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Would you enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team in that delivers transformational services across DWP and making a difference to millions of peoples lives?
Are you a skilled & experienced Senior Business Analyst (BA), and able to work with a wide range of stakeholders?
If so, come join our community of over 250 Business Analysts:
We have a number of roles available across our Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield hubs.
As a Senior BA within DWP Digital you will drive the business analysis activities and lead teams in the delivery of service improvements.
You will use your Agile experience, translating business and user needs into deliverables working collaboratively to define and achieve value outcomes.
You will work with senior business and project stakeholders and will facilitate the setting of project priorities in line with strategic and business goals.
You will be a leading figure within the BA community and will play an instrumental role in our active & dynamic Community of Practice.
You will be encouraged to continually grow your management capabilities and will support colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development in line with business needs and strategic direction.
Job description
As a Senior Business Analyst working within DWP Digital these are some of the things you will be doing:
You will work on large, complex products or services, or across a number of products or services simultaneously.
Lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to effectively understand business problems and user needs within large complex products or services.
Regularly communicate effectively across senior technical and business stakeholders, ensuring the understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria is aligned.
Understand the business processes and activities that impact and that are impacted by the product or service whilst developing an understanding of how the product or service aligns with the wider strategy of the department.
Lead BA activities and initiatives and champion continual learning & development within the BA community.
Be a leading member of the BA community, taking on leadership and line management responsibilities of BAs. Additionally, you will play a significant role in capability building and recruitment when required.
Encourage and promote Agile methodologies, setting standards across the function and working to educate the BA teams working across the functions on Agile principles, methods and tools to support their development.
Person specification
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact dani.gulam@dwp.gov.uk
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Business Analysis
- Relationship Management
- Requirements definition
Benefits
- An employer pension contribution of up to 27% For further information please click here.
- Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
- Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Salary Information
Pay for this role is from £52,412 to £63,517.
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
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Selection process details
Stage 1: Application
Your application will consist of three parts:
1. A Personal Details application form.
2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
3. Personal statement up to 750 words.
When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:
- Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and driving business analysis activities within complex projects / environments.
- Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations.
- Building and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. You will be provided with one combined overall assessment score for both your CV and Personal Statement.
For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital.
Important Information
- You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
- Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
- If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the Essential Criteria below:
- Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and driving business analysis activities within complex projects / environments.
- Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations.
- Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development.
You will also be required to complete a scenario based exercise. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. This exercise will assess your skills against the following technical skills:
- Business Analysis
- Relationship Management
- Requirements definition
Interview dates to be confirmed.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
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A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via DigitalRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
For further information on reasonable adjustments, terms and conditions and how we recruit visit the How we recruit page.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Dani Gulam
- Email : dani.gulam@dwp.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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