Junior Digital Portfolio Analyst

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world‑leading  and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly‑skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a nation wide scale.

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest‑priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need

Public sector data has the potential to radically transform people’s lives through boosting economic growth, underpinning groundbreaking research, improving the delivery of public services and fuelling cutting‑edge artificial intelligence (AI) development and applications across the economy.

The Government Digital Service aims to maximise the use and impact of public sector data, enabling businesses, academia, and the public sector to drive economic growth, innovation, and better public services, investing over £100m across the next three years.

You will be joining the Office of the Chief Data Officer Portfolio Management team at an exciting time. We have launched 5 Kickstarter projects that aim to deliver high value use cases while testing innovative ways to address challenges related to data access. We are also beginning longer term work to shape the future of data sharing infrastructure to improve the lives of people across the UK.

We need great people to make that happen.

As a Junior Digital Portfolio Analyst, you will be part of the Office of the Chief Data Officer Portfolio Management team . The PMO team consists of Government Digital and Data Professionals, primarily in the Delivery Manager and Digital Portfolio Manager job roles, however as part of this team you will work closely with delivery teams across the GDS with a breath of roles across the profession.

You will be supported in your career development and have the opportunity to move laterally across GDS and widen your knowledge across multiple disciplines.

• Support the effective management of risks and issues across the portfolio of digital programmes/projects, identifying, mitigating, and escalating as appropriate to safeguard delivery outcomes.
• Support the planning and schedule delivery activities via a roadmap or plan on a page, maintaining project plans, timelines, and supporting change control processes.
• Act as advocate for PMO functions across the business, promoting the PMO and associated best practice within the business and the wider DSIT.
• Identify, develop and share best practice on processes, tools and templates and support with its implementation and roll out to other teams.
• Monitor and report delivery progress on all portfolio items and produce performance reports against milestones and outcomes.
• Support governance and assurance and help teams to follow governance and delivery processes
• Produce key documentation and reports, including briefing papers, planning data, and governance materials to support programme performance and accountability.
• support the prioritisation of a group of projects and programmes
• support more senior portfolio managers and leadership in making improvements