Digital & Technology (D&T) Spend Control Officer

📍 Location: Swansea (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £30,485 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in how the DVLA governs and delivers its digital and technology (D&T) investment. The role supports the D&T Spend Control Approvals service, which ensures all D&T spend complies with Cabinet Office Spend Control requirements and Agency governance processes.

Working within a fast-paced team, you will help ensure the Agency remains compliant with Cabinet Office approval requirements for D&T spend. You will provide day-to-day support to the Lead responsible for managing the D&T Spend Control function within DVLA, helping to drive robust, timely, and well-governed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Managing the recording, tracking and distribution of all D&T approvals, including small change, routine spend, pipeline items and IT contracts.
Contributing to continuous improvement of team processes to ensure the delivery of efficiency and effectiveness.
Developing and maintaining working relationships with key stakeholders acting as a subject matter expert for unit activities, providing advice to stakeholders’ agency wide.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic 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.
Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

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

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor your approach to suit a range of audiences.
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver work to deadlines.

📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 30th January 2026