Job Description

Programme Office Analyst - Temporary (up to 24 months)

Salary: £35,853 to £42,181 (dependent on experience)

Contract type: Temporary: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

Hours: Full-Time

Location: Poole, Dorset, England

Location description: Hybrid working arrangement between home and Poole, days in the office as required by role

Closing Date: 12-07-2026

Reference: 21712

About Us

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We are driving a fast-paced portfolio of change that is enabling us to save more lives in new and innovative ways. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional, and talented team behind them to support them to save lives at sea. And this is where you come in…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Office Analyst to join our Digital Transformation team for up to 24 months. This role will be responsible for providing effective management and support for the delivery of the Programme, in line with RNLI Portfolio standards and ways of working.

Some of the benefits

- Salary £35,853 to £42,181 (dependent on experience)

- Flexible working

- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

- Outstanding pension scheme

- Life assurance

- Health and dental cashplan

About the role

The Programme Office Analyst will be responsible for the planning, analysis, reporting, assurance and governance activities that maintain the progress of the Programme, to support delivery to time, cost and quality.

Duties of the role will include:

- Support production and maintenance of the Programme plan, highlighting key dependencies and tracking milestones.

- Produce and maintain a resource plan to ensure resources are in place and secured to deliver the Programme, including managing the recruitment of new roles.

- Support the development of and maintain the Programme level RAIDD (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies and Decisions) and perform quality checks on project RAID logs to support the Project Managers.

- Support the development of and maintain the Programme ‘Lessons Learned’ register.

- Support with managing the overall programme budget, by tracking actual spend vs estimated spend, in line with existing financial processes.

About you

Our ideal candidate for the role of Programme Office Analyst will be someone who is highly organised, has a strong attention to detail, works effectively on their own initiative and can engage well with others and influence them effectively to deliver what is required. You should also have:

- An established track record in project/programme roles.

- Strong knowledge of portfolio, programme and project governance processes.

- Experience of having developed new governance processes and the supporting toolset.

- Experience of the full project lifecycle.

- Strong capability in the use of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.

- Project Management Certification.

So, if you have the skills and experience required to do the role and want to support the RNLI in saving lives at sea, apply today!

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