Warwickshire County Council are looking for Business Analysts to expand our established team within the Portfolio Management Office.

We are looking for Business Analysts to:

• Work alongside Project Managers to drive through projects
• Investigate problems and opportunities in existing and new services
• Produce diagrams, wireframes and simple prototypes
• Understand the business and ensure the needs are met
• Analyse and visualise statistical data to facilitate good decision making
• Continuously improve our processes, systems and way of working
• Proactively give feedback based on your expertise
• Discover and learn relevant new skills and apply them to solve real-world problems
• Contribute to accurate, useful and accessible documentation
• Present to peers, stakeholders and senior management
• Collect requirements and run user workshops

Key Skills and Experience Required

• Experience in a Business Analyst role using project and analysis techniques and supporting tools for requirement definition and documentation
• Strong analytical skills, ability to understand problems and express the complexity of them in clear terms to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of BA methodologies
• Ability to take the initiative, be assertive and think strategically.
• Ability to deliver quality in a fast-paced environment.
• Aptitude for multi-tasking, working to emerging & tight timelines.
• Excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Facilitation and interview skills.
• Capable of prioritising and managing own workload.
• Quality focus and attention to detail.

Why work for us?

Working at the Council means your work impacts throughout Warwickshire. You will be able to apply your knowledge and expertise in a way that matters to communities and helps Warwickshire to succeed and thrive.

In return we offer our pledge to you:

• Excellent opportunities for personal development and career progression.
• A clear and transparent pay structure linked to career progression and professional development.
• Other great benefits include generous annual leave, including bank holiday allowances and an extra day.

If you are keen to be part of this ambitious and dynamic service, please contact Jane Tarver Delivery Lead Portfolio Management Office by [email protected] or telephone on 01926 412445

The positions are offered as Full Time but applicants wishing Part Time work will be considered

We work flexibly either in the office or from home but due to the nature of the work the successful candidate may be required to attend project meetings in and around Warwickshire. Our base is in Warwick itself.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click on the link below:

Business Analyst

Additional Information

** Previous applicants need not apply**

Closing Date: 29th August 2023.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.

Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on [email protected] including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [email protected] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more