Business Analyst

Business Analyst Manchester, England

Office for National Statistics
Full Time Manchester, England 31055 - 35286 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Responsibilities

  • Investigations into business processes, identifying problems and opportunities in new and existing services.
  • Drives the analysis and collection of information to create recommendations for service improvements
  • Analyse large amounts of complex information which enable decisions to be made based on evidence collated to produce solutions and highlight the benefits of the change.
  • Facilitate, understand, and communicate the project scope and work to assure the overall goal is maintained in creation of the product backlog.
  • Lead in providing solutions to real business problems through influence, facilitation and communication and ensuring the end-to-end process is considered.
  • Shape and challenge business priorities and ways of working through collaboration with business and technology teams.
  • Elicit functional and non-functional requirements using appropriate techniques, considering the nature of change and established practices.
  • Deliver at pace using agile methodologies and principles.
  • Develop suitable analysis models using appropriate modelling techniques, considering traceability, adherence to business objectives and fitness for purpose.
  • Work with business and solution architects to ensure that the wider architecture considered when undertaking analysis work.
  • Promote a culture of assurance and security.
  • Help to quality assure test solutions and products.
  • Actively participate in the Business Analysis community and broader communities to refine and develop standards, working practices and sharing of knowledge and understanding.
  • Where appropriate, Line Management of Business Analysts within the ONS Community.
  • Support and mentor less experience members of the Business Analysis team.

Essential Criteria:

As a Business Analyst, the ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate:

  • Collaboration with the project and other teams when working on large/multiple projects in a challenging environment.
  • Experienced in requirements elicitation using an extensive range of techniques and have extensive experience of requirements gathering, validating, prioritising and managing.
  • Modelling more advanced and complex situations across more than one business function or programme using appropriate skills, techniques, and models.
  • Influencing stakeholders and managing stakeholder relationships effectively, building long term strategic relationships.
  • Communicating effectively, clearly, and regularly with all stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.

Qualifications:

Must be working towards:-

BCS (ISEB) accreditation in a module that contributes to one of the following diplomas:

  • BCS (ISEB) Diploma in Business Analysis

or,

  • BCS (ISEB) Diploma in Solution Development

or,

  • Have appropriate Business Analysis experience.

For more detailed information on the duties and requirements, as well as to apply, click the APPLY button below!

In return we offer you:

✔Hybrid working in an organization voted top in the UK for work-life balance

✔A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 27%

✔A choice of working patterns *for every role* full-time, part-time, job-share.

✔Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)

✔Employee Assistance Programmes

✔Diversity Network Groups

✔Mental Health Allies

✔Civil Service Sports and Social club

✔Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays

For more information about this role and to apply, please click the APPLY button to be taken to Civil Service Jobs.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £31,055.00-£35,286.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
  • Flexitime
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay
  • Wellness programme
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester

Application deadline: 20/04/2023

Business Analyst
Office for National Statistics

http://www.ons.gov.uk
Newport, United Kingdom
Ian Diamond
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
1996
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