Transformation and Change Portfolio Office Senior Analyst

Job Description

LocationEast Midlands, Eastern, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique. DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work with a diverse range of talent. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. DIO is a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We aim to develop and support staff to meet the Departments objectives, and to fulfil their own potential. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities and we treat people fairly irrespective of their background. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. To help achieve our objectives, we believe in six important values (Safety first, Collaboration, Integrity, Agility, Accountability and Enthusiasm) that underpin our vision and mission. These values equip us for the future and shape how we work together. These values are designed by DIO for DIO. About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions including head office functions and specialisms such as surveyors, town planners, airfield pavement experts, foresters and construction engineers. We work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work Job descriptionThe ChallengeAbout the Corporate Services DirectorateThe Corporate Services directorate is at the centre of the DIO. It brings together DIO governance, parliamentary business, transformation and change, and communications expertise to ensure that the organisation delivers for Defence, the Government, and the General Public. At the same time supporting our delivery colleagues by ensuring that the organisation is correctly configured to allow them to focus on what needs to be done to support our customers. It is home of both the DIO Policy, Strategy and Parliamentary, and Corporate Support (Secretarial) professions. Transformation & ChangeThe Transformation and Change consists of three areas which provides i) the governance and approach for managing changes to the way the business operates (PfMO), ii) the approach and coherence for the evolving DIO’s operating model (Business Design) and iii) the approach and coherence of implementing changes within the business (Business Change). The Transformation and Change team support the Defence Infrastructure Organisation lead and manage internal change, driving efficiency for our customers, our suppliers and our people. With the recent launch of a new corporate strategy, this is a really exciting and opportune time to join our team! DIO is on a journey of continuous improvement, with a clear future ambition for the next 10 years. We will be helping the business identify, deliver and embed activities to transform DIO into an expert advisory and delivery business, and we are looking for project management professionals who can help us do this. You will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of change activities and working collaboratively with a wide range of business stakeholders to drive coherence and effective decision making. Sutton Coldfield Posts Applicants should be aware that as part of the Defence Estates Optimisation Programme it is anticipated that the DIO Sutton Coldfield site will close and all staff will be relocated to Defence Medical Services (Whittington) near Lichfield as the preferred new site option. This relocation is currently expected to occur in the Spring of 2021.ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of change activities, and working collaboratively with a wide range of business stakeholders to drive coherence and effective decision making. Desirable Experience & Skills:The ideal candidate should have a working knowledge of these competencies, including how they align to Defence Business Processes: • Risk, Issue and Dependency Management • Governance & Reporting • Change Control • Planning & Scheduling • Stakeholder Engagement • Frameworks and Methodologies • Assurance They should be able to describe the benefits and importance of these to change activities and demonstrate any experience in their application. Essential:•Excellent verbal and written communication skills •Experience of identifying and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders •Good organisational, strategic planning and research skills •Team player, able to work effectively at all levels of an organisation with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus •Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities Desirable Qualifications•PRINCE2 •Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner •Management of Risk Foundation •Management of Risk Practitioner •Managing Portfolios Foundation •Managing Portfolios Practitioner •APM Project ManagementBehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the