Portfolio Performance Manager
Employer: Royal British Legion
Location: You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings).
Working hours: 35 Hours per week
Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 per annum
Closing date: 19 Aug 2026
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About The Role
We have a newly created opportunity for a Portfolio Performance Manager to join our fantastic Change and Transformation team at RBL.
Here at the Royal British Legion, we are currently embarking on an exciting new phase with our Customer, Technology and Change directorate. Together this team, covering Technology, Data Protection, Business Planning and Change & Transformation, takes great pride in supporting across RBL with all things technology, security, digital, data, business planning, portfolio and project management, and change. It’s a great time to join as our organisation begins to drive our new 10-year strategy and ensures we are best able to continue to make a difference to our Armed Forces community now and for the future.
Based in our Change & Transformation team, the new Portfolio Performance Manager will turn complex project information into clear, meaningful insight, helping senior leaders make informed decisions and maximise delivery success.
Reporting to the new Head of Portfolio Assurance and Reporting, you will play a key role in providing a trusted, evidence based view of our change portfolio. You will bring together performance, financial, resource, risk, dependency and benefits information to create a clear picture of how our projects and programmes are performing.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
In this busy role, some key responsibilities will include:
Leading the production of high quality portfolio reporting, ensuring information is accurate, timely and consistent
Creating a single view of portfolio performance through effective data management, reporting and dashboards
Analysing project and programme information to identify trends, risks, opportunities and emerging pressures
Providing clear insights and recommendations that help leaders make informed decisions
Supporting senior governance forums by delivering meaningful performance reporting and decision making information
Working closely with Project and Change teams to improve reporting quality and strengthen portfolio visibility
Line managing and supporting the development of a Portfolio Analyst
You will bring experience from a PMO, portfolio management, project controls, performance reporting or management information environment, along with a strong ability to interpret data and communicate what it means. You will be someone who enjoys analysing information, spotting trends, and translating data into practical insight that supports strategic decision making.
You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings).
Employee benefits include –
28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Generous pension scheme with employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, depending on length of service
Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
Opportunities to volunteer
Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.
Interview Dates: Week commencing 7 Sep
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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