About Us

Our reporting affects businesses and citizens across the nation! Our 5,000 employees truly count, from the nationwide field force, who engage with the public at ports, airports and in their homes, to staff across three sites (Newport, Titchfield and Pimlico, London). We work to ensure that as the UK's largest producer of official statistics, our outputs are trusted to inform government and guide policy makers. We are modern, technically focused and data driven - never has there been a more exciting time to join us. Our "Statistics for the Public Good" strategy continues to drive transformational change throughout the organisation. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on ad-hoc projects and programmes, business case development (in line with HM Treasury best practice) and benefits management within our Corporate Services team. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration. At ONS we are creative about the way we work to deliver brilliant and sustainable outcomes and as we collaborate, we approach working together with positivity and trust, investing in building excellent and inclusive working relationships across the organization. We operate a Hybrid working model. This means we offer greater flexibility about where and when we work. Our colleagues are linked to one of our core locations – Newport, London, Titchfield, Edinburgh (OSR) or Darlington where presence at one of these sites will form part of the working arrangements agreed during any offer made. The office locations available for this role are set out at the top of this advert. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We also encourage applicants from all professions, including, but not limited to, Project Delivery professionals and Analysts (including GSS, GSR, GES).You will be the subject matter lead for the ONS on benefits realization and business case management, developing the maturity of the ONS in identifying, tracking and reporting the realization of benefits across the business, including within our portfolio of projects and programmes. Job description This role based within the Planning & Portfolio Management team operates across the ONS Transformation Portfolio to help realize our organizational strategy. It is part of the Project Delivery profession and is supported through Government standards and frameworks. Professional accountability is to the Head of Profession. Broadly the Portfolio Benefits Manager will proactively identify, quantify, and track the realization of benefits used to justify investment in the project/programme/portfolio. Ensuring a ‘fit for purpose’ approach to benefits measurement and realization is used to provide assurance that the benefits identified can be achieved. More specifically, you will be the subject matter lead for the ONS on benefits realization, developing the maturity of the ONS in identifying, tracking and reporting the realization of benefits, including within our portfolio of projects and programmes. Much of this will require you to work closely with senior leaders across the organization, providing quality information and advice to inform decision making and ensure ONS is delivering the optimal Portfolio to realize its strategic ambition and successfully deliver transformational change. Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our employees, and our fantastic working culture. We are an organization that takes the well-being of its employees seriously and lives and breathes the desire to modernize the workplace of the future. Everyone, from our office-based staff in Newport, London and Titchfield, to our field interviewers and airports and ports passenger survey staff, are part of a diverse and inclusive family. Inclusion & Accessibility At ONS we're always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance. If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.