Project Manager: HR Policy Navigation Project

462833 Project Manager: HR Policy Navigation Project

Department for Transport

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 14th June 2026

📍 Location: Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, London, Swansea (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241 (National) £48,581 (London)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Fixed Term (Ending on 31st March 2027) – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

This role will form part of a distinct and unique team that is being established within the Group HR Policy and Employee Experience team, as part of the HR Directorate, to work on a new and innovative HR Navigation project. This is a project that will aim to change how our staff interact with HR Policies, looking for new ways to present information, improve overall engagement and visibility, and take on best practice ideas, all whilst maintain the key requirements that our policies serve such as staffs terms and conditions and benefits.

The Project Manager role will form one key workstream in the HR Navigation project, and will play a critical role in ensuring content is not only user‑friendly but also technically structured and formatted for future AI utilisation. They will act as a key focal point for engagement with our staff, other government departments, agency colleagues as well as lead within the team on all AI elements.

Top Responsibilities

Map out all HR policies and guidance across to maintain oversight of the scale of the project;
Consider new approaches to HR policy layout and navigation with best practice ideas;
Lead staff engagement and user testing to understand needs ensuring accessibility is a priority
Liaise with Other Government Departments and Agencies to explore best practice
Ensure updated products are technically compatible with AI tools;
Provide key lessons learnt and proposals for future reviews, to ensure longevity of work.
Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to document deliverables

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Experience of managing and delivering projects at various stages of the project lifecycle from start to finish is strongly desired.
Previous experience of digital design and improvement, with awareness of how AI enables this strongly desired.
Candidates should either hold or are willing to work towards the Government Project Delivery Accreditation once in role

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4uzomCK

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 14^th June 2026