PMO Analyst

St. James's Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Market-leading benefits package

28 days leave + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

Parental Leave

Protection benefits

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

St. James's Place in Cirencester is seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to join the Central PMO team.

You will support governance, assurance activities and delivery standards across a complex portfolio, delivering robust reporting and insightful analytics to enable effective decision-making. Hybrid, permanent Associate role with strong stakeholder management, advanced Excel and Power BI skills, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven PMO Analyst experience within a project, programme or portfolio environment.
• Strong knowledge of core PMO disciplines including RAIDD management, governance, reporting and planning.
• Experience of conducting assurance reviews, quality checks or governance assessments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence where required.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing management reporting and insights.
• Knowledge of using Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Leading and conducting project assurance activities to ensure alignment with standards, processes and best practice. Driving effective delivery while identifying opportunities to enhance processes, controls and ways of working
• Supporting the administration, adoption and continuous improvement of key project and portfolio management tools, including providing guidance and training to users.
• Producing accurate and insightful reporting to support effective decision-making, governance and portfolio oversight.
• Acting as a subject matter expert across PMO services, providing support and guidance to colleagues and helping to develop capability within the wider team.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Change, Digital & Delivery to promote consistent governance and delivery standards.
• Understanding the wider strategic objectives of the portfolio and ensuring PMO activities contribute to successful delivery outcomes across the organisation.

Skills

PMO Analyst experience

RAIDD management

Governance

Reporting

Planning

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Job description

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location:

Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

Employment Type:

Permanent

Seniority:

Associate

About the role:

The Central PMO team plays a critical role in enabling successful delivery across Change, Digital & Delivery, ensuring robust governance, quality assurance and delivery standards are embedded across a complex portfolio of programmes and value streams. We're looking for an experienced PMO Analyst to join the team and help drive consistency, transparency and continuous improvement across our change landscape.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established PMO professional who enjoys working at the heart of delivery governance. You'll take ownership of key PMO services, leading assurance activities, providing meaningful reporting and insights, and work closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure projects and programmes are delivered in line with agreed standards and best practice.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading and conducting project assurance activities to ensure alignment with standards, processes and best practice. Driving effective delivery while identifying opportunities to enhance processes, controls and ways of working
• Supporting the administration, adoption and continuous improvement of key project and portfolio management tools, including providing guidance and training to users.
• Producing accurate and insightful reporting to support effective decision-making, governance and portfolio oversight.
• Acting as a subject matter expert across PMO services, providing support and guidance to colleagues and helping to develop capability within the wider team.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Change, Digital & Delivery to promote consistent governance and delivery standards.
• Understanding the wider strategic objectives of the portfolio and ensuring PMO activities contribute to successful delivery outcomes across the organisation.

About you:

We're looking for an experienced PMO Analyst who can quickly become a trusted member of our Central PMO team. You'll bring a strong grounding in governance, reporting and PMO best practice, alongside the confidence to work independently and challenge constructively where needed. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be comfortable navigating change and enjoy driving consistency, quality and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven PMO Analyst experience within a project, programme or portfolio environment.
• Strong knowledge of core PMO disciplines including RAIDD management, governance, reporting and planning.
• Experience of conducting assurance reviews, quality checks or governance assessments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence where required.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing management reporting and insights.
• Knowledge of using Power BI

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working within a Central PMO or Enterprise PMO function.
• Jira experience.
• Experience within Financial Services or another regulated environment
• Governance, Risk or Assurance experience.

What's in it for you?

Whatever stage of life you're in, our benefits are designed to provide the support, flexibility, and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond.

In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme, which reflects both individual and company performance, you'll benefit from a market-leading benefits package tailored to support your wellbeing, financial security, and family life.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Private Medical Insurance – company-funded cover for you and your immediate family
• Generous Pension Scheme – a non-contributory employer contribution of 10%, increasing with length of service up to 15%, plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Parental Leave – up to 26 weeks' full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits – company-funded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assurance
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [e-mail]

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break.

What's next?

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.