Portfolio Analyst

Job Title: Portfolio Analyst

Location: Nottingham

Contract: Perm

Recruiter: Noaman Hussain

We are looking for someone to join the Boots Digital Core Team as a Portfolio Analyst. Delivering solutions across the Digital functions of the business, the team works collaboratively with main business customers, Boots IT colleagues and the wider Walgreens Boots Alliance group, getting the most value out of Boots' IT investment. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the delivery of often creative solutions in an interesting and engaging environment.

You will be part of a conscientious, efficient, sociable team, and as an important member of Boots IT, drive the continued success of the company's future.

You'll work closely with project managers and delivery managers to oversee the delivery of multiple projects and programmes. You'll be responsible for ensuring that project management processes are followed, and that the correct resources are in place to mobilise and deliver projects. To ensure consistency with overall PMO standards and processes, correct governance, visibility and transparency of all projects. Run internal governance within the platform and collaborate with IT Planning & Analysis to ensure cross platform governance is applied.

About the role

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager you will provide support to projects across Boots Digital Core Team, operating the governance bodies to ensure the projects follow defined processes and comply with the IT2A Delivery Framework process.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Work with the project and programme delivery teams to ensure projects across Boots Digital Core team comply with the PMO standards and procedures
• Oversee the project lifecycle "gate" process and undertake project schedule and documentation reviews to ensure key deliverables are at the appropriate standard
• Improve performance across the main processes within the PMO e.g. planning & estimating, demand management & prioritisation, resource management, financial management, and risk management
• Provide coaching and guidance to project managers and act as a subject matter expert for project management best-practice, IT portfolio methods, financial processes, tools, templates and standards.
• Review resource utilisation for Digital Core Team ensuring that timesheets are completed accurately, investigating and remediating failure to meet utilisation targets
• Manage the onboarding of new resources in the team and induction covering the project methodology and delivery framework processes
• Cascade PMO communications to ensure platform teams are aware of changes or new processes
• Develop reports and management information to support project teams being able to manage projects, and give senior managers oversight of the health of the portfolio of projects

What you'll need to have

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.

• Expertise in multiple project delivery methodologies and processes (including waterfall and agile)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability to build relationships

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

• Project management qualification and experience, e.g. APMP, Prince2, MSP
• Experience of project management systems e.g. MS Project, KeyedIn

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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