Senior Portfolio Analyst

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 100% FTE (37.5 hours per week)

Contract type: Ongoing

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 22 June 2026.

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Are you looking for a role which will contribute to global change? Are you interested in working in a role to support the governance of a multi-million pound project portfolio? Do you have excellent numeracy and analytical skills? Do you enjoy working with complex data?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

As we embark on an ambitious Digital Transformation, we are investing in our IT service which is key to developing our learning and research capability as we strive to collaborate across the globe, attacking global issues.

We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Analyst to join the IT Programme Management Office, which is responsible for overseeing delivery of a diverse portfolio of IT projects for one of the biggest Universities in the UK.

You will be responsible for ensuring the success of project and programme teams in adherence to a standardised project management methodology and in providing robust management information and governance oversight across a complex portfolio of IT projects.

You will play a key role in helping IT Services establish a consistent and effective way of completing projects and be responsible for reviewing and assessing baseline plans and maintaining quality controls for project stage gates. You will be providing expert advice and guidance to Programme, Project Managers and Project Co-ordinators in relation to financial information, planning, risks and issues, dependencies and the University’s project management framework.

You will be responsible for maintaining and reporting on a range of project related management information, producing accurate and relevant reports suitable for a range of audiences up to board level including development of innovative management information reports. You will co-ordinate the capture of information to support resource and capacity planning within and across programmes and projects, and be able to provide portfolio level management information and status reporting.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Aaron Livsey, Senior Porfolio Analyst

Email: A.Livsey@leeds.ac.uk

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