Digital Deputy Directors, Migration and Borders Group (4 posts) - PB1

Digital Deputy Directors, Migration and Borders Group (4 Posts) - Senior Civil Service PB1 (Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency Placement)

Position Overview

• Role: Digital Deputy Director (4 posts available: Asylum Independent Immigration Appeals Authority, Asylum Transformation, Borders Compliance and Enforcement, Passports Citizenship & Civil Registration)

• Location: London, Glasgow, Croydon, Manchester, or Sheffield (Frequent travel to 2 Marsham Street, London required if based elsewhere)

• Salary: £86,000 - £100,000 per annum

• Job Grade: Senior Civil Service (SCS) Pay Band 1

• Contract Type: Permanent (Minimum assignment duration of 3 years)

• Closing Date: 23:55 on Sunday, 25th October 2026

About the Role

Are you an visionary digital leader ready to drive large-scale transformation for critical public services? As a staffing partner, Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to recruit for these four high-profile Digital Deputy Director positions within the Home Office Migration and Borders Digital group.

In this senior leadership role, you will lead multidisciplinary, blended teams ranging from 50 to over 600 professionals and manage multi-million-pound portfolios (budgets exceeding £60M to £150M+). You will spearhead digital strategies, oversee robust product lifecycle management, champion responsible innovation (including AI and data ethics), and ensure critical systems supporting the UK's border, asylum, passport, and immigration infrastructure operate securely and at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Digital Leadership: Set and drive compelling digital strategies, vision, and roadmaps, balancing immediate operational priorities with long-term government objectives.

• Product & Programme Delivery: Lead high-priority portfolios, embedding end-to-end product lifecycle management to ensure services are user-centred, secure, robust, and scalable.

• Live Service & Continuous Improvement: Ensure operational resilience, cyber security, and high performance using user feedback and emerging technology.

• Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement: Build strategic relationships across government departments, Ministers, industry partners, and suppliers, managing significant contracts and budgets.

• People Leadership: Provide inspirational leadership to distributed, multidisciplinary teams, fostering an inclusive culture of curiosity, talent development, and succession planning.

• Responsible Innovation: Champion data ethics and AI governance to ensure new technologies are adopted responsibly.

What We Are Looking For

• Senior Digital Leadership: Proven senior leadership experience driving large-scale digital transformation within complex or public sector environments.

• Technical & Product Expertise: Demonstrable expertise in a core digital discipline (product, delivery, service, or engineering) combined with portfolio and business change leadership.

• Large-Scale Budget Management: Strong financial and commercial acumen, managing significant budgets, contracts, or vendor relationships of £15M or more.

• Collaborative Excellence: Exceptional ability to build strategic relationships in high-profile environments involving senior stakeholders and suppliers.

• Inspirational Management: A strong record of empowering multidisciplinary teams, cultivating talent, and championing diversity and inclusion.

Benefits & Perks

• Pension: Outstanding Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

• Working Flexibility: Flexible working options including hybrid working, full-time, and job-share arrangements.

• Development: Tailored learning and career development opportunities within the Senior Civil Service.

• Culture: An inclusive, equitable, and wellbeing-focused organizational culture.