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Business Analyst- Department for Transport-SEO

Government Digital & Data -

Full-time (Permanent)
£40,808
Published on
11 July 2024
Deadline
24 July 2024

Business Analyst

Department for Transport

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 24th July 2024

 

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Details

Reference number

361054

Salary

£40,808

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

18 months

Business area

DFT - Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) - Digital, Information & Security Directorate

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Information Technology
Project Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Location

Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds

About the job

Job summary

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join a small team shaping the future of our digital delivery portfolio.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure digital solutions for users aligned to business needs and objectives. You will be expected to provide the ‘bridge’ between the business and technology, acting as an advocate for the business and supporting the delivery team.

Job description

As a Business Analyst, you will:

  • Analyse and understand business problems or opportunities.
  • Undertake research and analysis to understand how a business or business area works, considering the people, organisation, processes, information, data and technology.
  • Identify areas for improvement, explore feasible options, analyse the effects of change and define success measures.
  • Identify and elaborate user and business needs to enable effective design, development and testing of services and business change.
  • Make decisions related to prioritisation and minimum viable product by using analysis led insights.
  • Ensure new products and services meet business and user needs, and are aligned with organisational goals.
  • Understand any business and policy constraints that need to be considered, and assess the implications.

 In return, we can offer you:

  • Access to new and emerging technologies.
  • Varied projects developed in a cloud-first environment.
  • Support and investment to further your training and development.
  • Flexible and hybrid working supporting a healthy work-life balance.
  • Industry-leading pension and employee benefits package.

For further information please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

You will provide business analysis expertise to define and validate digital solutions, products and services, ensuring they are aligned to the programme's objectives.

To be successful in this role you will be a team player who has a passion for delivering a high end service. You will have an analytical mindset, capable of capturing, breaking down and simplifying the information for our stakeholders. You will be a critical thinker able to analyse, prioritise and translate requirements distinctly into user stories.

Additional Information

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Agile Working
  • Business Analysis
  • Requirements Definition and Management

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

This includes:

  • A generous annual leave entitlement.
  • Attractive pension options with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Flexible working.
  • Good career development opportunities.
  • A variety of career paths.
  • Inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply 

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form

In your Personal Statement (1000 words) please provide evidence of how your technical skills and experience make you a good fit for the role, and evidence of your Business Analyst experience, including examples of:

  • Applying structured approaches to identify, investigate, analyse and communicate complex business problems and opportunities, within a defined project.
  • Identifying and comparing the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes.
  • Analysing business goals, objectives, functions and processes, using relevant information and data to support the definition of requirements.
  • Using appropriate management life cycle methods to complete tasks and outputs related to the project.

Sift & Interview Dates 

The sift is due to take place from 25th July 2024.

Interviews are due to take place from 12th August 2024.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview. 

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates. 

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: 

  • An interview.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within. 

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. 

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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