Strategy PMO Analyst – 6–12-month Fixed Term Contract

Financial Conduct Authority; London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK financial regulatory body is seeking a Strategy PMO Analyst to help deliver strategic initiatives. You'll ensure governance and alignment across projects while providing critical reporting to senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have strong project management experience and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare with Bupa

Non-contributory Pension of at least 8%

Life assurance of eight times your salary

Income protection

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a PMO either on large/complex projects or programmes, or at the portfolio level.
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience in managing large, complex projects and portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Ensure governance and strategic alignment across projects.
• Provide timely reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate senior committees and manage documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication

Governance and compliance

Data analysis

Education

PMO certification (P3O, MoP, PRINCE2)

Job description

Strategy PMO Analyst – 6–12-month Fixed Term Contract

Directorate - Operations

Division – Strategy

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £59,700 London ranging from £57,700 to £65,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. About the FCA.

We are looking for a PMO Analyst to join our team. We are an independent regulator for financial services and markets who ensure consumers are treated fairly and financial markets operate with integrity. You will be joining the team coordinating the delivery of our client’s 5-year strategy.

What will you be doing?

• Ensure that best practices, governance and strategic alignment are upheld across a portfolio of projects and business initiatives, providing insightful MI and analysis, empowering decision-makers
• You will be involved in transforming the organisation into a data-led regulator, supporting strategically important initiatives across financial services
• Provide timely, value-add reporting to senior stakeholders and managing key internal relationships
• Perform secretariat function for senior committees, coordinating and assuring board pack materials and taking meeting minutes
• Capturing cross strategy dependencies, risks, issues and assumptions
• Enhance continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO to contribute to the client’s strategy

What will you get from the role?

• An interesting, varied role working for an established Strategy team and liaising with Delivery Portfolios
• Exposure to a high profile, multi-year portfolio of work to deliver a cross-organisational strategy

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. Disability Confident Scheme information is available.

Minimum

• Prior experience as a PMO either on large/complex projects or programmes, or at the portfolio level
• Prior experience with PMO governance, tools, and processes, and able to sell the benefits and promote best practice
• Prior experience engaging with stakeholders internally and externally

Essential

• Highly motivated, able to work with minimal direction and taking full ownership for deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to understand and summarise complex information into executive language and reporting
• Experience as a secretariat of senior project/programme/portfolio level forums. Ability to produce high quality packs and minutes
• Experience in managing large, complex projects, programmes or portfolio budgets
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with stakeholders and project team members
• PMO certification e.g. P3O, MoP, PRINCE2 is beneficial

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This is a Fixed Term Contract
• This role is graded as Senior Associate
• Advert Closing Date: 30th of September
• CV Review/Shortlist: 2nd of October to the 6th October
• Case Study Assessment: towards the end of the week commencing 6th October
• Competency Based Interview: week commencing 13th of October

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:

Riley Fox at [e-mail]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.