Project Portfolio & PMO Analyst

Salary: £36,000 - 39,000 per year

Requirements:

• Previous commercial experience in a PMO, Portfolio Analyst, or Project Support role.
• A strong appreciation for project assurance, governance, risk management, and benefits definition and realisation.
• Experience with performance tracking, resource planning, analysis, modelling, forecasting, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience with project management tools, lifecycle, delivery, methodology, and systems.
• Experience with project documentation, standards, and process.
• Ability to work under pressure in an environment with constant change and operational demands.
• Experience with MS Project, Teams, and Excel.
• PMO Analyst experience, or experience of the full portfolio lifecycle, providing analytical services within a PMO that supports a large, complex portfolio of technical and business change projects.
• Professional certification such as PRINCE2 Foundation, APMP Foundation, MoR, and/or P3O Foundation.
• Knowledge of the P3M3 framework.
• Experience providing constructive challenge and building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational and facilitation skills.
• Proven analytical and research experience.
• Motivated, self-disciplined, and eager to contribute.

Responsibilities:

• Support the governance and delivery of portfolio activity.
• Maintain and improve project management software.
• Collate and produce key project and portfolio performance reports.
• Produce and maintain PMO management information dashboards.
• Conduct analysis and provide recommendations to support delivery and mitigate risks.
• Assist with identifying key dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Support change control.
• Carry out quality assurance of project and change delivery.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops.

Technologies:

• Excel
• Support

More:

We are partnering with a social enterprise offering the opportunity to make a difference and gain experience in a modern digital environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a flagship transformation programme and help drive a portfolio of business improvement projects within a company that is investing in itself and its employees. We offer a competitive salary and an impressive benefits package that includes generous leave entitlement, health cover, professional development, and qualification support. The role is hybrid, predominantly home-based with regular time in our Newcastle office and ad hoc travel to other offices in the Northeast. We are a friendly, customer-focused organisation committed to a merit-based, equal opportunity hiring process.

last updated 35 week of 2026