Portfolio Analyst

Crown Prosecution Service; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK public service organization is hiring a Portfolio Analyst to support the delivery of its Corporate Change Portfolio. The role involves analyzing and monitoring change initiatives, engaging with stakeholders, and preparing reports for governance. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and communication skills, as well as experience in project delivery. The position offers benefits including a contributory pension, generous leave, and personal development funds.

Benefits

Civil Service contributory pension

25 days’ leave, increasing to 30 after 5 years

£350 each year for personal development

Lawyer training programme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in analysing programmes and producing actionable insights.
• Strong communication skills, especially with senior officials.
• Knowledge of governance processes and project delivery management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the Corporate Change Portfolio to ensure alignment with objectives.
• Prepare reports for governance forums, tracking progress and identifying risks.
• Engage with stakeholders to assess cumulative change impact.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Reporting/visualisation tools

Job description

Overview

As a Portfolio Analyst in the Transformation and Change Hub, you'll play a key role in enabling the successful delivery of our Corporate Change Portfolio. This role sits at the heart of the Transformation and Change Directorate, supporting the strategic oversight of major programmes and projects. You'll work closely with project teams, senior leaders, and stakeholders to ensure change initiatives are aligned to organisational priorities and delivered effectively. Your analysis and insight will help inform decisions, monitor cumulative change impact, and identify opportunities to improve delivery outcomes. This is a dynamic and collaborative role, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about enabling change that makes a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and monitor the CPS Corporate Change Portfolio to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and delivery standards.
• Support governance forums by preparing reports, tracking progress, and identifying risks, issues and interdependencies.
• Engage with project teams and stakeholders to gather insights and assess cumulative change impact across the organisation.
• Maintain key portfolio artefacts including delivery maps, dashboards and performance metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement by supporting the development and adoption of best practice tools, techniques and processes.
• As part of this role, you are expected to undertake direct line management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Never been under 16 at the start of the role.
• Demonstrable experience in analysing programmes/portfolios, interpreting complex information and producing actionable insights with reporting/visualisation tools.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, including working confidently with senior officials and cross‑team partners.
• Knowledge of governance processes, risk, opportunity and benefits management and support for decision‑making forums or boards; background in Project Delivery, including capability development, resourcing and managing across multiple workstreams.
• Highly organised, able to work at pace with a strong commitment to learning, development and supporting others' growth.

Behaviours

• Leadership – Lead Behaviour
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Seeing the Big Picture

You are also asked to complete a statement of no more than 250 words for each behaviour setting out how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience match the specified behaviours and requirements. In addition, you need to demonstrate the Crown Prosecution Service or Civil Service values.

Benefits

• Civil Service contributory pension of up to 28.9%
• 25 days’ leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years
• £350 each year to spend on personal development
• Lawyer training programme for all new prosecutors
• An extra privilege day to mark the King’s birthday
• Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Flexible working including flexitime and a family‑friendly approach to work
• Cycle2Work scheme, employee savings

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer, creating a culture where you can bring your whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities; therefore, we run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.