Project Portfolio & PMO Analyst

Informed Recruitment; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlement

Health cover

Professional development

Qualification support

Job summary

Informed Recruitment is partnering to fill a Project Portfolio Analyst role focused on maturing a change and transformation function. The role supports governance, delivers portfolio reporting, and maintains PMO dashboards within a hybrid, mainly home-based setup with regular Newcastle office presence.

The ideal candidate has PMO/portfolio experience, strong governance and benefits realisation skills, and can operate under pressure in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Previous commercial experience in a PMO/Portfolio Analyst or Project Support role.
• Strong appreciation for project assurance, governance, risk management and benefits definition and realisation.
• Experience in performance tracking, resource planning, analysis, modelling, forecasting, dashboards, and reporting.
• Knowledge of project management tools, life cycle, delivery, methodology, and systems.
• Experience with project documentation, standards, and process.
• Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Teams, & Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support governance and delivery of portfolio activity.
• Maintain and improve project management software and MI dashboards.
• Collate and produce key project and portfolio performance reports.
• Analyse data and provide recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Identify dependencies, risks and issues; assist with change control.
• Quality assurance of project and change delivery; facilitate meetings/workshops.

Skills

PMO/Portfolio analysis experience

Governance

Benefit realisation

Risk management

Performance tracking & dashboards

MS Project/Excel/Teams

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Are you an experienced PMO or Portfolio Analyst, or are you a Project Support Officer with a strong appreciation for project governance, benefit realisation, and risk management? Let Informed Recruitment help you to achieve your potential with an exciting opportunity for a Project Portfolio Analyst to aid the ongoing maturity of a change and transformation function. As a specialist provider of resource to the Property & Associated Technology markets, we are delighted to be partnering with a social enterprise offering you the opportunity to make a difference and gain experience as part of a modern digital environment within a company that is investing and developing within itself and its employees.

The purpose of the role will be to help drove the delivery of an exciting portfolio of business improvements projects as part of a flagship transformation programme. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include supporting the governance and delivery of portfolio activity; ongoing maintenance and improvement of project management software; the collation and production of key project and portfolio performance reports; producing and maintaining the PMO management information dashboards; conducting analysis and providing recommendations to ensure delivery and mitigate risks; assisting with the identification of key dependencies, risks and issues; change control; quality assurance of project and change delivery; and meeting and workshop facilitation.

Must Have

• Previous commercial experience in a PMO/Portfolio Analyst or Project Support role.
• A strong appreciation for project assurance, governance, risk management and benefits definition and realisation.
• Performance tracking, resource planning, analysis, modelling, forecasting, dashboards, and reporting.
• Project management tools, life cycle, delivery, methodology, and systems.
• Project documentation, standards, and process experience.
• You will be able to work under pressure in an environment with a constant changes and operational demands.
• MS Project, Teams, & Excel.

Nice to Have

• PMO Analyst experience, or experience of the full portfolio lifecycle, providing analytical services within a PMO that supports a large, complex portfolio of technical and business change projects.
• Professional certification, such as PRINCE2 Foundation, APMP Foundation, MoR, and/or P3O Foundation
• Knowledge of the P3M3 framework

As an individual you will be experienced in providing constructive challenges and building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. You will have exceptional organisational and facilitation skills, and a proven track record of analytical and research experience. You will be motivated, self-disciplined, and eager to contribute. Alongside a competitive salary you will receive an impressive benefits package that includes

• generous leave entitlement
• health cover
• professional development
• qualification support

This role will be hybrid, predominantly home-based with regular time in the Newcastle office and ad hoc travel to other offices in the Northeast.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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