Project Manager – 12 month fixed term contract
Full time / Part time
Salary: £44,297 - £49,813, with potential for further progression to £56,082 with our pay progression scheme.
Location: Hybrid
Contracted to our Wilmslow, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast office, however, through hybrid working we offer flexible home and office-based working opportunities. There will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need.
Why work for the ICO?
Further details can be found on the benefits section of our website .
Job Summary
ICO Project Managers are responsible for leading the delivery of strategically important projects within the ICO. The experienced project manager will work primarily in support of the ICO’s Senior Leadership team to drive forward defined projects within a programme of work.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.
As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful.
Job Description
You will be responsible for delivery of projects, managing project teams and acting as a channel of information between service areas, partner organisations and external stakeholders, working to ensure project plans are delivered in line with agreed schedule, scope and budget and resolving differences between project stakeholders, identifying any issues and risks and taking action to mitigate against these. As an ICO leader you will demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support corporate efforts to ensure project management at the ICO remains an efficient and effective enabling tool for delivering our strategies. All our leaders should espouse the core ICO values of ambition, collaboration, service focused and leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Essential criteria assessed at application stage
Essential criteria assessed at interview stage
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks. Read more about our commitment on our website.
If you have a disability or impairment and have difficulty using our online application system, please email the HR team at recruitment@ico.org.uk who can arrange for you to submit an application via an alternative method.
Closing Date
Please submit your CV by 23:59 on 25 May 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
Clearance Required for this role:
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)