Digital Project Manager x2 Full Time

City, Leeds
Michael Page

We are currently looking for two Digital Project Managers to join our Delivery function within the Digital & Technology group.

Client Details

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Digital and Technology Group (D&T) lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for delivering an optimised IT infrastructure and maximising the secure use of data to enable our scientists, inspectors, and the rest of the organisation to deliver world class services which can improve outcomes for patients and the general public. The Group was essential in the race to approve COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 and in supporting the UK to set up its own medicines and devices approvals systems following our exit from the EU. The work we do matters!

The Delivery function is responsible for providing a Delivery Centre of Excellence to drive a digital and technology-based change to deliver minimum viable products (MVP) and continuous improvements and managing all stages of the product development and implementation lifecycle, including, but not limited to, business case creation, benefits realisation planning, and management of risks.

Description

The post holders will be responsible for leading / managing digital & technology project/s and the project team on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for driving and overseeing their delivery to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.

The post holders will have a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed outputs are delivered and accurately reported utilising the Agency’s PPM tool, to ensure appropriate controls are in place to enable benefits realisation.

Projects may follow waterfall and/or agile methods of delivery ensuring a fit for purpose approach appropriate to requirements for the desired solution.

Key responsibilities:

• Be the initial escalation point for the project and support the programme manager/ Heads of Delivery by overseeing the delivery of the vision for the programme where appropriate.
• Project Management Delivery – Day to day management and leadership of the project/s and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to delivery stage. Set appropriate delivery methods within the agreed outcomes, time, cost and quality constraints. Manage effective transition between project phases.
• Business Case – Develop and draft the Business Case, with input from specialists as necessary.
• Budget – Develop and manage the budget and commercials and track delivery within budget.
• Resources – Balance objectives, managing changing priorities, identifying skills requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage a small team, including matrix management. Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.
• Benefits Realisation – Deliver the agreed Business Case benefits and outcomes. Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the Business Case.
• Stakeholder Management – Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships, and communication to complex stakeholder groups, balancing priorities as appropriate.

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Profile

Our successful candidates will have:

• Degree relevant to or equivalent; or one or more of the following: Prince 2 Practitioner with Agile, Agile project management practitioner, APM Practitioner Qualification, APM Registered Project Professional
• Experience of end-to-end digital and IT projects across a variety of complex projects using different delivery methodologies and frameworks.
• Experience in setting up projects with the correct governance, to ensure risks and issues are reported accurately and assurance is provided to senior stakeholders and governance boards.
• Experience of financial management, demonstrating your ability to forecast accurately and manage delivery against agreed budgets.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include:

• Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogens
• Maintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settings
• Roles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is required
• Roles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements.

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Florentina Oyelami, Head of Talent Acquisition.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: (url removed)

Job Offer

Our successful candidate will benefit from:

• Salary of 55,233
• Hybrid working
• Access to Alpha pension scheme, which all new starters are enrolled into automatically, is 28.97%

The selection process:

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.

• Application, which will include a CV, which should demonstrate how you meet the Experience and Technical Success Profile criteria.
• Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.

Closing date: 22 August 2025

Shortlisting date: 4 September 2025

Interview date: 12, 15 and 16 September 2025

Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.