What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will provide aggregate portfolio planning and risk management support across one of our core business change portfolios and be accountable for the executive reporting of the portfolio, providing an objective view on status, progress, risks and outcomes.
You will undertake regular portfolio health check activity across initiatives within the portfolio to ensure that change is being planned, managed and controlled effectively, and adheres to standards and guardrails aligned to the Society’s Value Delivery Framework. Through this activity, you will identify and deliver continuous improvements to our business change framework and standards and provide feedback and training to help uplift our business change delivery and readiness capability.
You will also manage portfolio-level benefit management and realisation processes, ensuring that the outcomes of initiatives within the portfolio are clearly understood, benefits are validated, planned and realised and that portfolio reporting of outcome status is transparent and accurate.
Working as part of a larger portfolio management capability, you will work with colleagues to evolve and optimise our approach to business change portfolio management, ensuring that there are clear demand and prioritisation processes, robust ‘in portfolio’ controls and assurance, and a compelling articulation of our change activity across all levels of the Society.
About you
- Strong understanding of business change practices and methodologies and processes for planning, monitoring, controlling and assuring portfolios with complex interdependencies and risks
- Practical experience of implementing and continuously improving business change and portfolio management capabilities and processes
- Experience of leading large and complex business change initiatives, which have delivered compelling and measurable outcomes
- Confidence and competence in presenting to large audiences up to Exco level, which allows you to share a vision for and build commitment to change
- Strong critical thinking capability, with the ability to comprehend and assimilate information rapidly, break down complex problems, and provide pragmatic solutions
- Good business and commercial acumen, with strong benefit management and realisation capability, and experience of producing executive-level portfolio reporting that communicates a compelling story for change
- Excellent stakeholder relationship skills with the ability to gain the trust of individuals at a range of levels, including the ability to coach and give effective development feedback
Benefits
- Access to private medical insurance
- A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
- Access to an annual performance related bonus
- Training and development to help you progress your career
- A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
- Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
- Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
Job Info
- Job Identification 2751
- Apply Before 04/21/2026, 10:55 PM
- Locations: Nationwide House, Swindon; Kings Park Road, Northampton; Richmond Hill, Bournemouth; Threadneedle Street, London
The hiring manager for this role is Ben Melluish, and the main recruitment contact is Jemma Ives.
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