Digital Portfolio Manager – Governance & Risk Assurance

Department for Transport; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Bank Holidays + Privilege Day

Professional qualifications funded

Staff assistance programme

Job summary

Department for Transport seeks a Digital Portfolio Manager, Governance & Risk Assurance, to oversee digital investments. You will work within the Portfolio Management Hub to govern and assure projects, understand risks, and provide decision-ready information to prioritise investments and maximise value.

You will collaborate with project teams and senior leaders to monitor portfolio performance, drive assurance processes, and identify improvement opportunities using portfolio management tools and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting governance, assurance or delivery of portfolios, programmes or projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building across seniority levels.
• Ability to analyse performance/portfolio data to support decisions.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and assurance processes.
• Effective communication tailored to different audiences, including senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Help create environments that enable teams to deliver.
• Support prioritisation of a group of projects and programmes.
• Help teams follow governance, assurance and digital delivery processes.
• Help stakeholders understand performance and risks.
• Support senior portfolio managers with digital data and metrics for decisions.
• Ensure governance board cadence is followed and manage boards.

Skills

Governance & Assurance

Stakeholder management

Portfolio analysis

Risk management

Data interpretation

Job description

Digital Portfolio Manager – Governance & Risk Assurance

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 30th August 2026

Location: Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, Swansea (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

Salary: £44,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Available Positions: 1

As a Digital Portfolio Manager, Governance & Risk Assurance, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of digital investments across the Department for Transport. Working within the Portfolio Management Hub, you will help ensure that projects and programmes are effectively governed and assured, risks are understood and managed, and decision-makers have the information they need to prioritise investment and maximise value.

You will work closely with project teams, senior leaders and stakeholders to coordinate portfolio activities, monitor performance, and support assurance processes that drive successful outcomes. By maintaining oversight of governance, risk and investment performance, you will help identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to informed, evidence-based decision-making using digital portfolio, programme and project management software and tools.

Top Responsibilities

• Help to create environments that enable teams to deliver.
• Support the prioritisation of a group of projects and programmes.
• Help teams to follow governance, assurance and digital delivery processes.
• Help stakeholders understand the performance of work and any related risks.
• Support more senior portfolio managers and leadership in collating digital data and metrics to make evidence-based decisions and improvements.
• To ensure governance board cadence is followed and to be accountable for the successful management and running of them.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.

About You

• Experience supporting the governance, assurance or delivery of portfolios, programmes or projects, with an understanding of how effective governance enables successful outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships, influence decisions and work collaboratively across a range of teams and seniority levels.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance, financial or portfolio data, using digital software and tools alongside insight to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of portfolio, programme or project management methodologies, governance frameworks and assurance processes.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and tailor messages for different audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting investment planning, prioritisation, benefits realisation or portfolio reporting.

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 30th August 2026