Portfolio Lead Specialist

Location: Brighton with Hybrid working

Salary: £54,074 Per Annum Pro Rata

Contractual hours: 35

Basis: Full time

Job reference: REQ000616

Contract type: FTC – 6 months

Location: Brighton/hybrid 6 days per month in the office

The role and responsibilities

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Enjoys improving how work is organised so teams can deliver better outcomes
• Values collaboration and works well with a wide range of stakeholders
• Takes a thoughtful, evidence‑based approach to decision‑making
• Is motivated by helping organisations deliver meaningful change and impact
• Supports others through coaching and sharing good practice

The role criteria

• Extensive experience working in a Portfolio Management Office setting (around 10 years or more)
• Experience designing and embedding portfolio governance and management disciplines, including planning, forecasting, dependency management and risk processes
• Knowledge and experience of capacity planning, estimation and forecasting processes
• Knowledge and experience of portfolio configuration, document and information management processes and tools (for example, MS Planner)
• Knowledge and experience of portfolio quality management processes
• Experience influencing and coaching senior stakeholders and delivery teams to support value‑centred prioritisation
• Ability to analyse, assure and report on portfolio performance to support governance and decision‑making
• Ability to support teams in applying agile, value‑centred ways of working and using data‑driven insights

You will:

You will play an important role in helping The Pensions Regulator deliver meaningful change that benefits savers and strengthens the wider pensions system. You will establish and embed clear, consistent portfolio management processes that support effective, value‑focused delivery across the organisation. Working closely with colleagues and senior stakeholders, you will help prioritise initiatives, making sure resources are directed to the work that delivers the greatest impact and aligns with strategic outcomes.

You will analyse performance, provide assurance, and share clear insights that support informed decision‑making. This includes tracking whether intended benefits are realised and offering guidance where outcomes may be at risk. Through collaboration and coaching, you will support teams to adopt agile, value‑centred ways of working that improve how quickly and effectively change is delivered. The role offers ongoing opportunities to learn, influence and contribute to better ways of working, helping the organisation continuously improve how it delivers value for the people it serves.

The team

The eVMO (Enterprise Value Management Office) team helps TPR align strategy to delivery, ensuring that change and delivery effort are focused on the outcomes that matter most. Working across teams, we provide the frameworks, insight and challenge needed to prioritise effectively, measure value and make evidence-based decisions. By connecting strategy, execution and outcome measurement with delivery, eVMO supports TPR in delivering greater impact, adapting to changing priorities and embedding a value-centric culture across the organisation.

TPR offers:

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• A values-led, inclusive environment.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Mental Health, Women’s).

Reward and benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people’s growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.

We’re proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Find out more about us.

Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Closing date: 16 July 2026.