Overview
A Lead Business Analyst will have a good understanding of strategic arenas, leading large/complex projects. Strong people management, mentoring and coaching skills. Able to develop best practice and assist with communities of practice. Ensuring outcomes are aligned to service vision/ business strategy by connecting the current/future business models whilst 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 a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve outcomes. Lead effective communications to support design, build and delivery teams which meet user needs and business objectives.
Due to business requirements this post is available on a full time/flexible working basis. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from the widest diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.
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Role specifics
A Lead Business Analyst in Migration and Borders will have a good understanding of strategic arenas and will lead large and complex projects. You will have functional and people management responsibilities and mentor others in the Business Analysis community.
You will help to develop best practice and assist with communities of practice activities (internally and across government). You will also make sure outcomes are aligned with the service vision and business strategy by connecting the current and future business models and delivering to the future business architecture strategy. You will also support and inform product iteration, evolution and optimisation.
You will build and own your stakeholder relationships, often forming strategic relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally. You will challenge constructively and act as a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose. You will lead effective communication with all stakeholders to support design, build and delivery teams in meeting user needs and business objectives.
Responsibilities
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
* Defining, planning and leading Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments. This will include providing recommendation and rationale to programme/project leads to critically shape project scope and to the Principal Business Analyst to accurately and dynamically inform resource planning across the Profession.
* Working with the Head of Role to develop and embed clear and consistent Business Analysis standards, guidance and templates across the profession.
* Understanding and defining the problem to be solved and ensuring strategic decision-making supports business outcomes as well as 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 is focused on the right solution to deliver business value.
* Advising the business around which metrics to put in place to ensure the product is adding business value and to identify service improvement opportunities.
* Modelling complex processes/procedures using established techniques with understanding of their purpose and importance.
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