Senior Digital Portfolio and Reporting Analyst

Job summary

ICS

The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a shared corporate service. It provides corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).

Our team of over 400 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.

We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.

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Job description

Join ICS Digital, where innovation meets expertise to create digital solutions. We are a cohesive digital community who work in the open, solving problems together and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration. Our commitment to user-focused design and data-driven decision-making ensures that we deliver accessible services tailored to the needs of our customers.

Our Portfolio Management Office (PMO) works across ICS Digital to provide high-quality portfolio insight, management information and reporting that supports effective decision-making by senior leaders and delivery teams.

The Senior Digital Portfolio and Reporting Analyst will own and improve the way portfolio data is gathered, analysed and presented. The role will produce clear dashboards, reports and briefing products for the Portfolio Board, Senior Leadership Team and other key governance forums, helping ICS Digital understand delivery health, pipeline flow, risks, dependencies, benefits, resources and financial performance. The postholder will work closely with project teams and enabling functions to improve data quality, create consistent reporting standards and turn information into actionable insight

As Senior Digital Portfolio and Reporting Analyst, you will play a central role in strengthening the quality, consistency and impact of portfolio reporting across ICS Digital.

Visit our blog to learn more about us and our work: https://icsdigital.blog.gov.uk/

The successful candidate may be eligible for a £1,610 pay enhancement subject to having a valid qualification from the list of ‘typical qualifications’ as defined in the Project Delivery Capability Framework for: https://projectdelivery.gov.uk/pdcf/portfolio-analyst-seo/

Person specification

Key Responsibilities

- You will lead the production of regular portfolio management information for the Portfolio Board, Senior Leadership Team and other governance forums, ensuring reports are accurate, timely, accessible and focused on the decisions leaders need to make.

- You will develop and maintain dashboards, reporting packs and performance products covering areas such as delivery confidence, milestones, pipeline demand, risks and issues, dependencies, resourcing, benefits, financial performance and supplier or delivery outcomes.

- You will interpret trends, highlight emerging concerns and provide clear narrative insight so that data supports prioritisation, escalation and continuous improvement.

- A key part of the role will be working with project managers, PMO colleagues, Finance, Commercial, Assurance, Architecture and Security teams to improve the flow and quality of information.

- You will set common reporting standards, challenge incomplete or inconsistent data, and support teams to use tools and templates effectively.

The above responsibilities are not exhaustive, and the post holders may be required to undertake some additional tasks not listed above, within the remit of their grade, to support the team.

As a line manager, you will be responsible for working with your members of staff to define their objectives, as well as managing their development and performance.

Essential criteria

- Experience of producing clear, accurate and timely portfolio management information, dashboards or reporting products that support senior decision-making, portfolio governance and oversight of programmes or projects.

- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret information from a range of sources, identify trends, draw out insight and explain what the information means for delivery, performance, risk, dependencies, prioritisation or effective allocation of resources.

- Experience of engaging with programme, project, portfolio and enabling stakeholders to improve data quality, reporting standards and the consistent use of tools, templates and processes.

- Ability to convert complex portfolio and delivery information into clear, informed insights for both specialist and non-specialist audiences, using concise written narrative, visual reporting and briefing products.

- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, maintain attention to detail and work collaboratively across project, programme, portfolio and enabling teams to support delivery of departmental or business area objectives.

- Experience in managing projects, programmes or portfolios.

- Experience of using reporting or data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Excel or similar products, to present insight clearly.

- A Project Delivery qualification such as

> PRINCE2 Practitioner
> Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
> Management of Risk Foundation
> Management of Risk Practitioner
> Managing Portfolios Foundation
> Managing Portfolios Practitioner
> APM Project Management Qualification

Desirable criteria

- Experience of working in a portfolio, programme, project delivery or digital environment.

- Understanding of governance, assurance, benefits, risks, dependencies, resourcing or financial reporting within a delivery environment.

When completing your CV as part of the application, please include the time you have worked for each organisation or employer, and your key objectives in each role.

It is unusual that all candidates will meet all of the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the Senior Digital Portfolio and Reporting Analyst role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

Project/Programme/Portfolio Delivery certification such as A Project Delivery qualification such as:

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner

Management of Risk Foundation

Management of Risk Practitioner

Managing Portfolios Foundation

Managing Portfolios Practitioner

APM Project Management Qualification

Power BI, Excel or data visualisation training/certification.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Leaders