Seeking a skilled, enthusiastic, and capable business analyst who is willing to work in an internal consultancy manner, must have expereince of the major local authority services e..g housing, ASC, children’s etc.
* Proven ability to work in project teams and manage work, using a structured, data-driven approach to set programme direction, encourage this approach in others and be able to clearly present information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
* Responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of work projects, ensuring programme deliverables are met. Able to align strategy with operations and comfortable 'rolling your sleeves up' to achieve deliverables.
* Proven change management and improvement experience within local government and/or consultancy with sound knowledge of quality and improvement approaches such as design thinking, process improvement and systems thinking.
* Knowledge and experience of leading and delivering complex change programmes in local government and associated settings to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency.
* Excellent interpersonal, analytical, facilitation and problem-solving skills with a proven ability to effectively manage projects and programmes, work to deadlines and lead teams.
* Ability to build and maintain lasting, trust-based relationships
* Appreciation for how change can be better supported using data and digital technology
* Understanding of financial accounting and flow accounting / cost-to-serve models is desirable Expert user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Local government and/or public services background is essential
* Ability to effectively communicate ideas, findings and complex technical concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences Ability to work simultaneously on numerous projects with varying scopes
* Willing to work with a cross-functional and highly collaborative team