Fiona Spencer

Biography

Fiona Spencer is the Director of Function, Profession & Standards at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

Fiona was previously interim Director General, Capabilities and Resources, and before that Chief Portfolio Officer, at the Home Office, where her responsibilities included leading strategic investment planning, overseeing delivery of the Home Office projects portfolio, and building skills and capability as departmental head of profession for project delivery.

Over her career, Fiona has led a range of major government projects in technology, shared services and business transformation in the home affairs, criminal justice and mental health areas. Previous roles have included leading work on:

  • departmental transformation
  • identity strategy for foreign nationals
  • regimes for dangerous and severe personality disordered offenders
  • development and delivery of IT, estates, information management and shared business services, as director of shared services for the Home Office.

Fiona graduated from the Government Major Projects Leadership Academy in 2014.

Previous roles in government

  • Director of Function, Profession & Standards
  • Director General, Capabilities and Resources