Portfolio Benefits Analyst

Location: National

Closing Date: 4th September

Interviews: w/c 21st September

Grade: SEO (MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: National: £42,914 - £46,182 London: £49,325 - £53,081

Working pattern: Full-time, Part time, Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of vacancies: 1

Vacancy number: 21101

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP.

Please note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU.

We're recruiting for a Portfolio Benefits Analyst here at Justice Digital, Data and Science, to be part of our warm and collaborative Delivery Governance Office. These are exciting times at Justice Digital, Data and Science. We have a clear vision to develop a digitally enabled justice system that works more simply for users, and we're looking for talented people to help us achieve it. We're making things better by building adaptable, effective services and making systems that are simple to use for staff and citizens. It can be challenging but it's also important and rewarding. As well as doing great work, we're creating a place that's great to do work in. We offer tip-top kit, brilliant training opportunities and support from expert colleagues. On top of that, you'll find flexible working, an inclusive culture, and a place where your opinion is valued.

As the Portfolio Benefits Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the successful identification, tracking, assurance and realisation of benefits across Justice Digital, Data and Science. You will provide insightful analysis, robust reporting, and benefits management support to enable effective decision-making and maximise the value delivered through change initiatives. The role would suit an individual who is naturally analytical, detail-oriented and collaborative, with the ability to work with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to improve the quality of benefits data and strengthen benefits management practices.

You'll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday.
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work-life balance.
• Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development, maintenance and implementation of a robust benefits management framework, ensuring benefits are identified, tracked, measured and reported consistently across initiatives.
• Work closely with the Portfolio Benefits Lead to provide assurance that benefits are realistic, measurable and aligned to organisational strategic objectives.
• Support the collection, collation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative benefits data to support portfolio governance, strategic decision-making and benefits realisation reporting.
• Conduct first-line assurance activities, including data quality checks, validation of benefits information and identification of risks, issues and gaps within benefits management processes.
• Maintain portfolio benefits trackers, logs and reporting tools, ensuring data is accurate, timely and suitable for governance and leadership reporting.
• Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to support effective management and reporting of benefits throughout the initiative lifecycle.
• Support closure activities by reviewing benefits data and ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place for post-closure benefits tracking.
• Identify trends, patterns and insights from portfolio benefits data, highlighting opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation and the sharing of lessons learned across the portfolio.
• Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders on benefits management processes, reporting requirements and portfolio standards.
• Coordinate and support benefits review meetings, governance activities and stakeholder communications, ensuring actions and outcomes are effectively captured and communicated.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of benefits management tools, templates, processes and reporting approaches, supporting the development of a mature benefits management capability across the organisation.
• Build positive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the portfolio, helping to promote a culture of benefits-led delivery and evidence-based decision-making.

This is a development focused position with full training provided in benefits management principles, tools, and processes. If this feels like an exciting opportunity, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Strong analytical skills with experience of collecting, analysing and reporting quantitative and qualitative data, and the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends and provide meaningful insights to support decision-making.
• Experience maintaining accurate management information, data repositories, trackers or reporting systems, with a strong focus on data quality and accuracy.
• Experience working with a range of stakeholders and building effective working relationships across teams and functions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and concisely in written reports, presentations and discussions.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively, managing multiple activities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Experience identifying issues, risks or opportunities for improvement and working collaboratively to implement solutions.
• Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor. Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together.

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