Business Analyst - eDV

Business Analyst
Location: Cheltenham - 3 to 4 days onsite
Duration: 12 Months
Clearance: Applicants must currently hold the highest level of UK Government security clearance "Green badge". This position does not support UKSV/MOD clearances.
Grade: SFIA 3/4
Role Description
The role of the Business Analyst is to support project teams to develop and implement appropriate methodologies for projects. The role holder must be able to communicate well with clients and accurately understand their requirements, as well as being able to work effectively with project teams to deliver collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Skills and experience
A working knowledge and demonstrable experience in all or some of the following areas:
Exemplary stakeholder engagement and management skill
Experience facilitating workshops with wide range of stakeholders
Ability to build strong and lasting relationships with clients at all levels in a business environment
Communications planning and implementation
Requirements Definition & Management skills
Visio – process modelling
Atlassian Suite – Confluence and JIRA
Leadership and Reporting
Experience of waterfall and agile deliveries
Experience of preparing affected business areas for transitioning to new ways of working
Experience of guiding stakeholders through business transformations
Beneficial to have LEAN, Six Sigma or other business improvement methodologies.
Responsibilities
Analysing processes and operations, using appropriate tools and techniques to identify improvements in accordance with client objectives this will include workshop facilitation to engage people gathering inputs to your analysis and sharing ideas and conclusions
Succinctly articulate methodologies and approaches
Baseline business performance and follow through to benefits realisation
Write engaging project summary reports for clients to enable change implementation
Preparing reports and presenting to a range of client stakeholders
Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders in technology-led transformation programmes, across strategy, business design and change management.
Analysing complex problems, designing innovative solutions and communicating them effectively to a wide range of audiences.
Delivering transformational change, with awareness and knowledge of business change models, tools and techniques.
Works iteratively with stakeholders, to identify potential benefits and available options for consideration, and in defining acceptance tests.
Facilitates scoping and business priority setting for change initiatives of medium, size and complexity.
Contributes to the selection of the most appropriate means of representing business requirements in the context of a specific change initiative, ensuring full traceability from Front Door Request to the work delivering the requirements.
Identifies the impact on business requirements of interim (e.g. migration) scenarios as well as the required end position.
Work alongside suppliers and delivery team members to deliver to required timescales and agreed quality.
Provide knowledge transfer to other team members.
Contribute to lessons learned and process improvements.
As an individual
Have delivery experience either as a Business Analysis or comparable role
Be self-motivated and confident, with strong people skills
Be able to gain client trust and identify opportunities for adding further value to the client relationship
A passion for developing technically, professionally and behaviourally.
A collaborative team-player who delivers great results and operates to high standards and business ethics.
An ability to deal with competing tasks and operate successfully even when under pressure.
A strong emotional intelligence with ability to flex your style to suit different stakeholders.
You’ll be confident and self-assured, putting forward your views and conversing effectively with senior stakeholders.
These are business-critical positions and we are looking to arrange interviews as soon as possible. To be considered please apply directly or contact me via email at #####
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