portfolio analyst

portfolio analyst Windsor, South East England, England

Centrica
Full Time Windsor, South East England, England 34213 - 22613 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

portfolio

Portfolio Analyst

This role supports the Portfolio Management Teams key objective of providing governance & control around the operation of the GBS Portfolio (and the functions it supports) from planning and demand management through the appropriate delivery lifecycle activities and into effectively designed operational processes.

This role is accountable for following agreed processes to ensure all change initiatives administered by the function adhere to the best practices and standard approaches for project and programme management while operational activities are executed according to well designed and documented processes

Accountabilities

  • Operating the Change Demand Management Process to ensure all requests for change are appropriately defined, prioritised and approved.
  • Operating the Change Delivery Framework to support the successful delivery of a range projects covering the whole portfolio.
  • Ensuring accurate, appropriate and timely update on activities are available and in line with the agreed governance schedule.
  • Providing financial monitoring and control including analysis and reporting, monitoring budgets to ensure appropriate governance and controls are in place.
  • Proactively monitoring in-scope projects to highlight any potential delivery performance issues as early as possible and provide advice and guidance on mitigation strategies.
  • Monitor project plans and manage milestones to ensure effective delivery of the overall portfolio.
  • Driving a continuous project delivery improvement agenda ensuring lessons learnt are captured and applied at all stages of delivery.
  • Supporting the clear understanding of change delivery standards and governance through undertaking regular review sessions with key stakeholders.
  • Ensuring that change delivery risks and issues are fully understood and are being appropriately managed.
  • Building and maintaining Portfolio Management process documentation to ensure it remains relevant and up to date.
  • Proactively guiding Project Managers, providing training and support on the Change Delivery Framework and associated governance requirements.

Experience

  • Experience working in a project environment.
  • Understanding of various project methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2/APM, Agile/ Waterfall).
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem resolution skills.
  • Proven experience of working in a PMO, project or portfolio delivery environment.
  • Proven experience in supporting multiple project methodologies and working across a portfolio of initiatives.
  • Able to build strong professional relationships across the organisation.
  • An understanding of Portfolio Management / Project Delivery.
  • Strong analytical skills, turning data into insight.
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and reporting tools (such as Power BI).
  • Experience of organising and facilitating meetings.
  • Experience of presenting to senior stakeholders.
  • Credibility at all levels, with the confidence to engage and interact with a variety stakeholders.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!


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portfolio analyst
Centrica

www.centrica.com
Windsor, United Kingdom
Chris O Shea
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Energy & Utilities
1997
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