**Location:** Liverpool/Newport/Birmingham* Lead business analysis function for major digital initiative within CCS, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs* Work with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Service Designers, UCD, technical architects to define and prioritise requirements* Design and facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, research to gather and validate business needs* Translate business needs into actionable requirements, including user stories, process maps, data flows and acceptance criteria* Advocate industry standards and best practices of business analysis, and mentor junior team members* Support the Deputy Director of Digital Delivery and Capability in development of business cases, benefit realisation plan and impact assessments* Collaborate with Policy, Commercial and Operations teams to ensure e2e service design, delivery and improvements* Contribute to agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning and retros* Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders including suppliers* Ensure business analysis work adheres to GDS standards and supports service assessments* Own stakeholder relationships at senior levels; develop and maintain a strategic view of the business and policy context and how business analysis activities contribute to it.* Proven experience as a Lead/ Senior BA working on digital delivery programs in complex environments with a strong understanding of business analysis techniques, including process modelling, requirements engineering and stakeholder engagement in an agile environment* Strong communication and facilitation skills, with an ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders* Familiarity with Gov.UK design principles, GDS standards, Service Assessments and Agile delivery lifecycle* Aware of the wider digital economy and advances in technology such Artificial* Intelligence (AI); understand how these impact on a government context.* Certification in Business Analysis (BCS) or Agile (Scrum, SAFe) * Experience with digital tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Lucid* Requirements definition and management* Stakeholder relationship management* Agile working* Competitive salary* Generous pension scheme* A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus* Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location* Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)* Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidaysCrown Commercial Service (CCS) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK. With over 800 staff, we help thousands of public and third sector buyers in the UK with billions of pounds of spending each year. We have a wide range of commercial agreements to help our customers buy what they need, when they need it - saving time and money.
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