Programme & Portfolio Analyst in Southampton

We’re looking for a highly organised and detail‑driven Programme & Portfolio Analyst to join our DTO Technology team on a Fixed Term Contract. This role sits at the heart of delivery, providing strong financial, governance and operational support across a complex technology portfolio. You’ll work closely with programme managers, finance, procurement, vendors and onboard teams to ensure robust controls, accurate reporting and smooth day‑to‑day coordination.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing procurement and financial governance, including completing SAB (Sourcing acquisition Board) requests, POs, invoice processing, cost tracking and capital reporting.
• Acting as a Timesheet Super User, ensuring accurate submissions, approvals and resource allocation.
• Coordinating On Company Service requests and operational logistics, liaising with onboard and inventory teams.
• Supporting programme and portfolio governance, including reporting, SteerCo packs, stage gates and assurance activities.
• Maintaining risk, issue and change control logs, tracking dependencies and closing actions.
• Supporting project lifecycle activities, including inductions and project closure.

About You:

• Experience in a PMO, programme analyst, portfolio support or financial governance role.
• Comfortable working with procurement, finance and timesheet processes.
• Highly organised, accurate and confident managing multiple workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to work across technical, finance and operational teams.
• Proactive, resilient and comfortable working in a governance‑led environment.

Why Join Us:

This role is classified as a CUK09, offered as a full‑time position, on a 9 month fixed term contract, with hybrid working including up to two days from home. This Fixed Term Contract offers a fantastic opportunity to work on high‑profile technology programmes, gaining exposure to complex delivery environments while making a real impact through strong governance and operational control. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, with access to learning, development and a wider Carnival UK benefits package.

Benefits include:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Minimum 25 days leave pro rata, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme.
• Employee-led networks.
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes.
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards.
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme.
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment.
• In‑house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP.
• Life Assurance.

About Us:

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. Our diverse yet tight‑knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.