£50,740 plus a non-pensionable skills payment of £4,198, payable from day one and reviewed annually, giving a total salary of £54,938.
Flexible working: Due to the sensitive nature of our work, this role is fully office-based. However, we actively support a range of working patterns, including full-time, part-time, compressed hours and flexible working arrangements, to help maintain a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We’re MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Our mission is to protect the security and economic wellbeing of the UK from overseas threats such as regional instability, terrorism, and cyber‑attacks. Working across the globe and in close partnership with MI5 and GCHQ, we help the Government to counter these threats through the provision of secret intelligence. A role in MI6 will see you providing vital support to this work, within a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.
The role
As a Project Manager, you’ll deliver projects that help us protect the UK, often as part of a wider programme or portfolio. Working in a unique, dynamic environment, you’ll manage projects across science, tech and finance from start to finish.
You’ll lead and facilitate project meetings, keeping them focused, inclusive and outcome‑driven, and turn decisions into clear delivery plans that are produced, maintained and updated as work progresses. You’ll report on project progress, issues and risks in a clear, consistent way so stakeholders always have visibility of delivery.
Risk management will run through everything you do. You’ll identify, assess and handle risks early, and work with others to mitigate them across short‑ and medium‑term projects, including digital transformation. Governance structures are applied throughout delivery to maintain control, ensure compliance, and manage risk effectively.
Day to day, you’ll work closely with delivery teams to drive problem‑solving, support conflict resolution when needed, and continuously improve ways of working. Effective engagement across technical and non‑technical stakeholders ensures clear communication and aligned expectations, while also contributing to the wider project management community through development sessions and shared learning.
If you are successful in your application, you’ll be required to remain within the Project Capability for a minimum of five years.
About you
You’re a self‑motivated problem solver with practical experience applying project management principles in real delivery environments. That includes working with risk, planning, assurance and delivery controls, and using approaches such as Waterfall, Agile, APM, PRINCE2, or hybrid methods where they fit best.
You’ve got a grounded understanding of project financials and ownership, and you’ve worked within formal governance structures that keep delivery on track. Your experience spans multiple stages of the project lifecycle, giving you a clear sense of how projects evolve from early definition through to delivery and closure.
As a skilled communicator with effective interpersonal skills, you’re comfortable influencing and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, guiding and mentoring less‑experienced colleagues along the way. Your pragmatism helps you apply theory to the reality of each project, and your resilience means you can adapt if priorities shift.
In this role, you’ll be a key part of driving innovation and positive change across teams. You’ll manage requirements and resources thoughtfully and use your strategic mindset and problem‑solving skills to overcome any challenges. You don’t need to have led a full end‑to‑end programme, but you do need experience applying project management approaches across different stages of delivery, and the confidence to use them effectively in context.
Training and development
We take professional development seriously, and you’ll be joining a community that invests in helping people grow their skills. On joining, a full induction to MI6 is provided, alongside a team induction to give a rounded view of the role. From there, on‑the‑job training supports your transition into the role.
Your development doesn’t stop there. You’ll be encouraged to shape your own learning and seek out opportunities as your career progresses. Alongside this, access is available to tailored training, coaching, and mentoring, as well as opportunities to pursue specialised career pathways within organisational change. As part of our commitment to developing and applying core project delivery skills, the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) is used to guide and nurture talent at all levels.
Support is provided to enhance professional skillset and experience, including working towards full membership of the Association for Project Management (APM), or the Chartered Project Professional Programme (ChPP). Depending on your experience and capability, training opportunities and support mechanisms are available to support progression towards APM certification within 12 months of joining the team. Whatever your professional goal, support is in place to help build the skills needed to excel in the role and throughout a career.
Rewards and benefits
You’ll receive a starting salary of £50,740, plus a non‑pensionable skills payment of £4,198, payable from day one and reviewed annually.
- 25 days’ annual leave, automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays
- opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
- an interest‑free season ticket loan
- a cycle‑to‑work scheme
- facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on‑site coffee bars (at some locations)
- paid parental and adoption leave
Equal opportunities
At MI6, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: people with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neuro‑divergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from under‑represented groups in our workforce, such as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities and those from low socio‑economic backgrounds.
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