Portfolio Governance & Assurance Specialist

Ministry of Justice; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

25 days annual leave + holidays

Flexible working

Family friendly policies

Training & development

Eye tests for screen users

Job summary

The Parole Board is seeking a fixed-term Post in the Portfolio Office within the Risk, Governance and Portfolio Assurance team of Strategy and Corporate Services, hybrid with around 20% in-person work. Open only to existing civil servants and accredited NDPB employees.

Fit relies on a statement of suitability; no prior PM background required. You will support portfolios with governance, reporting and assurance, develop frameworks and templates, coach colleagues, and provide clear reporting to

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting projects, programmes, governance, reporting, assurance or organisational change.
• Experience of BPSS checks and civil service nationality rules.
• Existing Civil Service or accredited NDPB experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support projects and programmes with governance, reporting and assurance.
• Develop and maintain portfolio management arrangements, planning and benefits realisation.
• Set governance and reporting expectations with leads and teams.
• Develop practical frameworks, templates, tools and guidance.
• Coach colleagues to manage projects consistently.
• Provide assurance with clear decision routes, risks and milestones.
• Review portfolio data to spot governance gaps and escalate as needed.
• Report to Portfolio Board and senior leaders to support decisions.
• Support initiation, governance reviews and lessons learned sessions.
• Improve portfolio data quality and reporting across the organisation.
• Assist leads to develop business cases and report against budgets and value.

Skills

Governance mindset

Attention to detail

Proactive

Stakeholder management

Organisation & prioritisation

Written & verbal communication

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams & SharePoint

Job description

The Parole Board is seeking a fixed-term Post in the Portfolio Office within the Risk, Governance and Portfolio Assurance team of Strategy and Corporate Services, hybrid with around 20% in-person work. Open only to existing civil servants and accredited NDPB employees.

Fit relies on a statement of suitability; no prior PM background required. You will support portfolios with governance, reporting and assurance, develop frameworks and templates, coach colleagues, and provide clear reporting to