AMS PSR

On behalf of National Savings & Investments, we are looking for a Modern Workplace Programme Manager (Inside IR35) for a 18 month contract which is a hybrid role so does require 2 days a week in either the London, Lytham, Durham or Glasgow offices

NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over £218 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back more than 150 years to 1861.

A small company with a big reach. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.

Working within our Enterprise Service Management Directorate you will support the Head of IT Services to deliver vital key elements of our digital transformation programme. The Programme is of critical importance and presents an opportunity for NS&I to transform its operating model to deliver business efficiencies and strategic goals.

This role will effectively technically manage and support the procurement, delivery, and transition into live operations of a new Corporate IT supplier into NS&I which will support 350 staff and around 200 consultant supporting live operations and the wider Business transformation.

This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.

As a Modern Workplace Programme Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Help Technically manage the end-to-end procurement process for selecting a new IT supplier, evaluation of suppliers.
• Providing the technical interface with the procurement team, Project manager, IT services team to ensure the procurement meet the goals of organisation to deliver a modern, cost-effective IT workplace supplier
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical and functional requirements for the modern IT service are met.
• Oversee the design and implementation of workplace IT solutions from our new supplier (e.g., hardware, software, collaboration tools, endpoint management, networks, helpdesk management)
• Ensure Suppliers setup and configure the new IT systems and support networks, including but not limited to device provisioning, network integration, and identity/access management,
• Ensure Suppliers Implement automation and self-service capabilities to enhance user experience.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in delivery of technical IT workplace solutions
• Extensive experience in the delivery of technical corporate programmes ideally within the public sector
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including endpoint management tools (Intune), and identity management solutions, Teams.
• Experience with M365 security, compliance, data governance and tools like Microsoft purview
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging with technical and non-technical audiences.

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, NS&I 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

National Savings & Investments 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".