Business Analyst
24/02/2023, 12:00
Business Analyst
Leek Wootton
Fixed Term Contract (Until March 2024)
Full Time
Salary £43,254 - £48,546
The closing date for this post is 12 noon on 8th February 2023
Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.
The main purpose of the role is to perform upfront analysis on a project to determine its feasibility and business benefit realisation.
Collaborate with project and business stakeholders at all levels to understand their problems / underlying issues and capture, define and agree business requirements, business process workflows, system and data requirements.
Help identify and articulate option for solutions that meet the business requirements.
Apply typical Business Analyst thinking and outputs to produce process maps, use cases, functional and non-functional requirements and other supporting documentation to enable change decision making.
Support Business Case development and work collaboratively with project and change management teams to ensure a project/task meets the stated business requirements and design.
Main Responsibilities:
Understanding business needs as they relate to a potential change and establishing required business outcomes to attain the support of key stakeholders for business proposals and sign off for business cases.
Gathering, identifying and documenting business requirements including through the facilitation of workshops and meetings.
Act as the conduit between the Change Programme and the business to ensure that the deliverables meet the requirements, including undertaking gap analysis and other industry methodologies/standard tools, along with identifying opportunities where new and existing technologies can be used to improve business efficiency and service performance.
Business process modelling and improvement to support a proposed change and to maximise efficiency, effectiveness, cost savings and value for money.
Recommend business functions and processes for investigation and analysis based on business knowledge and understanding of business performance.
Assess / recommend the feasibility of new and innovative approaches and/or technologies to solving business problems and addressing areas of poor performance or complex operational demands.
Creating functional and non-functional specifications / requirements for new systems and processes.
Facilitating communication between vendors or third parties and the force for a proposed change, identifying possible conflicts between the vendor/third party and user requirements in order to advise senior staff/officers.
Liaise with project personnel to ensure that the final deliverables of a task or project meet the stated business requirements and have been delivered and measured against original design specifications.
Identifying and quantifying business benefits and benefit realisation at the earliest point in projects/programmes, to maximise the return on investment, and assess the risk, cost and benefits of any change proposals.
Support user acceptance testing.
To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required.
Knowledge:
Business analysis recognised qualification (Level 5) such as BCS accreditation in Business Analysis, ISEB diploma in Business analysis or Business at Practitioner level. Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABoK).
Understanding of lean methodologies and principles.
Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data quality and collaborative usage.
In depth knowledge of change management in Transformation Programmes
Experience:
Demonstrable experience of process mapping and process re-engineering.
Experience of translating business requirements into detailed functional design using UML (Use-Cases, Activity/State Diagrams, Process Mapping, Work Shops).
Significant experience in requirements gathering and requirements elicitation and prioritisation with business stakeholders and the delivery team including functional, non-functional and technical requirements.
Workshop facilitation for both business and technical teams.
Demonstrable experience of a good organisational approach to work and prioritisation of activity.
Experience of conceptualisation and solution definition in line with target operating model.
Experience of designing testing of ICT systems/applications.
Experience of working with user stories and agile processes would be useful, as would a degree in IT, although this is not essential.
Key Skills:
Consulting skills, with change management concepts and strategies.
Strong analytical skills, ability to understand problem domain and express complexity in clear terms to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Translating technical issues and solutions to end users.
Stakeholder engagement and change management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent research and analysis skills with an innovative approach to problem solving and excellent decision-making capabilities.
Innovative, with problem solving and critical reasoning skills.
Actively seeks to find solutions to problems.
Strong interpersonal, leadership, influencing and negotiation skills.
Good presentation skills with the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
You will be required as part of Warwickshire Police recruitment process to successfully complete vetting and credit checks.
We support the “Happy to talk flexible working” campaign, which aims to encourage uptake of flexible working for individuals, the flexible working options that may be considered for this role include; Remote working.
Why work for Warwickshire Police?
Warwickshire Police has gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative force, responsible for policing a large diverse, multi-cultural population.
If you are looking for a fresh challenge which offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, variety and the chance to broaden your experience, then Warwickshire Police is the force for you.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Warwickshire Police are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the Constabulary, where communities are under-represented, including those from minority ethnicity communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBTQ+ communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.
All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.
Recruitment and Selection Policy
Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the selection process, will be offered the role over the remaining internal and external applicants.
Police Barred and Advisory lists
Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.
Vetting and safeguarding
Warwickshire Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.
This vacancy is closed to applications.
