Portfolio Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Portfolio Analyst who can:
+ analyse a range of information sources through engagement with an array of CCS stakeholders and directorates
+ gather, analyse and produce informed insights in variable formats
+ support IAT in prioritisation activities to enable decisions to be made to effectively allocate key resources across the CCS portfolio
Directorate Overview
The Financial, Planning and Performance (FPP) directorate are responsible for the planning, reporting and financial wellbeing of CCS. This includes:
+ budgets and financial reporting
+ strategy and business planning
+ supplier and project assurance
+ performance reporting
+ risk management
The Finance team develop and manage all financial reporting. We work closely with different departments to develop budgets, projections and business plans related to money and finances.
The Planning Performance and Risk team develops our business plan, tracks its implementation, measures business success and holds the business to account. The team is responsible for increasing the management capability of corporate risk through review and assurance.
Team Summary
The Investment Assurance Team (IAT) is a small team of 5 which maintains a single view of strategic change across CCS to ensure that all programmes are working towards delivery of the CCS corporate objectives.
The team ensures that the delivery and impact of change across the organisation as a whole is managed effectively. Change can impact people, processes and/or systems, it is therefore critical that the IAT ensures that change is managed in a consistent way across the organisation., + Work with the business to identify and categorise new projects onto the Investment & Change portfolio.
+ Support the IAT Lead to communicate and build commitment to a shared vision and sense of purpose of the IAT team and effective change management.
+ Support IAT in the collation,prioritisation and presentation of PVOC Quarterly Review
+ Build a delivery plan and apply appropriate project management principles to the delivery of the Management of Change initiative in line with stated objectives. Identify and set appropriate controls and track and report delivery against milestones.
+ Work in collaboration with the Project Management Office (PMO) to roll up reporting from projects to a portfolio level and provide analysis of performance for reporting purposes to Executive Board and CCS Board (as necessary) including:
-Alignment with finance colleagues to ensure the financial state of the portfolio is tracked and monitored.
-Identifying and monitoring portfolio risks (threats and opportunities) and escalating as appropriate via the IAT Dashboard.
-Ownership of the Investment & Change Portfolio Dashboard and reporting upwards into the CCS Corporate Dashboard;
-Ownership of the IAT Book of Work.
+ Maintain the Investment & Change critical path including the tracking of dependencies across the portfolio.
+ Support the Business Case Manager and Business Change Managers with developing mechanisms for measuring and tracking realisation of benefits across the investment and change portfolio
+ Act as point of contact for the CCS Governance Team and corporate reporting., Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.
A reserve list may be held for up to 6 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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+ Working knowledge of applying project management principles either to a small scale project or a significant business as usual initiative
+ Working knowledge of managing risks and issues across multiple projects or business areas
+ Extensive experience of development and management of Corporate Reporting
+ Proven experience of producing and coordinating communication and engagement activities for a project/programme or business area
+ Working knowledge and experience of working collaboratively across multiple stakeholder groups, + Making Effective Decisions
+ Working Together
+ Communicating and Influencing

CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.

Alongside your salary of £36,867, Crown Commercial Service contributes £10,680 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:
+ Competitive salary
+ Generous pension scheme
+ A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
+ Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
+ Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
+ Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays
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Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is
found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil ServiceD&I Strategy.