Planning and portfolio manager (Debt advice)
£70000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Planning and portfolio manager (Debt advice). This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with the Debt Advice Strategy Manager to coordinate and deliver key projects and workstreams under the MaPS debt advice strategy. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a supportive environment, we want to hear from you!

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Role Overview

The Planning and Portfolio Manager will report directly to Debt Advice Strategy Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for:

Key Responsibilities:
*Developing, maintaining and monitoring team plans, and supporting effective resource planning across the debt function
*Identifying and monitoring of risks and issues. Developing mitigating actions and escalating as appropriate. Identifying and working with related project and workstream leads to manage interdependencies
*Supporting effective governance and decision making.
*Provide and maintain reporting mechanisms to account for delivery including the timely and accurate socialisation of key artefacts
*Engaging with assurance reviews and supporting action on recommendations
*Supporting the development of Business Cases, with input from specialists as necessary


You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
*Demonstrable knowledge and experience of planning, monitoring and controlling workstreams including budgeting and resource allocation procedures
*Experience of working effectively with wide range of stakeholders across other government departments, directorate/business group lines.
*Experience of impact assessing new and complex areas of work
*Experience of overseeing risk and issue management
*Experience of day to day support of workstreams and/or projects
*Experience of managing or supporting governance forums ensuring timely and accurate socialisation of key artefacts


Desirable
*Understanding of the commercial lifecycle
*Experience of the debt advice sector and advice development and delivery
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Our Recruitment Process
*Initial Review
Our recruiter will review your CV. If your profile aligns with the requirements, they will contact you to arrange an initial conversation.
*Hiring Manager Review
If the recruiter determines you are a suitable match, your CV will be shared with the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you to interview.
*Interview
If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to take part in a single-stage virtual interview. This will focus on competency-based questions to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and experience. We follow fair, open, and merit-based recruitment in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.


About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:
*Caring
We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
*Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
*Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.


Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer
*Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
*Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
*Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
*Cycle to work Scheme
*Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
*Life assurance scheme
*Give as you earn scheme
*Employee assistance programme (EAP)
*PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
*Enhanced family and sick pay
*Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
*Recognition Scheme
*Discounts portal to numerous retailers


Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per month. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined...