Job description
Role: Business Analyst
Contracting Authority: Government
Contract Length: 3 Months
Location: Romford
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate: £455.70 per day
An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join their welcoming team.
The Business Analyst Role:
As Business Analyst in the Digital Portfolio team, you will be responsible for managing and delivering innovative solutions for local Residents and Businesses. Therefore, you must be flexible, adaptable and passionate about innovation. You will be responsible for liaising and managing key stakeholders and technical teams to ensure that the solutions are delivered successfully.
The Business Analyst role is specifically placed to build close relationships with the business to identify options for improving processes and the use of business systems. The role is to help identify the needs of the residents, colleague and work with stakeholders to address them, primarily (but not always) through process re-engineering or the better use of IT systems. Requiring a wide range of skills, such as business analysis techniques and project management tasks (including the creation of project documentation and delivery of smaller pieces of project work), the role acts as the bridge between the business community and the ICT teams. This role also assists in Integration and Acceptance Testing, supports the development of training materials and guidance documentation
The Business Analyst Will Need:
- A track record of having delivered business analysis in a large organisation
- Experience of delivering business analysis in a local authority would be advantageous
- Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously and successfully delivering to timescales
- Experience of working within matrix management structures
- Experience of working with complex multi-agency partnerships and stakeholder groups, managing ambiguity and complexity
- Experience of using service redesign tools e.g. UCD, Double Diamond, SIPOC, User stories (agile methodology)
- Experience of using IT (e.g., Excel, MS Project, Visio) to plan and manage work, analyse and aggregate data, manage budgets, build financial models, and develop and track savings
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite and other IT applications
- Knowledge of current legislation, the key national and local policy issues, and of the challenges being set by the changing agenda relating to local government
- Able to understand the technical, behavioural and cultural elements of major transformational and change management initiatives within large complex organisation
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.