Business Analyst - Ref: RT16222 Walsall, England

Walsall Council

Full Time Walsall, England 32909 - 37261 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Please note when you apply for this post, you will receive an email directing you to complete an online application form on our Walsall Council careers page where you will also be able to download the job description and employee specification.

Business Analyst - Ref: RT16222
Salary: G8 £32,909 - £37,261 per annum
Contract: Two year fixed term

The Walsall Proud Programme team are looking for a talented and tenacious individual who can deliver change in line with the council’s ambitious transformation programme.

As a Business Analyst within the Walsall Proud Programme Team, the post holder will:

Apply business process improvement and reengineering techniques to achieve process efficiencies
Design, organise and facilitate business analysis and transformational change activity and workshops with staff at all levels and external stakeholders, developing a strong understanding of their current and future requirements and the change required to meet future outcomes.
Creatively apply business and technical knowledge to enable, support and review all aspects of change and improvement in the Council’s customer and internal facing processes and services
Engage with customers, staff, and stakeholders to deliver and manage change
Work with service managers to identify new areas of efficiency and better ways of working to enhance the transformational change and progress the Council’s Continuous Improvement Plan
Work with technical teams to gather and engineer solutions requirements, including rapid process improvements
Apply appropriate business analysis techniques to understand and document the AS-IS position of a service, provide recommendations, and model the TO-BE future state operating model elements
Effectively interpret complex data and communicate this via reports and recommendations for business process improvements and change adoption to senior managers

We are looking for strong business analysis skills and experience of leading on the development and delivery of transformational change through the application of business analysis in large organisations.

You will need to hold an industry standards qualification in Business Analysis and be educated to degree level (or clearly demonstrate significant professional experience).

Closing date: 31st March 2023

** Please note we will not be accepting applications from those who have applied for this role in our previous advert **

Please be aware that this is a “rolling advert” and that during this time, applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as part of the shortlisting process. Any candidates that are unsuccessful during either the shortlisting or the interview stages will not be reconsidered if they re-apply during this time. The advert will be closed when all positions are filled.

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

Salary: £32,909.00-£37,261.00 per year

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