Job Description

The newly created Department for Business and Trade brings together the business focused functions of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT). Our joint expertise in trade and business provides us with a unique opportunity to unleash the power of UK businesses, reform regulation to reduce burdens and unlock post-Brexit freedoms.



About the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

We are the Department for economic growth, supporting business to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.

We\'re looking for Business Analysts (BAs) to join our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team to shape, deliver and improve our products and services in line with the Department\'s vision to champion open and fair trading that drives growth, creates better jobs and higher wages, and improves living standards in this country and round the world.

This role is available in seven UK locations and can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas. Most DBT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average. Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role and can only be discussed with successful candidates. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DBT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

Find out about life at DBT, our benefits and meet the team by watching our recruitment video, visiting our website or reading our blog!

Responsibilities

Our Business Analysts identify and draw upon a variety of evidence to define, analyse and document challenging business problems and user needs. They lead on mapping how user and organisational needs align with the business architecture and fit with the service vision and business strategy.

You will be working in a multi-disciplinary team on complex, fast-moving, and innovative projects. Your role will be to make sure product decisions are based on a sound business analysis by working closely with service owners, and product and delivery teams.

Within DDaT, we encourage our Business Analysts to challenge constructively and act as a critical friend to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose, while facilitating collaboration and effective communication with all stakeholders to support the design, build and delivery of products and services that meet user needs.

You will support the Head of Profession to build a sustainable, diverse, and engaged Business Analyst community within DBT who work together towards a common goal and share ideas openly, establishing standards and consistency to support rapid delivery through sharing and learning from one another.

Main responsibilities

• Articulate business and user problems, identifying opportunities and ways to address them and providing recommendations.
• Manage the analysis of business requirements and user needs related to all aspects of the service(s) you are supporting.
• Work with the relevant Service Owner, Product Manager and Delivery Manager to assess how the requirements should inform the team\'s activities.
• Conduct business process analysis and re-engineering where applicable and write and edit the relevant documentation.
• Articulate business and user problems, identifying opportunities and ways to address these problems and providing recommendations.
• Apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to ensure that the team\'s plans and objectives are achieved.
• Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions and ensure they are sufficiently tested and meet business and user needs
• Contribute to an active and supportive Community of Practice

Essential Skills and Experience

You will need to have demonstrable skills and experience of:

• Agile Working Skills: You apply agile methodology to your work and can help the team decide the best approach to delivery
• Business Analysis: You apply a structured business analysis approach to investigate and assess complex business problems and opportunities and inform both tactical decision making and strategic plans
• Requirements Definition & Management: You apply a structured approach to requirements definition and management for complex change initiatives and ensure requirements traceability throughout their lifecycle. You can coordinate and review the prioritisation of requirements and engage in the negotiation of solutions to help meet business objectives and user needs
• Stakeholder Management: You can communicate with stakeholders at all levels, focusing on user and business needs. You can tailor and apply communication strategies to build relationships and work to resolve conflict where needed
• Process Management: You can model business processes at all levels of complexity, including the use of systems analysis, and identify opportunities to improve business performance. You can support the analysis, design, prioritisation and implementation of process changes, and support business process testing and usability evaluations
• Ways of Working: You can collaborate effectively with other DDaT roles within a multi-disciplinary delivery team and assess the effect of proposed solutions on users

Desirable Skills and Experience

This isn\'t necessary but would be ideal if you have:

• Have experience of working at portfolio level or across multiple products

Personal Attributes and Skills

The ideal candidate is:

• Proactive
• Adaptable to confidently engage key stakeholders from different functions from across DBT.
• A critical thinker

Benefits

• Extensive learning and development tailored to your role, with budget for training, qualifications or professional membership of a recognised body
• An environment with flexible, hybrid working options such as condensed hours
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual leave starting at 25 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 30 days with service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Employee benefits programme offering retail discounts, a season ticket loan for public transport, and a cycle to work scheme

How to Apply

Apply by clicking APPLY NOW.

The Department for Business and Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Click through to apply and find out more.

Unless otherwise specified, all interviews are currently being held online. Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

Sift will take place week commencing: 28 th August 2023

Interviews will take place week commencing: 11 th September 2023

Please notes these dates are indicative and may be subject to change.

As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV (no more than 2 pages). AND a cover letter or a personal statement describing your interest in the role and how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria

At the sift stage for this role, we will assess your CV and personal statement against the essential skills and experience listed above, so please ensure these documents evidence these criteria. Your personal statement must be a maximum of 900 words. You can use bullet points and subheadings if you prefer. As well as evidencing the criteria you should also touch upon why you\'re interested in DBT and in this role.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct a \'short sift\' and read one element of your application. For this campaign a short sift would be conducted based on: Personal Statement.

How We Interview

At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. A role-specific list of these can be found below.

There will be a technical element within the interview where you will be asked questions about your specific professional skills and knowledge relating directly to the job role.

We will assess you against these Technical Skills during this process:

• Agile working
• Business analysis
• Business modelling
• Business process improvement
• Requirements definition and management
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Systems Analysis
• User experience analysis

Detailed explanations of each Technical Skill can be found on the DDaT Framework.

We will also assess you against the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making effective decisions

Reserve List

Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences. Candidates who pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring will be held on a 12-month reserve list for future appointments . click apply for full job details

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