National Standards Business Analyst Remote
Job description
Join Police Digital Service as a National Standards Business Analyst
The person in this role will work closely with the Standards Lead to manage and develop the data & technical standards service for policing. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team working across a diverse range of technologies and policing programmes. This a key function within PDS and the Analyst will work with policing, the private sector and the Home Office to help establish best practices and standards within UK law enforcement. The role is a combination of technology, governance and analysis in support of the successful and timely delivery of the ambitions described in the National Policing Digital Strategy.
About Police Digital Service
To protect people from harm in our rapidly changing world, police services must not only keep up with technology and business changes but develop capabilities and ways of working that will enable them to adapt to and deal with the complexity of modern criminality.
Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing. Our team provides technical advice and delivers services to help policing and law enforcement organisations across the UK prioritise and focus on technology efforts.
Our vision is to support UK policing to keep people safe, get more from technology investments and make better use of public money, and we’re always on the lookout for great talent to help us achieve this.
Our Values are:
- We value People
- We do the right thing
- We are innovative
- We are one Team
- We are proud and passionate
Why Join us?
- Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge – we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
- Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
- We care about your well-being – we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
- Plan for the future – we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
- Put your mind at rest regarding your health – offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
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Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering -
You can find out more here:
Benefits – Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)
The Role and Responsibilities
- Work with Solution and Enterprise Architects to embed standards into policing systems.
- Create business cases and provide detailed analysis.
- Work with the National Standards Lead to maintain a holistic view of the challenges facing policing and find solutions for them.
- Represent PDS in technical communities, collate feedback to be used in the application of standards.
- Review and provide input into standards that are being developed within policing, government, the private sector and academia.
- Assist in the management of the technical platform that hosts data and technical standards.
- Research latest developments in data and technology that may impact the adoption of standards within Policing.
- Assist in the running of the National Standards Assurance Board (NSAB). The Business Analyst may occasionally step in as the chair of the NSAB when the Standards Lead is unavailable.
- Preparation for the quarterly National Standards Governance Boards.
- Analysis of standards documents and best practice guidance.
- Assisting in the production of funding papers and annual 3rd party reports as required.
- Work directly with policing and the private sector to help them implement data and technical standards into their systems
What you need to succeed in the role
This is a diverse role that will allow the holder flexibility to investigate developing trends within IT (for example the metaverse or application of drones). The successful candidate will need to be able to translate strategy into actions. You should be confident in managing small projects and be able to work with a range of technical and non-technical individuals. You should have the ability to analyse and resolve complex problems.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.
Working Arrangements
This is a remote role
