PMO Analyst

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** PMO Analyst
**** Business Area:
Group Risk and Funding
**** Place of Work:
Liverpool
**** Contract Type:
Fixed Term Contract**|  |  || --- | --- || |  | | --- | |  | |When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.
Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.
** About the role
** In your role as PMO Analyst, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity tolead and manage the PMO for the 2026 valuation programme, ensuring robust governance, comprehensive planning, accurate reporting, proactive risk management, and effective delivery support. This role is critical to enabling the successful execution of a complex, multi-year, cross-functional programme.

The Analyst will play a key role in supporting the programme by producing and maintaining core PMO artefacts (including RAIDs, plans, controls, reports, and analysis) and will act as a deputy to the Programme Manager when required. This is a hands-on position that demands a proactive, adaptable, and energetic individual who can engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a pragmatic, can-do attitude, a willingness to dive into actuarial technical detail when necessary, and a strong sense of teamwork. In addition, they will have excellent attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outputs are essential.

As a trusted part of the Group Risk and Funding team you will be responsible for reporting to the Head of Stakeholder Programmes. The Analyst will play a key role in supporting the programme by producing and maintaining core PMO artefacts (including RAIDs, plans, controls, reports, and analysis) and will act as a deputy to the Programme Manager when required. This is a hands-on position that demands a proactive, adaptable, and energetic individual who can engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
This role encompasses the following areas:
Governance & Oversight
* Support the 2026 valuation programme and its component parts, by understanding the sequence of events and their cross-dependencies enabling impact analysis if milestones move.
* Maintain and actively manage PMO governance control documentation to ensure accuracy, relevance, and cohesion across all work streams.
* Manage action Logs and maintain a comprehensive risk register.
* Co-ordinate and facilitate key governance forums, including scheduling, circulation of materials, recording minutes and tracking actions.
* Ensure adherence to change control and approval processes, working with the programme team to ensure a clear audit trail for key artefacts and decisions.
* Promote best practices, standards and tools in collaboration with Enterprise PMO to drive consistency across the programme in collaboration with Enterprise PMO.Planning, Scheduling & Management Support
* Maintain and monitor the integrated programme plan, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and key milestones.
* Consolidate milestone trackers from individual work streams into overall programme view of the valuation.
* Develop a clear understanding of the valuation plan and its dependencies to assess and communicate potential impacts of milestones changes.
* Engage proactively with valuation workstream leads to identify requirements and provide timely support.
* Ensure programme information is accurately captured in the overarching roadmap.
* Coordinate logistics for cross-functional teams, including scheduling and organising meetings and workshops.

Tracking, Reporting & Insights
* Provide accurate and timely programme reporting (including status reports, dashboards and executive updates) allowing enough time for review.
* Prepare high-quality management information packs for senior stakeholders, ensuring clarity, consistency and cohesion throughout the programme lifecycle.
* Identify, track & manage risks, issues and dependencies ensuring appropriate mitigating plans are in place.
* Maintain action logs and proactively follow up on outstanding items to ensure progress
* Work with Finance business partners to provide regular budget and forecast updates.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.
To be successful in the role you will have:
* Proven experience in PMO or programme support roles within complex, multi-year programmes.
* Strong understanding of project governance frameworks, planning, and risk management.
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