Portfolio Management Officer

Contract Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full time - flexible working may be considered Working Hours   35 hours per week Salary   £33,561.12 per annum Location Options   Hybrid - home based and Birmingham Function Type   Corporate Functions (HR, Finance, Project Management, IT, Risk and Audit)  

We are seeking Portfolio Management Officers to join our Business Improvement team. We have one permanent position and one 12-month fixed-term contract available.

The role

As a Portfolio Management Officer, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimising the performance of our portfolio of projects and programmes. You will be responsible for ensuring alignment with the SRA Futures project lifecycle, monitoring performance metrics, compliance and quality assurance, providing strategic insights to enhance decision-making.

You will perform a range of duties that govern our change portfolio, which will include the analysis of portfolio performance, preparing detailed reports, dashboards, and preparing recommendations for senior management. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure key resources are prioritised and allocated effectively. Using your ability to identify risks and opportunities within the portfolio you will provide insights and recommendations to improve overall portfolio efficiency and effectiveness. Your skills and experience will be key to monitoring delivery compliance with internal policies, whilst supporting the continual development of our portfolio management frameworks, tools and processes.

What is in it for you?

• Become an integral part of a team committed to leading effective change initiatives that deliver sustained benefits for the SRA​

• Showcase your abilities in project and programme governance by supporting an interesting and diverse portfolio of change

• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, proactively supporting our customers and helping them understand and overcome the challenge that needs tackling
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working in a Prince2 environment
• Excellent organisation skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience and understanding of maintaining RAID logs
• Ability to support others in their adherence to project processes and methodology

Useful and additional information

There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website.

If you have any questions that aren’t in this advert or on our website, please contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk

This is a hybrid role and will be based in our Birmingham or London office 1 to 2 days a week, and from home the rest of the week.

To apply

Please click ‘apply’ to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and the attached role profile. Please mention if you are open to both permanent and fixed-term contracts.

To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages.

Closing date of this advert is 27 January 2024 at 12:00. Shortlisting and interview process will take place during 6 to 10 Febuary 2025

 We encourage any interested applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to close the application early if sufficient applications are received.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards. We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation. Attached Role Profile   Portfolio Managment Officer role profile 25_01_11 (V2).docx – 550KB Opens in a new window
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

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