUD) processes
• Review and optimisation of EUD, network, and collaboration tools
• Retirement of legacy systems
• Reduced network infrastructure footprint

UKRI Digital Enterprise Services:  A strategic initiative to consolidate UKRI’s digital estate into a trusted tenancy environment, improving security, governance, and operational efficiency.

 Key Deliverables:

• Working with the Cyber Security Program, introduce Unified identity and access management (IAM) and Centralised security, compliance, and monitoring capabilities
• Standardised access controls and data governance
• Consolidated systems and performance tracking

Essential:

• Experience of shaping and rolling out Technology infrastructure projects within a complex multi-organisation enterprise.
• Experience of coordinating work across multiple IT Teams, with differing priorities.
• Be able to demonstrate a track record of success, high profile project deliveries.
• Experience managing multiple hybrid teams comprising permanent staff, contractors and Suppliers.
• Experience procuring and managing several suppliers, Infrastructure consultancy services and tooling vendors.
• Experience working with senior leaders up to C-Suite to influence Security Awareness and help shape organisational Security culture change.
• Expert in project governance & assurance. 
• Security Roadmaps.
• Exceptional stakeholder management & communications credentials are a must have.

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, UKRI 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.

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".