Senior Business Analyst
On site
Cardiff, United Kingdom
£ 65,300 / year
Full Time
18-10-2024
Job Specifications
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering to bring an exciting opportunity for Senior Business Analysts who will define, analyse and document business problems across one of two major portfolios whilst helping to even further grow a sustainable, diverse and engaged Business Analyst community within DBT. Salary up to PS65,600 plus 28% pension contribution and other excellent Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh.
If you would like to find out more about the role, the Business Analyst team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Monday 4th November at 12.30pm. Follow the apply link where you will find instructions to join.
Job Description
DBT's Senior Business Analysts lead on mapping how user and organisational needs align with the business architecture and fit with the service vision and business strategy. You will sit across one of five major portfolios in the department.
You will lead business analysis, working closely with service owners, product managers and delivery teams. You should be a critical thinker and adaptable to confidently engage key stakeholders from different functions from across DBT.
You will be encouraged to challenge constructively and act as a critical friend to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose, while facilitating collaboration with all stakeholders to support the design, build and delivery of products and services that meet user needs.
This role will support the Head of Profession to build a sustainable, diverse Business Analyst community within DBT and line manage a small team of Business Analysts providing advice and direction on their activities.
Responsibilities
In your day-to-day role, you will:
Articulate business and user problems, identifying opportunities and ways to address them and providing recommendations
Gather requirements and user needs related to all aspects of the services you are supporting
Work with Service Owners, Product Managers and Delivery Managers to assess how your analysis should inform the team's activities
Lead on business process analysis and re-engineering where applicable and write and edit the relevant documentation
Apply proven communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure that the team's plans and objectives are achieved
Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions and ensure they are sufficiently tested and meet business and user needs
Contribute to an active and supportive community of practice and support the development of junior business analysts
Essential Skills and Experience
You should be able to demonstrate essential skills and experience of:
Applying Agile and waterfall methodologies to work
Advising on the best business analysis approaches/techniques to investigate and assess complex business problems. Feasibility assessments and ensuring proposed solutions align with business objectives and user needs
Requirements gathering using the most appropriate elicitation techniques, prioritising and ensuring requirements traceability throughout the lifecycle.
Stakeholder Management on all levels in challenging situations, clarifying needs and commitments through consultation and resolving conflict where required
Mapping and modelling business processes then identifying opportunities to improve business performance.
Leading the analysis, design, prioritisation and implementation of process changes, and support business process testing and usability evaluations.
You will be flexible, with ability to move and work effectively across a number of services within the portfolio, adaptable to engage wit key stakeholders from various functions and proactive to identify solutions to problems.
Desirable Experience
Experience of working at portfolio level or across multiple products
Benefits
In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits:
* Salary of PS53,560 to PS65,600 depending on skills as assessed at interview
* Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford
* Best-in-class training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed
* Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service
* An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 28.8% employer contribution
Further information:
This role requires you to undergo SC clearance where the requirement is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
If you are an experienced Business Analyst looking to enhance your career and make a difference across a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Zymante Gintalaite at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.
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