Portfolio Analyst

Public Sector Resourcing, managed by AMS; Titchfield; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Office for National Statistics (ONS) is seeking a Portfolio Analyst (INSIDE IR35) for a 6-month hybrid contract, with occasional travel to the Titchfield office in Hampshire. The role supports delivery confidence across a portfolio of programmes, providing evidence-based insights into performance, risks, resources and strategic alignment.

Essential criteria include SC Clearance and a strong background in portfolio analysis, risk management and governance, with the ability to challenge

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management data delivery
• Portfolio analysis and governance reporting experience
• Engagement with senior stakeholders at multiple levels
• Forecasting of risk and data in a busy role
• Self-starter with proactive duties handling

Responsibilities

• Leads development of portfolio confidence reporting for senior leaders
• Oversees portfolio governance, reporting and assurance, setting reporting standards
• Provides leadership for portfolio analysis and data governance
• Builds relationships with senior leaders and governance forums to inform decisions
• Delivers portfolio-level analysis of risks, dependencies and constraints
• Oversees risk, opportunities and dependencies to support governance bodies
• Leads portfolio pipeline analysis for prioritisation and investment decisions
• Analyzes outcomes and benefits to ensure alignment with objectives

Skills

Risk management

Portfolio analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting of risk

Proactive approach

Education

Risk management practitioner qualification

Job description

On behalf of ONS, we are looking for a Portfolio Analyst (INSIDE IR35) for a 6 month contract which is a hybrid so does require occasional travel to the Titchfield office in Hampshire as required.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.

A Portfolio Analyst supports delivery confidence across a portfolio of programmes and projects by providing clear, evidence-based insight into performance, risks, dependencies, resources, benefits, outcomes and strategic alignment. They bring together information from multiple sources to help senior leaders understand whether the portfolio remains on track to deliver intended organisational outcomes, where confidence is reducing, and what decisions or interventions may be required.

They establish and maintain portfolio information by bringing together milestone reporting, performance measures, risks, dependencies, assumptions, benefits, financial information and resource data. This supports a transparent view of portfolio health, delivery predictability, emerging constraints, opportunities, strategic priorities and outcome traceability.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of portfolio confidence reporting, providing senior leaders with clear assessments of delivery predictability, emerging risks, systemic constraints, trade-offs and options for intervention. Challenges optimism bias and ensures reporting reflects evidence rather than activity alone.
• Leads portfolio governance, reporting and assurance support, setting standards for consistent assessment of performance, delivery confidence, risks, dependencies, resource pressures, affordability and benefits. Provides independent challenge and presents evidence-based recommendations, options and trade-offs at boards and senior forums.
• Provides visible leadership for portfolio analysis, governance and reporting. Sets direction for how portfolio data is gathered, interpreted and used, building trusted relationships with senior leaders, delivery teams and professional communities. Acts as a subject matter expert, presents insight at boards, coaches and mentors colleagues, and uses influence to drive best practice.
• Builds trusted working relationships with senior leaders, delivery teams and governance forums to support effective decision making. Uses evidence, insight and constructive challenge to influence prioritisation, escalation and intervention decisions.
• Provides portfolio-level analysis of complexity, uncertainty and dependencies, identifying systemic risks, competing priorities and delivery constraints. Supports senior leaders to understand trade-offs and adjust portfolio plans, sequencing or controls in response to emerging evidence.
• Provides strategic oversight of portfolio risks, assumptions, opportunities and dependencies. Uses evidence to identify emerging issues, delivery constraints and risks to objectives, supporting governance bodies with clear assessment of risk exposure, delivery confidence and organisational resilience.
• Leads portfolio pipeline analysis to support prioritisation, sequencing and investment decisions. Develops evidence-based views of demand, capacity, strategic fit, affordability and delivery confidence to inform portfolio choices.
• Leads portfolio-level analysis of outcomes, benefits and strategic value, ensuring senior leaders can understand whether delivery activity remains aligned to intended organisational objectives. Provides challenge where benefits, outcomes or assumptions are unclear, unsupported or misaligned.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience across the analysis off risk management data delivery
• Portfolio analysis experience and skillset
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels which will include leadership teams
• Experience of the forecasting of risk and data as part of a busy role
• Strong self starter with a proactive approach to all duties

Qualifications

• Risk management practitioner qualification is essential for this role

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, ONS encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, ONS welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".