Portfolio Analyst

Portfolio Analyst
Venn Group is working with a fantastic organisation based in London who are looking for Portfolio Analyst to join their Portfolio Office Team and assist with the delivery of the organisations strategic plans.

Salary: £38,500

Location: London (Hybrid)

Benefits: large annual leave entitlement and a great pension contribution scheme plus many more

Job responsibilities include:

• Maintain of the organisations portfolio plans, advising on the sequencing of key change deliverables and ensuring that all project/programme dependencies are identified and monitored
• Ensure project and programme risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are effectively escalated
• Lead on the development of timely, accurate and meaningful reporting at all governance levels
• Provide financial analysis of the portfolio budget via regular monitoring and tracking
• Develop, maintain, and implement effective processes and associated guidance for key project, programme and portfolio areas
• Utilise and develop tools and products for monitoring key project, programme, portfolio areas, such as planning, RAID, benefits, reporting, change control etc

The successful candidate will have:

• Possess strong interpersonal skills, being able to communicate effectively with stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing – reports, presentations and project plans
• Previous experience working in a PMO (portfolio, programme or project) office or planning and performance function at the strategic level
• Experience in developing and implementing processes, standards and templates to facilitate delivery of complex pieces of work
• Previous experience in the management of risks and issues, planning and reporting within project/ programme/ portfolio management
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies e.g. PRINCE 2 or Agile

To apply for this role or to find out about other Education Technology jobs, please email your CV to George Maguire at gmaguire@venngroup.com