Business Analyst

The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It will provide corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).

Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.

Find Out More

We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/departmentforenergysecurityandnetzero?

You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/desnz-careers/

We are looking for hard-working, forward-thinking people with strong interpersonal and analytical skills who enjoy working collaboratively with others to solve problems.

We are a small but growing team with a strong sense of community. We care about the way we work, how we treat each other, the quality of our services and how we make a difference for our customers.

This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career and develop your skills within a supportive and encouraging team. We are passionate about career development and offer a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. We have partnerships with leaders in professional development, such as Pluralsight and CITF.

Read more about ICS Digital on https://beisdigital.blog.gov.uk/

As a Business Analyst, you will explore ideas for change, suggesting solutions and guiding them through to completion.
Key responsibilities for the role:

• You will investigate reported problems to understand their root causes, scale and level of impact;
• You will evidence the need for change and show how proposed solutions provide value;
• You will collaborate with business representatives and users to agree scope and priorities for change;
• You will work closely with technical and business colleagues in agile teams to deliver change that best meets user needs;
• You will use your technical skills to define requirements and to produce models to aid common understanding;
• You will share your knowledge and embrace continuous improvement to grow our community.

Skills and experience

Essential Criteria:

We would love to hear from you if you have experience in:

• Investigating, analysing and solving problems and making evidence-based decisions;
• Identifying users and assessing the level of engagement needed for successful collaboration;
• Capturing evidence-based user needs and converting these into functional and non-functional requirements;
• Modelling business and data views (existing, conceptual, proposed) to aid common understanding;
• Identifying new and alternative approaches to performing business activities and opportunities for improvement or automation.

Desirable Criteria:

It would also be beneficial if you have experience of:

• Delivering change in a collaborative team using agile principles;
• Knowledge of requirements management and its benefits;
• Using business architecture to inform your analysis;
• Demonstrated commitment to developing BA skills, knowledge and experience.

It is unusual that all candidates will meet all the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the HEO role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you!

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

• Business analysis

  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/business-analyst–2#business-analyst

• Requirements definition and management

  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/business-analyst–2#business-analyst

• Business modelling

  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/business-analyst–2#business-analyst

• Business process improvement

  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/business-analyst–2#business-analyst

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Job contact :

• Name : Elaine Sloan
• Email : peopleanddevelopment@beis.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk