Senior PMO Analyst

Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

Digital, Data, Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.

We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all.

Find out more about DDTS:

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We are Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack V3 - 1

This role is part of our Group Infrastructure and Operations' (GIO) Delivery Portfolio. We are pivotal enablers for Defra to deliver its vision and priorities. GIO provides IT equipment to all 34,000 Defra users and along with the connectivity, hosting and IT support required for Defra to provide its digital services to the public, and our Delivery Portfolio delivers projects that support the Permanent Secretary’s priorities to drive sustainable economic growth, science and innovation and national security.

For example, we enable Defra Group Property to manage, open and decommission offices and provide a modern workplace environment for all staff. We enable Arm’s Length Bodies to deliver critical services in labs, fields, farms and enable Defra to keep communities safe and thriving.

This is approximately £55m portfolio that consists of seven domains with multiple IT delivery projects within each, delivered by over 70 resources. The strategic objectives of our work is to reduce technical debt, drive efficiencies, provide modern digital services for end users and improve digital sustainability.

Within the Portfolio, essence of what we do as a PMO team is to ensure the Portfolio has the structure, tools and support it needs to deliver to time, cost and quality; and to have the right capacity and capability to do so. We provide an effective governance service and act as a central point of contact and guidance. This role is part of a small team who work closely together.

We utilise tools such as Copilot and Power Bi and keep exploring opportunities to automate steps and processes. This means that the person we are looking for needs to be comfortable working in a small team, a proactive communicator, reliable and have a mindset that support exploring AI and automation opportunities. Prior knowledge of Power Bi is required, as well as from Project Online or equivalent project management tools.

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Company:
Government Recruitment Service Salary: £42,665 - £50,495

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Job type:
Permanent Posting date: 12 Aug 2026 Closing date: 25 Aug 2026

Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

Digital, Data, Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.

We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all.

Find out more about DDTS:

Defra digital, data and technology blog

Linked In

Defra Jobs

We are Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack V3 - 1

This role is part of our Group Infrastructure and Operations' (GIO) Delivery Portfolio. We are pivotal enablers for Defra to deliver its vision and priorities. GIO…