Technical Portfolio Manager
Our vision is for safe and effective nursing and midwifery practice across the four countries of the UK – regulated and supported by the NMC – a fit for the future organisation, with fairness and equity at the heart of everything we do.
Our role is to protect the public and maintain confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions. As the largest independent regulator in Europe of more than 860,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have a crucial role in making this a reality.
We do this by setting and promoting high education and professional standards for all future and registered nurses and midwives in the UK and nursing associates in England.
We also ensure every nurse, midwife and nursing associate on our Register meets clear standards of conduct and practice which protects the public and the reputation of our professions.
We have a duty to investigate concerns and to take steps to protect the public in the relatively rare instances where we need to limit or restrict a nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s right to practise.
We are building a new NMC with integrity, fairness, respect, equity and effectiveness at its core.
We are determined to improve and modernise our culture and ways of working. This will ensure that the public and professionals feel confident in our work.
About the team and what we do
The Digital Services Team sits within the NMC’s Information Technology department and is responsible for delivering the technology that underpins how the organisation operates as a regulator. We work across the NMC to ensure digital investment is aligned with organisational priorities, delivers value and supports public protection.
This role sits at the heart of Digital Services, working closely with the Head of Digital Services, Power Platform Lead, Enterprise Architect, IT Business Partner and Principal Business Analyst. You’ll also collaborate across Data and Technology Services teams to ensure that technology initiatives are joined up, well-governed and delivered in the right order to maximise impact.
The team values clarity, collaboration and purposeful delivery, ensuring that technology choices support both immediate operational needs and the NMC’s long-term digital strategy.
In this role, you’ll oversee the NMC’s technology portfolio, ensuring that projects and initiatives are aligned with business goals, the technology roadmap and the wider corporate portfolio. Acting as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, you’ll enable informed decision-making, manage dependencies and help prioritise work that delivers the greatest value.
You’ll play a key role in evaluating and sequencing initiatives, identifying technical dependencies, and communicating the impact of changes to plans or priorities. Working closely with business partners, architects and delivery teams, you’ll help shape demand, allocate resources effectively and ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives.
Through active risk management, performance monitoring and strong governance, you’ll help ensure that technology initiatives are delivered efficiently and consistently. Your work will provide clear insight into portfolio health and performance, supporting continuous improvement and confident decision-making at senior levels.
You’ll bring a strategic, purpose-led mindset, with the ability to connect technology delivery to organisational outcomes and public protection. You’re confident working across complex, multi-stakeholder environments and can balance competing priorities while maintaining a clear focus on value and risk.
You’ll be comfortable working with delivery frameworks, project and portfolio data, and governance processes, using insight to guide decisions and communicate clearly with stakeholders. You’re an effective collaborator and influencer, able to bring people together around shared goals and foster strong working relationships across technical and non-technical teams.
Above all, you’ll bring clarity, leadership and a commitment to high-quality outcomes—helping ensure the NMC’s technology portfolio is well-managed, transparent and aligned with its purpose and long-term ambitions.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave
- Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
- Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Perkbox membership
- Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
- Season ticket loans
Additional Information
The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.
We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.
Our Pay Policy
It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.
For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.
Reasonable adjustments
We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.
Screening and vetting
All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.
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