Benefits and Efficiencies Analyst - 32067
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.
Our newly established Transformation Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is focused on creating a centralised portfolio that drives change, transformation, and continuous improvement. We’re currently looking for two Benefits and Efficiencies Analysts to join the team. The team plays a vital role in shaping and optimising the project Portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment, enhancing decision-making, and providing evidence to manage risk across change and transformation. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in change and transformation, with plenty of development opportunities and strong support from your team and peers.
You will be an important part of our PMO team, analysing data from PMO colleagues and project and programme managers across our portfolio, helping to set the standards for benefits and value management and then helping to embed them. You will help our teams to identify, value and validate their project benefits.
Team structure: You’ll join the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) within the Transformation Team of the STA (Strategy, Transformation and Assurance) directorate. The PMO supports change, transformation, and continuous improvement across the business. STA fosters inclusive, supportive cultures and uses evidence and innovation to influence policy and delivery.
Experience/skills Required
* Strong analytical skills with proven experience as a Benefits Analyst, Efficiencies Analyst, or Business Analyst.
* Proven experience building and maintaining dashboards or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or advanced Excel).
* Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and build constructive relationships.
* Clear communication skills, able to explain complex analysis simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences.
* Self-motivation and adaptability, comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
* Experience of producing guidance, toolkits or frameworks to support colleagues.
* Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
* You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.
Contact and Additional Information
* You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.
* You’ll have an EA Office base location; as a national role the working location is hybrid. Some travel and overnights may be required.
* Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact rebecca.atkinson@environment-agency.gov.uk
* Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions. Interviews will be via MS Teams during the week commencing 3rd November 2025.
Competencies
1. Data and Information Management – Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data appropriately for a variety of purposes. More information is available in the candidate pack.
2. Focuses on Customers and Partners – Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses. Your work should understand and meet customer needs.
3. Achieves Results – Sets and delivers high work standards, prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results. Your outputs should be delivered on time and make a difference.
We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however all examples and statements provided must be truthful and taken directly from your own experience. The Environment Agency adheres to Civil Service guidance on the use of AI.
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