Senior Portfolio Analyst

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Analyst to join UKHSA, providing insight and analysis to support the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects and programmes. Successful candidates will be assigned to one of the agencies portfolio offices (sub-portfolio, group portfolio, or central portfolio management office), and will have a broad remit covering elements such as:

• Governance and portfolio reporting
• Planning
• Risk and opportunity management
• Business cases and assurance
• Benefits management

Main duties of the job

As Senior Portfolio Analyst you will:

• Be responsible for the oversight of a collection of programmes or projects that contribute to the delivery of departmentalor business area objectives, which will typically be moderate to high in complexity
• Focus primarily on providing insight, information and support that strengthens portfolio governance and enables prioritisation decisions and effective allocation of resources across the portfolio
• Help to ensure the optimal delivery of departmental/business strategic objectives which will be aligned to the government priorities. This will be through the analysis of information sources and engagement with programme and project stakeholders

You will use the appropriate reporting method to convert this insight to inform decision making. This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA's project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) career pathway Portfolio Analyst SEO.

Please note this list is not exhaustive.

About us

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Please visit our careers site for more informationhttps://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Details

• Date posted: 02 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £41,983 to £52,113 a year per annum, pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 20 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
• Reference number: 919-TG-633001580-EXT
• Job locations: Any Core HQ, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Liverpool, E14 4PU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with business areas to identify and categorise new projects
• Manage and co-ordinate reporting requirements of the projects/programmes to provide analysis of the Portfolio performance
• Provide secretariat support, ensuring the smooth functioning and running of governance boards and ad hoc meetings
• Maintain the portfolio delivery map and critical path to monitor project progress. Recognise and track interdependencies across change projects
• Identify and monitor portfolio risks (threats and opportunities), escalating as appropriate
• Use digital tools and data analysis to provide insights that inform decision making
• Support the development of mechanisms for measuring benefits, by gathering and collating information
• Manage and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, building strong and trusted relationships
• Support the Portfolio Manager to communicate and build commitment to a shared vision and sense of purpose
• Ensure teams standards, policies, procedures, and tools are up to date and reflect current ways of working
• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community. The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation where they do not already hold this

Essential role criteria

• Experience of working in a moderate to high complex Portfolio Office or experience of managing a project or programme with working knowledge of planning, scheduling, resource management, risks and issues, governance, budget and cost management, and assurance
• Good analytical skills with the ability to use digital tools to interpret complex, and often incomplete data
• Experience of reporting and presenting information, tailoring to different audiences
• Effective communication skills evidenced through building good working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Works well under pressure, with multiple tasks, and a keen attention to detail
• Strong capability in using Microsoft Office applications, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Selection ProcessDetails(SuccessProfiles)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Experience and Behaviours.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

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You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 6 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 1000 word supporting statement

This should outline how you consider your skills, experienceand knowledgeprovide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1000words. Please do not exceed1000words.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV).

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications, we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

We will take pile "Meets all essential criteria" through to shortlisting. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:

• Experience of working in a moderate to high complex Portfolio Office or experience of managing a project or programme with working knowledge of planning, scheduling, resource management, risks and issues, governance, budget and cost management, and assurance

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

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You will be invited to a single remote interview. Behaviours will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Leadership (lead behaviour)
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Additional Information

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

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