Senior Portfolio Analyst

AWE; Aldermaston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK employer is seeking a Senior Portfolio Analyst to join their Operations Management Office. The position involves complex data analysis, tracking risks, and providing insights to enhance portfolio governance. The role offers flexibility for hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package, including extensive annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a market-leading pension scheme. Candidates should demonstrate strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.

Benefits

270 hours of annual leave

Professional career development funding

Employee assistance programme

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance policy

Qualifications

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience with project reporting and governance.
• Skills in modelling and interpreting complex data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex analysis of governance and programmatic data.
• Track key activities, plans, and budgets across the portfolio.
• Recommend actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.

Skills

Complex data analysis

Stakeholder management

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Business Intelligence Platforms

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Analyst to work within the Operations Management Office. You will be responsible for providing insight, information, and support that strengthens portfolio governance and enables the prioritisation of outcomes and effective management across the portfolio. This is an exciting time to join us at AWE as we embark on a once in a generation programme of work.

As a Senior Portfolio Analyst your role will entail:

• Complex analysis of governance, reporting outputs, and programmatic data to track key activities, plans, budgets, issues, and risks across all the AWE portfolio.
• Analysis of the portfolio to maintain an integrated view of the key risks and issues across the AWE Enterprise.
• Recommending effective actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
• Analysis and evaluation of portfolio data to identify discrepancies, trends, exceptions, and opportunities.
• Tracking and highlighting interdependencies and conflicts between business as usual and the portfolio and recommending courses of remedial action.
• Orchestrating reporting from programmes and projects and provides analysis, insight and recommendation of resolutions for improved performance of the portfolio.
• Monitoring portfolio risks (threats and opportunities) and escalating as appropriate.
• Using programmatic data develop predictive analytics to optimise project performance.

Location: This role is based at Aldermaston, RG7 4PR. We are located in the Berkshire countryside between Reading and Basingstoke. This role has some flexibility for hybrid working.

Salary: From £48,030 depending on experience and suitability.

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off).
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, and access to mentors & training.
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health services.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme.
• AWE Life Assurance policy.
• Discounts & salary sacrifice scheme - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Skills relevant to the analysis, modelling, and interpretation of complex data.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, both verbal and written.
• Tenacity and resilience when working in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Experience of project reporting, cost, planning, governance, risk, and using analytic skills within projects and programmes.
• IT skills - including MS PowerPoint and Business Intelligence Platforms.
• A proactive team player, comfortable working in a dynamic and service oriented role.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

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