DWP Digital has announced it will be expanding its operation into Birmingham and creating 130 jobs with the launch of its newest digital hub.
The digital function of the Department for Work and Pensions said the opening of the new office space will allow the department to leverage the digital talent of the West Midlands and build flexible, multi-disciplinary squads to support areas including health transformation and universal credit.
During this first phase of recruitment DWP Digital will be hiring delivery managers, product managers, technical leads, business analysts, user researchers, interaction designers, content designers, developers, DevOps engineers, service designers, QA testers and performance analysts.
The digital hub is located at the new Arena Central development, close to Birmingham New Street Station. The space has been designed with a combination of desks, breakout areas and meeting facilities.
Ideal place
Mohammed Din, deputy director at DWP Digital, said: “When it was announced the Department for Work and Pensions was going to expand its hub network, we were excited to see which locations would be selected.
“While it was a difficult choice to pick one it was felt that Birmingham, with its central location and surrounding area, was an ideal place to attract the digital professionals required to join us and help us to deliver our goals.
“We are looking for highly flexible professionals who are looking for their next career move to continue the government digital agenda and make a sustainable contribution to delivering digital services to those who most need it in our society.”
The launch of the new space means Birmingham is the seventh DWP Digital hub location in the country, joining Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield.
