PMO Governance Analyst (Hybrid or Remote with some travel to Preston)
United Kingdom
PMO Governance Analyst (Hybrid or Remote with some travel to Preston)
Remote/Hybrid Working with 2 days in Preston, Lancashire
Home working contracts will be considered for candidates living 50+ miles from our offices in Preston.
£30k – 40k DOE 37 hours a week
A glance at the role:
We're looking for a talented PMO Governance Analyst to join our Change Team and help drive effective governance, smarter decision-making and successful project delivery.
Working at Portfolio Level, in this role, you will support the governance and assurance of Change, to ensure the right projects are being prioritised, and then executed following a Change Delivery Framework. Working closely with project teams, and other stakeholders you will provide insights through data analysis, support effective reporting and support identifying risks and themes at Portfolio Level as well as opportunities to improve delivery.
As a highly organised and analytical PMO Governance analyst you will play a key role in ensuring our projects and small change are delivered in a consistent way and deliver real value.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fast paced, collaborative and member focused business. You will join a friendly, welcoming and sociable work culture where there are many opportunities for continuous personal and professional development where you will be supported to reach your full potential.
A bit about us:
Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is a multi-award-winning organisation and one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 1,500 employers and more than 738,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.
What we can offer you:
• Competitive salary £30k – 40k DOE
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and 2 additional concessionary days and 1 day for your Birthday, with the ability to ‘buy and sell leave.
• Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.
• Access to Health or Dental Plan
• Access to our Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for when you might need some support.
• The opportunity to earn through our Employee Referral Scheme.
• Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme – ‘Your Perk Site.’
• Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events.
• Daily free fruit and snacks available to you in our office.
• Free Car Parking in Preston City Centre
What you’ll be doing:
Change Governance
• Co-ordinate the completion & review of Change Impact Assessments ready for the Change Forum
• Support preparation for Change Governance Forums (agenda’s packs, minutes)
• Track actions and follow up with Stakeholders
• Monitor and maintain the Change Team central inbox
Change Assurance
• Maintain templates and documentation
• Check project data for quality and completeness (with guidance)
• Ensure Small Changes have documented test execution in the agreed format.
• Review risks & issues, looking for themes across projects that should be addressed at Portfolio Level. Identify dependencies or constraints across projects and small change
Insights, Reporting & Communications
• Analyse project data and help turn it into clear, actionable insights
• Produce standard reports and dashboards
• Highlight issues or inconsistencies in data
• Support the Project teams to issue communications in a consistent format to Stakeholders about projects at key points in the delivery lifecycle.
• Produce regular updates about the Small Change backlog and delivery
System Administration
• Responsible for the administration and continuous improvement of PMO systems and processes, (Change team SharePoint sites & Intranet page, Change DevOps Boards, and a new Portfolio Management tool)
What we need from you:
• Able to manage own workload effectively to deliver outputs on time and juggle priorities.
• A willingness to learn and adapt
• Comfortable working with data (excel-level expected)
• Good attention to detail, able to write clear communications and reports (in Word, Excel or PowerPoint)
• An affinity and aptitude for Tech
• Exhibit behaviours in line with LPPA’s values; a proactive, self-motivated team player who can work independently with minimal supervision.
Nice to have:
• Exposure to project environments, or an interest in Project delivery and how portfolios of work are managed
• Exposure to Power BI, SharePoint, Azure DevOps.
• Experience of working with Portfolio and Project management software
• Continuous improvement mindset; we listen, we identify friction points, we work out how to fix them and sort it.
• A life-long learner; you are keen to learn and will take ownership of your own development; whether its learning about Portfolio Management or improving your knowledge of systems and be open to coaching and mentoring to improve performance.
• Willingness to ask questions and build confidence in engaging with Stakeholders
Qualifications
• 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C or above
Working with and upholding our values:
• Working together
• Committed to excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Forward thinking