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On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Portfolio Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based remotely but does Include occasional visits to the Swindon office

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.

Develop project and programme management capability across AHRC.

As a Portfolio Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Provide colleagues with the tools, expertise and information to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of projects and programmes.
• Facilitate capacity and resource planning across the portfolio, aligned to our business planning cycle.
• Empower colleagues with the knowledge and skills required to apply project and programme frameworks and processes effectively and proportionally.
• Ensure consistency in practice when delivering aspects of large programmes (e.g. roles and responsibilities, resource allocation, timescales, code of conduct) across the organisation.
• Keep colleagues who are not actively involved with large programme delivery updated on changes to processes and best-practice.
• Provide advice, training and ongoing support for colleagues delivering large programmes, on their effective delivery and management.
• Support the implementation of new systems and processes to aid in the delivery of projects and programmes.
• Implementation of UKRI frameworks and templates for project and programme lifecycles
• Create and maintain best-practice repositories and toolkits for project and programme management.
• Create and maintain a repository for all key project documentation.
• Create and maintain a log of “lessons learned” from major projects and programmes.
• Develop project and programme management capability matrix, aligned with the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF), for staff and advising on appropriate training and development plans.
• Providing specialist support and advice on the application of project and programme methodologies with regards to effectiveness and proportionality to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Working with our Strategy, Impact and Evidence Team on implementing and harmonising Benefits Realisation and Evaluation processes.
• Leading the development of best practice in project and programme management and contributing to improving professional standards across the organisation through membership of the UKRI Project Delivery Profession.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience as an Portfolio manager ideally within central government
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Experience and knowledge in both building and maintaining relationships within a busy business
• Excellent communication skills
• Microsoft office suite
• Strong self starter

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.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI 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 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".