Ministry of Justice UK
Senior Business Analyst (Ref: 19623)
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Senior Business Analyst (Ref: 19623)
As a Business Analyst
Job Summary
This position is based nationally.
Job Description
As a Business Analyst, your core purpose will be to act as the bridge between the business and the technical team. This involves:
- Identifying the requirements of a service.
- Defining the benefits for the user and translating these into actionable requirements for the development team.
- Working iteratively with the business and technical teams to:
- Clarify ambiguity.
- Resolve issues.
- Assist with additional functionality across the service development lifecycle.
You will:
- Apply experience in a variety of elicitation methods, advising your team on the most appropriate methods for stakeholders and scenarios.
- Have the opportunity to grow management capabilities and manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Evolve into a leading voice within the business analysis community.
Essential Skills and Experience
Experience of working in a large digital organisation, or a demonstrable understanding of how large digital organisations operate in this context.
- Previous experience working across senior technical and business stakeholders, ensuring:
- Requirements are understood.
- Acceptance criteria are aligned.
- Proven ability to manage product lifecycles, ensuring full alignment with wider departmental strategy.
- Experience in analysing large amounts of complex information to produce clear solutions.
- Successfully managed other Business Analysts by:
- Quality-assuring work.
- Providing mentorship to improve outcomes.
Person Specification (Key Requirements)
To be successful, you should have:
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- Strong facilitation skills that bridge:
- Technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Experience in problem-solving and delivering work efficiently with others.
- Ability to make decisions within agreed parameters.
- Strong communication skills.
Application Process and Assessment Criteria
The following areas of the Success Profile Framework will be assessed:
Experience
- Demonstrate during the application process.
Key Behaviours (at SEO Level)
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical Skills
During the interview, you will be assessed against the Government Digital and Data (GDD) Capability Framework:
- Context, problem, and option analysis
- Defining and managing business needs, user needs, and requirements
- Duplicate section content omitted as it repeats assessment criteria.
Benefits
- Annual Salary: £42,914
- Pension Contribution: £12,432 towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
- Access to Learning and Development
- Flexible Working Options to enhance work-life balance.
- Culture: Encourages inclusion and diversity.
- Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- Annual Leave with Public Holidays included.
- Season Ticket Advance
Security Requirements
Successful candidates must:
- Undergo a criminal record check.
- Complete baseline personnel security standard checks if they handle government assets.
Nationality Requirements
This vacancy is open to:
- UK nationals.
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland.
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK.
- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, including family members with settled or pre-settled status via the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS).
- Individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain who are eligible for EUSS by 31 December 2020.
- Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals with the right to work in the Civil Service. More details
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Working for the Civil Service
- Follows the Civil Service Code, setting behaviour standards.
- Recruitment based on merit, fairness, and openness as per the Civil Service Commission’s principles.
- Supports diversity and equal opportunities, including:
- A Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for eligible candidates.
- Embraces initiatives like Great Place to Work for Veterans.
Support and Further Information
- Feedback is only provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
- Candidates should save their job application before closing.
- Contact:
- Recruitment Enquiries:
- Email: sscl.recruitment@resourcing
- Telephone: 0345 241 5359
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