Digital Business Performance and Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Blackpool; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government digital department in Blackpool is seeking a Digital Business Performance and Planning Manager. The role involves analyzing data, supporting performance dashboards, and managing cross-functional relationships. The position offers a salary of £37,497 with excellent benefits including a civil service pension, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous leave package

Professional development opportunities

Employer contributions to pension

Discounts and savings on shopping

Qualifications

• Experience in analyzing data and drawing conclusions.
• Ability to manage conflicting demands effectively.
• Track record of improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in researching, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Design and implement a Workforce plan.
• Create Performance Dashboards and Data Visualisations.

Skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Workload reassessment

Job description

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Digital Business Performance and Planning Manager, blackpool

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Client:

DWP Digital

Location:

blackpool, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

14.08.2025

Expiry Date:

28.09.2025

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Job Description:

Digital Business Performance and Planning Manager

Pay of £37,497 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Digital Business Performance and Planning Manager to join DWP. You will be part of a team providing essential business management services where you'll help us measure and drive better performance.

Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, the problems we have to solve are rich and complex, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Ability to confidently use Microsoft Excel to collate and analyse data, draw conclusions, and use appropriate Microsoft products to report on findings.
• Ability to reassess workloads and priorities when there are conflicting demands.
• Experience of managing relationships with stakeholders to meet common goals.
• Experience of problem solving, being able to identify and recommend where improvements are required in a process.

You and your role

As an Associate Digital Performance & Planning Manager you will collaborate in researching, organising and analysing data and information.

You will assist in the design & implementation of a Workforce plan, helping to identify demand and monitoring recruitment (supply) against the demand and within budget.

You will support with the design of Performance Dashboards, Scorecards and Data Visualisations that help people better understand the work of teams.

You will also ensure compliance with relevant policies e.g. on compulsory training, accommodating accessibility, health and safety improvements and the efficient use of costly IT equipment by staff.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Manchester, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and sometime collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer pay of £37,497.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £10,862 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 23 days and rising to 30 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.