Project Manager at Ministry of Justice, Remote/London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

HM Courts & Tribunals Service is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England & Wales. Their roles support service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We're looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people's lives to deliver justice.

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead a business change initiative to review locally managed payment processes to ensure they meet PCI DSS compliance requirements.
• Conduct current-state assessments across multiple sites, identifying compliance risks, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for standardisation.
• Collaborate with business, technology, security, and compliance stakeholders to define a PCI DSS-compliant target operating model.
• Manage end-to-end delivery, including governance, risk management, process redesign, stakeholder engagement, and business readiness activities.
• Deliver a secure, compliant payment capability that reduced regulatory risk, improved operational controls, and enhanced audit readiness across the organisation.

Essential:

• Demonstrable project management experience delivering complex business change transformation or technology projects.
• Experience supporting compliance and assurance activities, preferably involving PCI DSS or similar regulatory frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, governance, risk, and reporting skills.
• Ability to coordinate required activities and drive delivery within a complex environment.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, HMCTS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

HMCTS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.