Senior Business Analyst - London - hybrid 3 months+ contract - Enhanced Security Clearance
Please note: Due to the immediate sensitive nature of the project, successful applicants need to hold active Enhanced SC clearance (eSC)
Damia Group is searching for a Senior Business Analyst with Enhanced SC clearance (eSC) for a 3 months + contract inside IR35 with likely rolling extensions, for our client, Global Consultancy to work on a confidential project within Central Government. The Senior Business Analysts will work under the direction of the Client Delivery Manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices.
Daily rate inside IR35 - £550-600 per day
Profile:
* Exceptional business analysis and consulting skills
* Comfort with ambiguity and fast paced change
* Leadership skills and ability to translate concepts appropriately for varied audiences, including C-suite and lead governance fora.
* Proven delivery experience especially with proven ability to direct business change activity.
* Confident working with Central Government processes and methods, including the GDS Service Standard and Technical Code of Practice.
* Governance and Stakeholder Management: Strong client influencing skills and proven ability to manage senior level (e.g. CTO/CIO) relationships. Provides regular progress reports to stakeholders
* Professional, proactive, ‘can-do’ and flexible attitude towards the work required and the teams being worked with.
Responsibilities:
* Onboard and confirm scope and mandate
* Identify and map stakeholders
* Review and assess existing workstream resources, artefacts, plans, and analysis approaches
* Review workstream (Analysis) scope
* Engage stakeholders across workstreams (workshops/interviews)
* Identify critical risks, dependencies, and capability gaps
* Capture lessons learned from prior implementations
* Assess existing analysis ways of working across workstreams
* Co-design the integrated analysis approach.
* Identify resourcing and capability requirements (primary workstream + other workstreams)
* Identify tool and template requirements
* Initiate definition of MVP approach (e.g. big-bang vs iterative releases)
* Validate findings and approach with stakeholders.
* Build the detailed implementation plan for Phase 2 delivery
* Agree handover approach with workstream lead
* Finalise stakeholder mapping and engagement plan
* Present final deliverables
Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.