PMO Resource & Cost Management Analyst - Temporary (up to 24 months)

PMO Resource & Cost Management Analyst - Temporary (up to 24 months)

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. Our RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue, 24 hours a day, every day. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that is where you come in. This is your chance to help save lives every day.

We are recruiting a PMO Resource & Cost Management Analyst to join our Digital Transformation Programme (DTP) for up to 18 months. This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our Digital Transformation Programme, supporting it’s successful delivery so that the charity is able to provide it’s core services efficiently and effectively.

Some of the benefits

• Salary £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (increases with service).
• Outstanding pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary).
• Life assurance.
• Health cashplan option.

About the Role

As our new PMO Resource & Cost Management Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of the Digital Transformation Programme by providing robust resource management, financial tracking and project cost accounting support across the programme.

You will ensure that programme and project leaders have accurate, timely and meaningful information to support effective decision making, planning and governance. Working closely with Project Managers, Workstream Leads, Finance, Portfolio Office and other key stakeholders to strengthen programme control, you will improve visibility and support disciplined delivery.

About you

This is an excellent opportunity to play a central role in supporting a significant digital transformation programme, helping to strengthen delivery control, improve decision making and enable successful outcomes across a complex portfolio of change.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A Project Management qualification (Prince 2, Agile/Scrum certification etc)
• Excellent understanding of project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile or hybrid delivery models.
• Experience using tools such as Power BI, SharePoint, Planview, Monday.com, SAP or Oracle.Experience working in a PMO, project support, programme support or portfolio environment.
• Experience of supporting resource planning, resource tracking or workforce planning within a project or programme setting.
• Excellent understanding of resource management principles and the challenges of coordinating demand across multiple projects.
• Excellent understanding of project financial management, including budget tracking, forecasting and variance analysis and hand on experience managing.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and present data clearly and accurately with strong experience of preparing and presenting clear management information for stakeholders.
• Experience of working in a structured project/programme environment with established governance and reporting requirements.

If this sounds like you, apply today and help us build a future‑ready organisation that continues to support our life‑saving mission.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.