Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* Analyse data from PMO colleagues and project/programme managers across the portfolio to help set standards for benefits and value management and embed them.
* Identify, value and validate project benefits to support portfolio optimisation, improve decision-making and manage risk across change and transformation.
* Support the development of portfolio management processes and reporting tools (e.g., dashboards) to enhance evidence-based decision making.
* Contribute to the broader Transformation Team within the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance directorate.
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 producing guidance, toolkits or frameworks to support colleagues.
* Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage diversity considerations in the work.
* Development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.
Additional Information
* You’ll have a National role with a hybrid working location; EA Office base location. Some travel and overnight stays may be required.
* Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries should be directed to 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 3 November 2025.
* Competencies include: Data and Information Management; Focuses on Customers and Partners; Achieves Results. Further guidance on answering competency questions is in the candidate pack.
* If applying from Civil Service, note Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and would not be a Crown Servant in the event of appointment. Details on continuous service and redundancy may apply; contact your HR team if unsure.
* We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns including job share. We also guarantee an interview to those with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
* Artificial intelligence can support your application, but all examples must be truthful and drawn from your own experience. Do not present ideas or experiences of others or generated by AI as your own.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Human Resources
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