Portfolio Analyst

Join us an SEO Portfolio Analyst for our client the Home Office.

At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

How Specialist Talent Works:

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The Role:

The Data Strategy, Capability and Oversight Team (DSCO) sits at the heart of Border Force’s transformation journey and is responsible for setting the direction for our strategic approach to data including the future operating model. Our teams also deliver the business-critical functions of obtaining and quality assuring data from external partners to support frontline and intelligence colleagues and ensuring that Border Force is legally compliant in the collection, storage, exploitation, and disposal of data.

DSCO aims to mature Border Force’s data capabilities, to improve BF’s management of its data and information, and better support effective decision-making. This role will involve providing support to the Portfolio Managers in relation to planning, milestones, dependencies, risk and issues.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and scheduling
• Project identification and prioritisation plans
• Benefits mapping
• Identify and categorise existing and new projects.
• Co-ordinate reporting from projects and provide analysis of performance.
• Provide secretariat for governance boards as required
• Maintain portfolio delivery map and critical path to monitor project progress.
• Recognise and track interdependencies across projects.
• Identify and monitor portfolio risks (threats and opportunities) and escalate as appropriate.

Skills & Experience:

You will have the following skills or experience:

• Proven experience of working in a programme or portfolio environment Portfolio Benefits management
• Experience of planning, governance and risk or has experience of managing a project, programme or strand of activity
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to draft accurately and concisely at pace.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your workload and deliver to a high standard whilst managing conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• The ability to work in an environment of ambiguity and change and adopt a proactive and flexible approach to your areas of responsibilities.
• Self-motivated, flexible, organised and able to work independently with limited supervision.

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.

Our culture:

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.