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The Business Analyst will be assigned to the Submarine Availability Pipeline Programme, one of three ambitious, high value (£1bn+) programmes in the Submarine Directorate portfolio.

The postholder will analyse user and business needs and support the design, build and delivery of change activity in a highly complex and mission critical delivery environment. The successful candidate will need to identify quickly where best to target effort to drive the greatest impact and build credibility for the programme.

They will facilitate collaboration and lead effective communication with stakeholders from across the enterprise. The postholder will need to challenge constructively and cut through ambiguity to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose and resonate with the business and stakeholders. Depending on the approach taken the postholder may also be required to manage business analysis delivered by consultants or contingent labour.

This is a founding post within a newly created team looking to demonstrate early impact to address a ‘wicked problem’. It will suit a candidate who enjoys a creative and collaborative team ethic with a strong sense of purpose. The postholder will be expected to take a key role in shaping the future of the programme and can expect to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

The post can be based in either London or Portsmouth – with an expectation of some travel and supports hybrid working.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Requirement gathering – Co-ordinate requirement activities, their validation and sign-off ensuring that the needs of the key stakeholders are articulated determining the need and value of performing the activity based on the context

Process modelling – Determine requirement for and develop, co-ordinate and agree sign-off of the ‘As-Is’ and To-Be’ business process work

Gap analysis – Co-ordinate and lead on the evaluation of requirements against the present state (where we are) and the target state (where we want to be) and identify opportunities to develop successful business requirements as well as cultivate stakeholder relationships needed to make the transition.

Impact analysis – Lead on ensuring that the potential consequences of a change are correctly identified, that stakeholders have been identified and are part of the overall process and that benefits have been collated in response to the impact analysis.

Benefit analysis – Co-ordinate and lead on ensuring that identified benefits analysis is developed and disseminated to project sponsors, senior managers and project stakeholders where applicable.

Stakeholder management and engagement – Co-ordinate Stakeholder analysis and comms with project and Comms team and ensure that stakeholder management is an ongoing process.

Facilitation – Liaise with business owners, business architects business users change and technical teams to identify solutions.

System analysis – Lead on the work of systems analysis to ensure business needs are translated into solutions against identified time lines, and work with technical leads to ensure business needs are translated into the technical solutions

Assurance and quality – Apply recognised methodologies; audit test and quality gates; review deliverables from team and releases.

Traceability – Manage the delivery of change against a fully auditable process.

Business improvement – Lead on the work with Business Improvement teams on business readiness and the identification of BAU enhancements and their solutions to ensure that defined project benefits are delivered.

Business solution design – Co-ordinate change with policy and strategy to ensure business systems, workflows and processes contribute to target operating model.

Delivery products tools and documentation – Co-ordinate development and application of: frameworks; application of methodologies; operating model/target operating model; functional specification; user cases; user stories; UAT plans and strategy; entry/exit and /or no/no go criteria; defect analysis; forms and templates; guidance; business case.

Experience:

• Project Delivery Professional – Suitable for an individual with experience of using a broad range of analysis techniques and supporting delivery of requirements from both a technical and business perspective

Desirable:

• Experience of working in or knowledge of the defence or security sector – either through government or industry.
• Demonstrable commitment to learning and using established project management methodologies to enable successful delivery.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Business Change and Implementation - Practitioner. Please see the IPA Project Delivery Capability Framework
• Solutions Development - Practitioner. Please see the IPA Project Delivery Capability Framework

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

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Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

Posts based in London will attract the relevant London weighting

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