Strategic Capability Lead (Home Office Digital) - Product, Delivery & Architecture at UK Home Office
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A Lead Business Analyst will have a good understanding of strategic arenas, leading large/complex projects. Strong people management, mentoring and coaching skills. You will develop best practice and assist with communities of practice. Outcomes aligned to service vision and business strategy by connecting current/future business models while delivering future business architecture strategy. Support and inform iteration, evolution and optimisation.
Strong stakeholder management skills, forming strategic relationships with senior stakeholders. Challenge constructively, acting as critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve outcomes. Lead effective communications to support design, build and delivery teams that meet user needs and business objectives.
We’re recruiting Digital, Data and Tech professionals to join the Home Office, working in a wide range of roles. Watch this video to hear from members of the team talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here.
What You’ll Do
* Defining, planning and leading Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments, providing recommendation and rationale to programme/project leads.
* Working with the Head of Role to develop and embed clear Business Analysis standards, guidance and templates across the profession.
* Understanding and defining the problem to be solved, ensuring strategic decision‑making supports business outcomes and user needs.
* Planning and leading significant areas of Business Analysis delivery, owning the challenge and driving through to conclusions.
* Developing a specialist area and delivering coaching and mentoring to staff within this area to develop their Business Analysis, professional skill set, confidence and strategic thinking. Overseeing the work of other Business Analysts to ensure work focuses on right solution for business value.
* Advising the business on metrics to put in place to ensure the product adds business value and to identify service improvement opportunities.
* Modelling complex processes/procedures using established techniques with understanding of their purpose and importance.
Essential skills
* Building strong, strategic relationships with the ability to negotiate and influence individuals and groups.
* Collaborating with user researchers and championing user research to focus on all users. Defining approaches to understand the user story.
* Recent experience delivering technology solutions.
* Strategic thinking skills, turning long‑term goals and business outcomes into strategic and tactical solutions.
* Guiding your team to decide the best approach, visualise outcomes, prioritise work and agree minimum viable product.
* Eliciting requirements and leading investigations and implementing changes to programme scope.
Benefits
* Meaningful Work: Contribute to critical national security and public service initiatives.
* Career Growth: Benefit from tailored development frameworks and professional communities.
* Flexible Working: Hybrid work options.
* Diversity and Inclusion: Celebrate unique backgrounds and talents.
* Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.
* Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (30 with service), 8 public holidays, 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
* Learning and development: Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
* Recognition and inclusion: Culture championing diversity, enhanced parental leave, annual bonuses, recognition awards.
Additional Information
* SC clearance required. Must have been resident in the UK for at least five years.
* Cannot sponsor visas.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment Type: Full‑time
* Job Function: Information Technology, Strategy/Planning, Analyst
* Industries: Technology, Information & Media, IT System Data Services, IT System Testing and Evaluation
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