Job Specifications
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Job Summary
This position is based Nationally
Job Description
Portfolio Benefits Lead
Location: National
Closing Date: 19th February 2026
Interviews: w/c 23 February 2026
Grade: G7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: *London: £63,343 - £70,725 *National: £58,511 - £65,329.
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of Roles: 1
Please read the salary Terms & Conditions at the bottom of the page for more information.
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Portfolio Benefits Lead here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative delivery team
The Technology Service Delivery (TSD) Programme Management Office (PMO) is the central hub for supporting and enabling successful project delivery across TSD. We provide guidance, standardised processes and consistent governance to ensure all projects are aligned, efficient and effective. Roles can work centrally to provide support across all TSD projects, or be embedded within a project team to provide specialist advice and support for day-to-day delivery.
Our team enhances project understanding and insight, giving leadership clearer visibility of project progress, risks and overall performance. By streamlining project practices and fostering collaboration, we help drive better outcomes, save time and optimise resources, contributing to TSD and wider Justice Digital strategic goals.
You will form part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering a range of outcomes in support of the wider Technology Services teams.
The TSD Function Is Responsible For Delivering Projects And Work Packages Relating To The Deployment Of New Technology Or Services Across The MoJ Estate, Transition Of Services From Supplier To Supplier Or In-house And Exiting Of Services From Incumbent Suppliers. You Will Play a Key Role Within The Team Whose Deliverables Include:
Identifying and documenting existing and future Technology, Service and Security landscapes and Strategies
Identifying and preparing market-ready requirements
The development of Business Cases
Supporting Commercial and Financial processes
Supporting Service Design and Architecture
The Transition of services from supplier to supplier or in-house
Deployment of technology or services across the MoJ estate
Exit of services from incumbent suppliers
Tracking and reporting on Finance forecast and spend; and
Business and Stakeholder engagement and communication.
The Portfolio Benefits Lead is a fantastic opportunity to work with senior and cross-government stakeholders to enable effective decision-making and support the approval of business cases, submissions to investment boards and assurance reviews.
You will lead the TSD central benefits management function to ensure the successful delivery and maximisation of benefits from TSD projects. Outcomes that you will drive include
Benefits realisation across TSD projects is maximised.
Benefits management is embedded in TSD's day-to-day operations.
Best practices, innovations, and lessons learned in relation to benefits management are adopted across TSD.
Adequate supply of suitably skilled central benefits management resources against demand.
Benefits management delivery in TSD meets quality standards, including alignment with Justice Digital and wider MoJ approaches.
You will identify, quantify, and track the realisation of benefits that justify investment in a project or programme. You will ensure a suitable approach to benefits measurement and realisation is undertaken, and provide assurance that the identified benefits can be achieved.
You will be a critical friend to Project Managers, providing expert advice, promoting best practices across all TSD, and driving continuous improvement for successful project execution.
The role includes line management and mentoring PMO team members.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Driving benefits realisation; Accountable for optimising the return on investment from projects by actively identifying, managing and tracking the realisation of intended benefits. This involves setting clear KPIs, monitoring progress, and implementing corrective actions where necessary. Responsible for the delivery of benefits management activities in high complexity projects.
Embedding benefits management: Accountable for integrating benefits management into TSDs and wider Technology Services’ daily operations, ensuring it is not a stan