Project Management Officer at Aviva, Bristol, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

PMO Analyst

Contract Role – Duration 6 months

Inside IR35

Location: Bristol or Eastleigh (50% hybrid mandatory)

Interviews: 1 stage interview w/c 4th May

Role Summary

The PMO Analyst will provide day-to-day PMO support across the Health programme, working closely with programme leadership, delivery teams, and wider stakeholders. The role focuses on core PMO disciplines including planning, reporting, risk and issue management, governance support, and continuous improvement of PMO processes.

Experience working in large corporate or regulated environments such as insurance or financial services will be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

Programme and PMO Support

• Support the effective running of the programme through established PMO processes and controls
• Maintain programme plans, milestones, dependencies, and delivery trackers
• Support programme governance, including preparation of materials for boards, forums, and senior stakeholders

Reporting and Assurance

• Produce regular, accurate programme reports (status, RAID, milestones, financials where required)
• Ensure clear visibility of programme health, risks, and issues
• Support programme assurance activities and compliance with governance standards

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management

• Maintain RAID logs and dependency tracking
• Support proactive identification and escalation of risks and issues
• Work with delivery leads to ensure mitigation actions are clearly owned and tracked

Financial and Resource Tracking

• Support budget tracking, forecasting, and cost control activities
• Track resource usage and support capacity and demand planning

Tooling and Data Management

• Use programme and portfolio management tools to maintain accurate data
• Support adoption and effective use of the programme’s core PMO toolset (e.g. Planview or similar)

Ways of Working

• Support delivery within an agile environment, aligning PMO activity to agile cadences and events such as PI Planning
• Contribute to improving PMO ways of working, templates, and standards
• Support continuous improvement across the PMO function

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a PMO Analyst or PMO Specialist role
• Strong understanding of core PMO disciplines and programme governance
• Experience producing clear, concise programme reporting
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders
• Prior experience in Insurance or Financial Services.

Desirable

• Experience working in a large corporate or regulated environment
• Exposure to agile delivery environments
• Experience using Planview or similar PPM tools
• Experience supporting complex, multi‑stream programmes

Working Arrangement

• Hybrid working model with approximately 50% time in a local office
• Occasional travel for programme events such as PI Planning (typically quarterly)