Strategic Portfolio Analyst (Data & Governance)

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA); Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Defra Group Property, through the Portfolio Office, seeks a Portfolio Analyst to support the management and continuous improvement of the capital investment portfolio. You will help maintain governance and assurance, assist in prioritising investments, and provide portfolio insight and analysis to inform decisions.

You will work with programme and project teams, senior stakeholders, and governance boards to ensure information supports decision-making and aligns processes with organisational

Qualifications

• Experience in project, programme, portfolio or PMO environments.
• Enjoys working with data, governance and continuous improvement.
• Ability to translate complex information into meaningful insights for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support effective management and continuous improvement of the capital investment portfolio.
• Maintain portfolio governance and assurance arrangements.
• Support investment prioritisation activities.
• Provide portfolio insight and analysis.
• Contribute to the development of a mature portfolio management framework.
• Collaborate with programme and project teams, senior stakeholders and governance boards to inform decisions.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

PMO experience

Job description

Defra Group Property, through the Portfolio Office, seeks a Portfolio Analyst to support the management and continuous improvement of the capital investment portfolio. You will help maintain governance and assurance, assist in prioritising investments, and provide portfolio insight and analysis to inform decisions.

You will work with programme and project teams, senior stakeholders, and governance boards to ensure information supports decision-making and aligns processes with organisational