PMO Analyst

The Salvation Army; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army seeks a highly organised PMO Analyst to support a mobilisation programme across multiple workstreams. You will provide reporting, data and administrative support to enable effective delivery and informed decision-making.

You will maintain plans, dashboards and KPI trackers, contribute to governance, and ensure timely, accurate reporting for internal and Authority audiences. Strong Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a PMO, project support or programme analyst role.
• Strong Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint skills for data management and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Clear written communication skills and ability to produce structured reports and minutes.
• Proactive with ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Understanding of PRINCE2 or MSP methodologies.
• Collaborative working style and ability to build relationships across a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrated programme plan, keeping task status, completion and milestone information current.
• Produce weekly programme status reports for internal and Authority audiences.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, RAG summaries and KPI trackers.
• Support formal milestone submissions, coordinating document collation and quality assurance.
• Manage programme risks and issues, prompting workstream leads for timely updates.
• Maintain the programme document library and robust version control.
• Support governance meetings through agenda preparation, minute-taking and action tracking.
• Prepare materials for Authority meetings, contract reviews and Go/No Go readiness assessments.
• Promote consistent use of programme templates and processes across workstreams.
• Monitor delivery against the contractual schedule and flag deviations to the Programme Manager.

Skills

PMO experience

Analytical skills

Written communication

Collaborative

Prioritisation

Public/third sector experience

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

You will work across multiple workstreams to keep plans, trackers and programme records accurate and up to date. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key enabling role in a complex programme, supporting strong governance, timely reporting and consistent ways of working. What you will do as a PMO Analyst:

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the integrated programme plan, keeping task status, completion and milestone information current.
• Produce weekly programme status reports for internal and Authority audiences.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, RAG summaries and KPI trackers.
• Support formal milestone submissions, coordinating document collation and quality assurance.
• Manage programme risks and issues, prompting workstream leads for timely updates.
• Maintain the programme document library and robust version control.
• Support governance meetings through agenda preparation, minute-taking and action tracking.
• Prepare materials for Authority meetings, contract reviews and Go/No Go readiness assessments.
• Promote consistent use of programme templates and processes across workstreams.
• Monitor delivery against the contractual schedule and flag deviations to the Programme Manager., In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role, please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to

• Satisfactory references
• A criminal record check DBS Basic
• Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found We are looking for a highly organised and analytical PMO Analyst to join our mobilisation programme. Working alongside another PMO Analyst and reporting to the Programme Manager, you will provide the reporting, data and administrative support that enables effective programme delivery and informed decision-making., Experience in a PMO, project support or programme analyst role, ideally in the public or third sector.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint skills for data management and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage and synthesise information from multiple sources.
• Clear written communication skills and the ability to produce well-structured reports and meeting minutes.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• An understanding of project management principles and methodologies, such as PRINCE2 or MSP.
• A collaborative working style and the ability to build positive relationships across a diverse programme team.

Our values; We expect everyone who works with us to demonstrate integrity, accountability, compassion, passion, respect and boldness.