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Interim IS Business Analyst Reference no: Merseyside BL TCL 359365 Pay rate £24.10 per hour PAYE This opening assignment is for 2-3 months NVPPV Level 3 NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 3 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure. The Business Analyst is responsible for investigating and analysing different aspects of the force’s business activities, recommending changes to make those activities more efficient, and coordinating the implementation of those changes. The Business Analyst is also responsible for identifying where and how automation could improve existing business processes, and for managing the implementation of that automation Key responsibilities:

• Serve as the conduit between the business users across the force and the technical staff in the ICT department and associated external organisations.
• Liaise with managers and users of existing systems to understand the business requirements and the existing business processes and procedures.
• Coordinate their planned work with the Force’s overall business improvement plan created by the Corporate Support Department.
• Identify areas for improvement by analysing the existing processes, discussing the requirements with management and operators, and comparing the business processes with those used in other organisations.
• Recommend improvements to business processes to cut out unnecessary steps, remove duplicated or wasted effort and reduce the time and effort needed to complete those processes.
• In conjunction with the ICT department and suppliers of IT systems, specify and document the IT solutions needed to automate business processes.
• Manage the projects to implement changes to business processes and any associated automation of business processes.
• Document and enumerate the outcome and the resources used before and after the proposed changes and automation of business processes.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of the team assigned to each of the projects.
• Undertake all responsibilities relating to information management, data quality, information sharing, intelligence and information security in accordance with the ACPO Guidance on the Management of Police Information in order to achieve compliance with the Statutory Code of Practice

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in computing or related subjects, although other degrees, and equivalent work experience will be considered.

• An in-depth knowledge of IT applications and capabilities, particularly Business Process Management software used to help automate business processes.
• In-depth knowledge of ICT applications & software
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the role of Business Analyst
• Project management experience to allow them to manage the projects required to implement their recommendations
• Experience of project management
• Specific working history within IT-based organisation(s)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, staff and technical specialist inside and outside the force.
• Flexible, well-tested, strong communications skills (cross-media)
• Proven business analysis skills: the post holder must be able to demonstrate an extensive track record in the analysis, automation and improvement of business processes in a large and diverse organisation.
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into process maps and specifications.
• Possess a full clean driving license on appointment

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:ALD If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via [email protected] but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: Merseyside BL TCL 359365

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