Portfolio Performance & Insight Lead Specialist Advisor in Slough

The role involves turning complex information into meaningful insight that drives real change. As part of the Portfolio Office, you will bring together performance, planning, risk and delivery information from across the organisation to provide a clear picture of progress against our Corporate Plan and long-term objectives. Using your analytical expertise, you will transform complex data into actionable insight, helping senior leaders make informed decisions and identify opportunities, risks and emerging challenges.

This is a high-profile role where you will develop impactful dashboards, reports and performance intelligence products, working collaboratively with colleagues across NRW to improve how we measure, monitor and communicate organisational performance. You will provide expert advice, challenge and support, ensuring decision-makers have the evidence they need to deliver positive outcomes for the people, communities and natural environment of Wales.

As an organisation, we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment.

What you will do:

• Analyse organisational intelligence from business plans, service plans, major programmes, evaluation activity, risk reporting and other sources to provide a forward-looking view of organisational performance, outcomes and benefits realisation.
• Develop and maintain performance dashboards, visualisations and reporting products that provide clear, accessible and impactful insight into delivery progress, trends, risks and organisational performance at portfolio level.
• Enable live monitoring and reporting of WBO delivery, using trend measures, ambition measures and long-term indicators to assess progress and identify areas requiring intervention.
• Provide independent assessment of delivery and performance against agreed objectives and plans, ensuring leaders have a clear understanding of organisational progress, achievement of outcomes and delivery confidence.
• Lead the coordination and quality assurance of portfolio reporting inputs from across NRW, working through matrix arrangements with planning, performance, finance, risk, assurance and programme colleagues to ensure timely, accurate and consistent insight for the Portfolio Group.
• Identify and analyse cross-cutting risks, dependencies, opportunities and emerging issues that may affect delivery, supporting the ET in agreeing appropriate mitigating actions.
• Provide coaching, guidance and technical advice to colleagues on portfolio reporting, performance analysis, dashboard development, benefits tracking and interpretation of organisational intelligence.
• Use data analysis, business intelligence and performance management techniques to translate complex quantitative and qualitative information into actionable insight for senior leaders and governance committees.
• Promote an organisation-wide understanding of interdependencies and impacts, highlighting how activity in one business area may positively or negatively influence delivery and outcomes elsewhere across NRW.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Required to take part in incident response activities.
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• Significant experience in corporate performance management, portfolio management or organisational performance oversight within a large and complex organisation.
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to interpret, integrate and synthesise complex qualitative and quantitative information to provide timely, evidence-based insight that supports strategic decision-making and organisational oversight.
• Ability to assess organisational performance and identify trends, risks, dependencies, opportunities and outcomes, translating complex information into clear recommendations and actionable insight for senior leaders and governance groups.
• Experience of developing performance dashboards, reporting products and trend analysis, using data analysis, business intelligence and visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel, Minitab or equivalent) to communicate delivery, outcomes and benefits effectively.
• Excellent communication, presentation and report-writing skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively to senior leaders, governance groups and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries, build collaborative relationships and drive delivery through influence rather than direct management authority.

Welsh Language level requirements:

• Essential: Level A2 - Elementary level Welsh language levels. Please note, if you do not meet the Welsh language level requirements for this role your application will not be considered.

Additional Information:

• Due to the nature of the work the successful candidate must be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance.
• This role meets the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
• Natural Resources Wales welcomes applications from non-UK citizens who are eligible to apply under this route, subject to confirmation by the Home Office.

Benefits:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%.
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.