Digital Portfolio Analyst

The Digital Portfolio Analyst sits within Data Platform Services (DPS) as part of the Chief Digital and Information Officer group (CDIO). This role provides essential administrative and operational support to the DPS team, ensuring the smooth running of digital portfolio activities.

You will be responsible for maintaining records, updating trackers (Clarity & Jira), processing routine data, preparing standard reports, and supporting stakeholder communications. You will coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and assist with team logistics. Your work will enable managers and senior staff to focus on higher-level priorities by ensuring processes run efficiently and information is accurately recorded and shared.

DPS is committed to supporting its people, offering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to bring their whole self to work.

Person specification

• Act as the first point of contact for DPS Engagement.
• Provide comprehensive administrative support, including maintaining records, updating trackers, and managing mailboxes.
• Collate and input data, prepare standard reports, and ensure information is accurately recorded and shared.
• Organising and facilitating meetings, including clinics and stakeholder calls, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking actions
• Supporting Small Changes coordination where DPS is Lead DG
• Ensuring adherence to governance and continuous improvement of processes
• Coordinating requests through the end-to-end impacting process
• Respond to routine queries, support team communications, and assist with stakeholder engagement.
• Support team logistics, including supporting Data Portfolio leads with ad-hoc queries, assisting SOs & G7s in meetings and note-taking.
• Contribute to a positive team environment by supporting colleagues and sharing best practices., Exceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly., If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID.

You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition.

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Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate., HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: Working for HMRC: information for applicants - GOV.UK. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * UK nationals

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

• Minimum of 2 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
• Experience using Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, Outlook and SharePoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to accurately record information and adhere to service level agreements (SLAs).
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and establish trust quickly.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining data quality and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic, high-demand environment, responding effectively to changing priorities and tight timescales.
• A proactive approach to learning, with a willingness to develop new skills and adapt to evolving requirements.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in an administrative or support role.
• Experience working in a customer-facing role
• Understanding of portfolio, project or impacting processes within a digital environment
• Experience using Jira and/or Clarity (or similar tracking systems)
• Experience of leading and facilitating meetings., * A name-blind CV including your job history, previous skills and experiences and qualifications.
• A 500-word personal statement. Your personal statement should show how you meet the person specification and essential criteria.

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview., Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Pulled from the full job description Company pension Work from home, Alongside your salary of £31,096, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £9,008 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

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HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations.

Data Platform Services (DPS) is part of the HMRC Chief Data Office within the Chief Digital and Information Officer group (CDIO). This function designs, builds and operates the data foundations for all HMRC’s services at a size and scale larger than most other organisations.

DPS is leading a major transformation programme encompassing technology, capabilities and data services whilst continuing to deliver high quality and robust services to our internal and external customers. DPS is growing to ensure it can provide the Intelligent Client function that HMRC requires for the future., Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. Please note that we do not accept complaints or appeals regarding scoring of outcomes of campaigns, unless candidates can provide clear evidence that the campaign did not follow the Recruitment Principles. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.