Details
Reference number
427142
Salary
£61,250 - £76,671
A Market Supplement of 25% is attached to the role.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Grade 7
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
Digital, Data and Technology
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Westminster, London
About the job
Job summary
The Digital and Data division brings together the delivery, data, and user centred design functions within the directorate. Professionals within these functions work as part of agile and dynamic multi-disciplinary teams delivering products and services designed to meet the needs of users.
Job description
As a Senior Business Analyst within UKEF, the post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure digital change initiatives deliver solutions that meet UKEF business needs, objectives, as well as users' needs. They will be expected to provide the 'bridge' between the business and technology, acting as an advocate for the business whilst supporting the technology, development, and project management teams.
The post holder will actively contribute to the UKEF Business Analysis Community, be one of 4 Senior Business Analysts who report to the Lead Business Analyst and role model up-coming Business Analyst.
The role sits within the User Centre Design Team and you will be joining an inclusive and supportive team were BAs work in close collaboration with other UCD professions.
Main Activities:
A senior business analyst has a good understanding of strategic arenas and leads large or complex projects
The job holder will be expected to:
* Provide analysis support to change initiatives (project and non-project work whose objectives are to change the way the organisation uses technology to achieve their business goals).
* Engage stakeholders – at all levels of the business – to understand business goals, elicit requirements/user needs using various techniques such as holding workshops, carrying out interviews, job shadowing and other requirements gathering techniques.
* Challenge and document requirements/user needs so that all the necessary stakeholders – which includes business users, IT developers, IT testers and potentially external solution providers – can understand and use them to complete their responsibilities as part of the change initiative.
* Carry out an analysis of the functional and non-functional requirements (what the business wants to do and how they want to do it) in order to
* understand and advise on the impact of required change on existing systems.
* understand and advise on the potential changes to business roles, organisation and process.
* understand and advise on the impact on the corporate data.
* identify solution options.
* design new functionality.
* specify changes to existing functionality.
* potentially provide the information as a basis for an Invitation to Tender.
* Use a variety of techniques to model.
* Business processes.
* Data and the relationships between data entities.
* Business activities.
* Produce clear and concise:
* Problem statements.
* As-is and to-be processes.
* A clear statement of the impact on roles, function, and data.
* Potential solution options including costs and benefits.
* Statement of the impact of the change on the existing IT estate.
* Provide support to the development or procurement and quality assurance processes.
* Ensure recommended solutions are fully aligned with business requirements.
* Provide support to the Delivery Manager during scope and objectives definition as well as project estimation and planning.
* Provide expert level advice and guidance to Business Analysts and others in methods and approaches to requirements analysis and solution definition.
* Provide estimates for the work they carry out.
* Provide input on the definition of standards, guidance and methods for Business Analysis and associated areas.
* Formulate the strategy, approach, and techniques in order to elicit business requirements.
* Provide support for the definition and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture.
* Produce and maintain the appropriate documentation through the project and development lifecycle.
* Work and collaborate with researchers and designers
* Contribute to BA community of practice and lead community activities within a business area
* Provide ongoing support and liaison with business requirement stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring any new requirements or changes to requirements are dealt with according to change control processes.
* Contribute to the user centred design community.
This list is not exhaustive; you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business need.
Person specification
Essential
The role is aligned with and assessed against the Business analyst - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for a Senior Business Analyst and Success Profiles - GOV.UK
Qualifications
* British Computer Society (BCS) certification in Business Analysis, equivalent or formally trained in business and systems analysis. (A)
Knowledge
* Business analysis. You can investigate problems and analyse options for new and existing services. You know how to provide recommendations to solutions. You can work with stakeholders to identify objectives, opportunities, and potential benefits available. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Business improvement process. You know how to analyse current services and processes and can identify, design, and implement opportunities to optimise these. You can help to evaluate and establish requirements using relevant techniques such as gap analysis. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Business modelling including data and process modelling. You can use a wide range of techniques to model situations confidently. You know how to gain the necessary agreement needed from subject matter experts and stakeholders, ensuring they review the results to fix any issues. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Enterprise and business architecture. You can contribute to the creation and maintenance of the target operating model and identify the impact on operational service. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Agile working. You can identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes. You know how to help the team to decide the best approach. You can help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP), print and scope (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
Skills/Ability
* Stakeholder relationship management. You know how to identify important stakeholders, tailoring communication to their needs, and work with teams to build relationships while also meeting user needs. You can take opposing views to reach consensus. You understand how to work with stakeholders and contribute to improving these relationships, using evidence to explain decisions made. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Workload management. Ability to plan and manage a diverse and complex workload, keeping sight of priorities and target dates. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Communication skills. High standard of communication in writing and with diagrams with the ability communicate complexity to all levels of stakeholders. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
Experience
* Digital perspective. You can apply a digital understanding to your work from your experience in an IT background using a wide range of technologies and applications. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
* Requirements definition and management. You can facilitate the setting of business priorities for change initiatives of high complexity. You know how to lead on requirements analysis and take responsibility for the investigation and implementation of changes to programme scope. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) (A, I)
Desirable
Qualifications
* Business Process Modelling Notation certification.
* Agile certification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of available commercial software. For example, financial systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, reporting and web publishing tools.
Experience
* Financial sector experience, worked as the Business Analyst on major projects which have had significant financial components.
* Use and understanding of:
* MS Client Server.
* MS SQL.
* Oracle/SQL server.
* Fidelity ACBS.
* Aptitude
* MS Office 365.
* MS Visio
Other requirements
* Chartered IT professional (CITP).
Qualifications
British Computer Society (BCS) certification in Business Analysis, equivalent or formally trained in business and systems analysis.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Delivering at Pace
* Leadership
* Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Delivering at Pace
* Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Case Study - a 10-minute case study supplied to you on the day of your interview
* Technical Questions relating to the role
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £61,250, UK Export Finance contributes £17,744 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
All applications will be sifted against our essential criteria outlined in the personal specification.
* Qualification - British Computer Society (BCS) certification in Business Analysis, equivalent or formally trained in business and systems analysis.
* Behaviour statement - 250-word statement for each behaviour (Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace)
* Statement of suitability - you should fully articulate in 750 words how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the Information Pack.
For the initial sift your application will be evaluated against:
* Experience - Application and Statement of Suitability
* Behaviours - 250-word statement for each behaviour (Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace)
In the event of a large number of applications there will be a pre-sift on the following non-negotiable essential criteria:
* Agile working. You can identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes. You know how to help the team to decide the best approach. You can help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP), print and scope (Relevant skill level: practitioner)
* Workload management. Ability to plan and manage a diverse and complex workload, keeping sight of priorities and target dates. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)
* Requirements definition and management. You can facilitate the setting of business priorities for change initiatives of high complexity. You know how to lead on requirements analysis and take responsibility for the investigation and implementation of changes to programme scope. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)
If you are successful following the sift stage, you will be invited to an initial interview; this will include the following assessment:
* Behaviours/Experience- a formal panel interview where you will be interviewed across all four behaviours highlighted.
* Technical - you will be assessed across your technical expertise and acumen, in relation to the essential criteria
* Case Study - a 10-minute case study supplied to you on the day of your interview
* Technical Questions relating to the role
Details of interview panel members will be e-mailed to all successful candidates who are invited for interview.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
* Name : UKEF Recruitment Team
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Further information
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