Opencast
Business Analyst - Senior Consultant (Contract)
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Want to solve meaningful problems?
Are you looking to make a positive impact in your work? Do you want to work in an environment where you can grow, while solving problems to help improve government, healthcare and private sector services?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business. As a Business Analyst, you’ll listen, ask questions and turn needs into plans using strong analysis, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
The role
You’ll lead business analysis activities within projects and be responsible for planning and achieving deliverables for our clients.
You'll provide expert advice to our consultants and contribute towards building the BA community at Opencast.
You'll ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards and procedures while working on client.
Applicants must currently hold active Security Clearance (SC)
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Essential experience
To succeed in this role, you will have experience as a business analyst across different industries and/or clients. You will also ensure BA activities and outcomes align across multiple work streams and/or projects. Please show how you have:
- Experience working in UK central government, delivering services to GDS / UK Service Standard guidelines.
- Analysed and evaluated complex business systems and processes to recommend improvement opportunities or change initiatives.
- Planned and executed the business analysis deliverables to meet the objectives of a project.
- Delegated and managed the tasks of others.
- Successfully worked within unfamiliar industries and/or clients and quickly adapted to understand the business domain and project needs.
- Built meaningful and lasting relationships with stakeholders to elicit and manage requirements and facilitate the path to delivery.
- Shaped the requirements management approach, including methodology, tools, and processes to enable successful delivery and value.
- Used a variety of BA techniques to solve complex problems and present ideas to stakeholders.
- Coached junior members of a team, sharing your knowledge of best practice and ways of working.
- Experience working in agile delivery teams
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Salary
Inside IR35 - from £550 per day
Where you’ll work
On-site requirement twice a week in Croydon. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.
Want to know more?
Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com
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