Portfolio & Business Management Analyst

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We’re looking for a Change Portfolio & Business Management Analyst to join our CIO Business Management Team on a 9 Month Fixed Term Contract, to support the effective delivery of change across the organisation.

This is a hybrid role with 1‑2 days per month based at either our Manchester or Leeds office.

Working within the CIO Business Management Team, this role brings together two key areas:

• Change Portfolio Office (CPO): supporting the governance, reporting and continuous improvement of our change delivery frameworks (Agile and Waterfall), and providing guidance to Delivery Leads, Programme and Project Managers
• CIO Business Management: coordinating and delivering centralised CIO‑wide business management and operational activities

This would be a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the heart of transformation, combining strong organisation and governance skills with a collaborative, continuous‑improvement mindset. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our change portfolio is well governed, transparent and aligned to strategic priorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing PMO‑style support to programmes and projects, including governance forums and steering committees
• Supporting resource and demand management activities across the change portfolio
• Managing business case and benefits tracking to ensure robust governance and clear outcomes
• Maintaining and enhancing change delivery frameworks, processes and associated documentation
• Supporting portfolio‑level reporting, management information and board‑level updates
• Coordinating change control processes and portfolio dependencies
• Carrying out project and programme health checks and tracking actions to completion
• Supporting financial tracking, time recording and performance insights across the portfolio
• Supporting CIO‑wide business management activities and processes
• Maintaining business management documentation and digital hubs
• Coordinating CIO‑wide communications, town halls and engagement activity
• Managing centralised CIO starters, movers and leavers processes
• Monitoring completion of mandatory learning across the CIO function
• Contributing to internal newsletters and wider colleague communications
• Representing the team at relevant working groups and communities of practice

We’re looking for someone who brings strong organisation, attention to detail and confidence working across a complex stakeholder environment.

• Experience working within a Portfolio Management Office or Business Management function
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• P3O or PRINCE2 qualification (or actively studying towards one)
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
• Comfortable working autonomously, with the judgement to elevate when appropriate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience working with both Agile and traditional delivery approaches
• Familiarity with project and portfolio management tools (e.g. Planview)
• Strong Excel skills (including formulas and macros)
• Strong PowerPoint, Word and Visio skills, with the ability to produce high‑quality outputs
• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every…