Portfolio Office Analyst - Systems & Risk

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6 Month Fixed Term Contract

We are recruiting for an experienced Portfolio Office Analyst focusing on Systems, Methodology and Risk to work within our busy central Change Management office.

In this role you will support the implementation and oversight of the Change Management Framework and its supporting process and systems across the Group. You will work closely with change professionals and staff across the company to support them through our change governance approach and use of our Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) System Smartcore. 

In addition, you will facilitate discussions with Portfolio Delivery leads across the Group in the management of risks, dependencies and Change Policy assurance activity. This activity will be supported through the provision of portfolio MI to the delivery teams.

 Key Accountabilities

To manage and support the Change Management Framework across the Group.

To become a SmartCore PPM system Subject Matter Expert, supporting users and working with the Third Party to ensure that the system is fit for purpose.

To provide support to Change Delivery Teams to ensure that projects continue to operate within the Company's Risk & Control Framework.

To provide MI and analysis to support portfolio management and decision making.

To implement and manage the project Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process to enable the development of 2020 business plans.   

Key Requirements

Experience of working in a similar project environment

Strong use and knowledge of PPM tools and systems

Excellent PC literacy, particularly Excel, Microsoft Word, MS Project and Visio

Excellent MI and analysis skills

Sound knowledge and experience of techniques /disciplines used to plan, monitor and control projects from initiation through to delivery

Experience of configuration management/documentation management

Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal and team-working skills

About us

Join the Phoenix Group, and you join a unique organisation. It's not just the 10 million policyholders we serve, or the £240 billion of assets we look after. Or that we've been listed as one of the UK's Top Employers for seven years running. It's the fact we manage predominantly closed life funds in our Heritage business. This means we can focus our innovative thinking and energy into improving outcomes for our existing customers and their customer experience.

But that's not all. We also have an Open business which manufactures and underwrites new products and policies to support people saving for their future in areas such as workplace pensions and SIPPs. We also market corporate pension trustee services and manufacture products to be sold under other brands. Did you know Phoenix Life manufactures SunLife's market leading Guaranteed Over 50's plan? 

Having acquired Standard Life Assurance Limited in 2018, Phoenix is now the largest consolidator of heritage life insurance funds in Europe with a vision to be Europe's Leading Life Consolidator.

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Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 24^th April 2019