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Talent Partner at @Opencast (Interim) via SyncD | Founder & Freelance Talent Consultant @TiboTalent
Ready for a new challenge?
Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user‑centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.
The role
You’ll work on complex business challenges to deliver solutions that help our clients achieve their goals. You’ll lead the business analysis activities, be responsible for planning the deliverables and build strategic relationships with senior stakeholders.
You’ll provide expert advice to our consultants and actively enable the development of the BA community at Opencast.
Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.
Applicants must be based within a 40‑mile radius of Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds, as the role requires close collaboration with our teams and regular travel.
Applicants must either currently hold active Security Clearance (SC) or meet the eligibility criteria to obtain it.
Eligibility requires UK citizenship, continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, and no single absence from the UK exceeding 28 consecutive days.
To succeed as a senior consultant BA, you will need to demonstrate experience of working in complex delivery environments with an in-depth knowledge of the software development lifecycle, agile working and user‑centred design.
Please show how you have:
* Worked on major transformation programmes and/or across multiple project workstreams
* Analysed and evaluated complex business systems and processes to recommend improvement opportunities or change initiatives
* Planned and executed the business analysis plan to meet the objectives of a project.
* Delegated and managed the tasks of more junior business analysts
* Successfully worked within unfamiliar industries and/or clients and quickly adapted to understand the business domain and project needs.
* Built meaningful and lasting relationships with stakeholders to elicit and manage requirements and facilitate the path to delivery.
* Shaped the requirements management approach, including methodology, tools, and processes to enable successful delivery and value.
* Used a variety of BA techniques to solve complex problems and present findings to senior stakeholders.
* Coached junior members of a team, sharing your knowledge of best practice and ways of working.
* Worked in a multi‑disciplinary team environment with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, UCD, Test and Development teams
In addition to business analysis skills, there are essential core skills and experience you’ll need to work effectively as a consultant, including:
* Supporting others to help them overcome their own challenges
* Proactively pursuing feedback to improve your work and behaviours
* Contributing to the commercial needs of Opencast
* Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation and negotiation skills
In the interview, we’ll ask you questions that demonstrate this experience. We’ll also ask you questions based around these topics.
Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role. If you don’t have experience of these please do still apply as we can coach you if you join us.
* The Service Standard (UK Government)
* Demonstrated experience or knowledge in agile delivery management and/or product management
If you have experience in these areas, please show them on your CV and we can talk about them at interview.
Senior consultant salary range: £59,001 - £70,000
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Consulting
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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