PMO Analyst – Portfolio & Transformation Office

Next Insurance, Inc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days Annual Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Hybrid Working

Annual Bonus

Pension scheme

Career development support

Health assessments

Job summary

Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets in Manchester is seeking a PMO Analyst to support Portfolio & Transformation Management Office activities on a hybrid basis (2–3 days in the office). You will govern, report on the portfolio of projects and assist with governance meetings such as Change and Executive Committees, while working closely with PMO Lead.

The role requires experience in portfolio office services, collaboration with Business Project Managers, and strong data aggregation and analysis

Qualifications

• PMO experience in project/programme delivery within financial services.
• Experience with portfolio governance and reporting processes.
• Ability to aggregate and analyze data to provide insights.
• Strong coordination with senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Formal PMO training or certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and system administration of the in-house project portfolio management system GoldMine, storing all imperative data on Projects, Programmes, and Portfolios. Train and support users.
• Support facilitation of Business Resource Management using GoldMine to plan scheduling of Projects and Programmes, including identifying and building resource availability.
• Manage the Portfolio calendar; coordinate preparation of recurring governance meeting packs.
• Support governance meetings: arrange meetings, circulate materials, capture decisions, update logs.
• Monitor the shared PMO mailbox; triage requests and route to owners.
• Manage project intake: log proposals, ensure information completeness, classify by size/complexity, circulate for review, track responses.
• Assist ongoing management of project assurance with PMO Lead.
• Support governance services: financial control, reporting, change control, planning, resource, forecasting, benefits management, RAID.
• Champion compliance with organisational standards.
• Support external assurance reviews; provide artefacts and liaise with parties.
• Maintain templates for governance artefacts (Proposal, Business Case, Project Charter, Change Requests, Closure).
• Assist implementing governance processes for structuring, development, review, approval and filing of programme/projects deliverables.
• Develop and administer SharePoint Change Hub document library.
• Coordinate cross-Programme tasks/actions to support PMO Lead.
• Raise purchase orders, process invoices, liaise with procurement/finance/compliance.
• Contribute to MI reporting on Portfolio performance and trends.
• Support wider COO reporting with Change, Data and Operations Delivery.
• Help drive Conduct and best outcomes for customers/policyholders.
• Any additional duties as required.

Skills

PMO experience

Portfolio management

Financial services experience

Stakeholder communication

Autonomy & judgement

Scheduling & governance

Data analysis

Education

University degree (numerical/stats/engineering)

PMO certification (PRINCE2/IPMA/etc)

Tools

GoldMine

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets in Manchester is seeking a PMO Analyst to support Portfolio & Transformation Management Office activities on a hybrid basis (2–3 days in the office). You will govern, report on the portfolio of projects and assist with governance meetings such as Change and Executive Committees, while working closely with PMO Lead.

The role requires experience in portfolio office services, collaboration with Business Project Managers, and strong data aggregation and analysis