Job Title: Portfolio Analyst
Band: 3
Salary: £37,845 - £42,007
Location: Liverpool, Norwich, Birmingham, Newport
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 14/05/2026
Interview Date(s): W/C 01/06/2026
Master the Portfolio. Drive the Results. We are looking for a proactive Portfolio Analyst to bring clarity to complexity. If you’re ready to manage risks, optimise resources, and ensure our highest-priority projects stay on track, we want to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us and develop your career in the Project Delivery profession.
Job Summary
As a Portfolio Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our suite of projects and programmes delivers real value for the nation. This isn’t just about tracking spreadsheets; it’s about providing the high-quality insights that senior leaders need to make critical investment decisions. Working at the heart of our Portfolio Management Office (PMO), you will act as a central hub of information, monitor performance, identify emerging risks, and ensure that governance standards are met across the board. You will collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to maintain a single version of the truth, ensuring that resources are used effectively and that our strategic objectives stay on track.
Key Accountabilities
* Insight & Reporting: Gathering and analysing complex data to produce clear, actionable reports for senior boards.
* Governance: Working collaboratively to ensure projects are being managed to the highest standards.
* Risk, Issue and Dependency Management: Identifying trends and dependencies across the portfolio that could impact delivery.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Building strong relationships to challenge and support project teams in their reporting.
Essential Criteria
* Ability to see the bigger picture, and understand key drivers of business strategy.
* Strong analytical skills, able to use data to identify trends and offer conclusions.
* Strong team ethic, able to collaborate and engage with impact.
* Understanding of the project delivery lifecycle, as well as the difference between Agile and Waterfall delivery.
* Strong communication skills, ability to simplify the complex across a wide range of stakeholders.
* Simplification of processes, embracing AI and other tools to increase productivity and quality.
Behaviours
Success Profiles (to be assessed at interview)
* Seeing the Bigger Picture
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
* Communicating and Influencing
Technical
* Governance
Benefits
* 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
We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact recruitment@gca.gov.uk
The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining, and investing in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Strategy.
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