Project Manager
- Civil Service
- Part Time
- London
- 54,938
Job Description
Job summary
Flexible working: Due to the sensitive nature of our work, this role is fully office-based. However, we actively support a range of working patterns, including full-time, part-time, compressed hours and flexible working arrangements, to help maintain a healthy work-life balance.
About us
Were MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Our mission is to protect the security and economic wellbeing of the UK from overseas threats such as regional instability, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. Working across the globe and in close partnership with MI5 and GCHQ, we help the Government to counter these threats through the provision of secret intelligence. A role in MI6 will see you providing vital support to this work, within a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.
Job description
The role
As a Project Manager, youll deliver projects that help us protect the UK, often as part of a wider programme or portfolio. Working in a unique, dynamic environment, youll manage projects across science, tech and finance from start to finish.
Youll lead and facilitate project meetings, keeping them focused, inclusive and outcome-driven, and turn decisions into clear delivery plans that are produced, maintained and updated as work progresses. Youll report on project progress, issues and risks in a clear, consistent way so stakeholders always have visibility of delivery.
Risk management will run through everything you do. Youll identify, assess and handle risks early, and work with others to mitigate them across short- and medium-term projects, including digital transformation. Governance structures are applied throughout delivery to maintain control, ensure compliance, and manage risk effectively.
Day to day, youll work closely with delivery teams to drive problem-solving, support conflict resolution when needed, and continuously improve ways of working. Effective engagement across technical and non-technical stakeholders ensures clear communication and aligned expectations, while also contributing to the wider project management community through development sessions and shared learning.
If you are successful in your application, youll be required to remain within the Project Capability for a minimum of five years.
Person specification
About you
Youre a self-motivated problem solver with practical experience applying project management principles in real delivery environments. That includes working with risk, planning, assurance and delivery controls, and using approaches such as Waterfall, Agile, APM, PRINCE2, or hybrid methods where they fit best.
Youve got a grounded understanding of project financials and ownership, and youve worked within formal governance structures that keep delivery on track. Your experience spans multiple stages of the project lifecycle, giving you a clear sense of how projects evolve from early definition through to delivery and closure.
As a skilled communicator with effective interpersonal skills, youre comfortable influencing and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, guiding and mentoring less-experienced colleagues along the way. Your pragmatism helps you apply theory to the reality of each project, and your resilience means you can adapt if priorities shift.
In this role, you'll be a key part of driving innovation and positive change across teams. You'll manage requirements and resources thoughtfully and use your strategic mindset and problem-solving skills to overcome any challenges. You dont need to have led a full end-to-end programme, but you do need experience applying project management approaches across different stages of delivery, and the confidence to use them effectively in context.
