Job Description

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) would like to invite applications for the post of Senior Business Analyst based in any SFRS premises with current agile working conditions relevant. This is a temporary post for a period of 12 months to provide maternity cover.

This is a full-time post however applications from individuals seeking to work on a part time, job share, or flexible working basis would be considered.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in Business Analysis. The role requires the implementation of a variety of business analyst techniques including requirements analysis & prioritisation, solution scoping & design and development of rigorous business cases.

They will also play a key role in applying techniques that would deliver maximum benefits and protect against negative impacts by ensuring new ICT developments are in line with business objectives.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in Business Analysis. The role requires the implementation of a variety of business analyst techniques including requirements analysis & prioritisation, solution scoping & design and development of rigorous business cases.

They will also play a key role in applying techniques that would deliver maximum benefits and protect against negative impacts by ensuring new ICT developments are in line with business objectives. One of the most client-focused roles, the Senior Business Analyst (SBA) role is a key proponent of business and technology change. The successful candidate is responsible for managing business and technical requirements definition activities, for leading the solution design process, and ultimately for ensuring projects deliver sustainable business benefits. You will define quality standards for analysis and design documentation and ensure that all analytical activities and methods employed on projects are appropriate. You will also elicit and evaluate a diverse range of extremely complex information, deal with business and technical scenarios which may be unclear or problematic and which require extensive analytical, as well as undertaking stakeholder management, skills to resolve issues. You will constructively challenge business thinking during requirements gathering and solution design processes and be responsible for proactively identifying and helping improve business processes using recognised process improvement techniques and tools. The SBA proactively promotes and encourages the adoption of the latest technology, data and business process innovations across the wider organisation to ensure SFRS is ready to embrace the Government\'s Digital agenda.

Previous and extensive experience of using industry standard business analysis techniques, such as structured systems analysis and design method (SSADM) is essential as is at least 5 years\' experience of Business Analysis. You will be self-motivated with the ability to meet agreed deadlines and to effectively plan and schedule your own work and that of others, and you will have excellent problem-solving skills. Candidates must be educated to degree level in a related discipline or have equivalent experience.

You will have excellent communication and inter-personal skills with ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, with experience in stakeholder management at all levels. You must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to produce robust project documentation. You will have experience of working across the entire solutions delivery lifecycle and will have knowledge of cost-benefit analysis or basic financial analysis techniques. Desirable criteria include experience of using UML 2.0, knowledge of benefits management methodologies, PRINCE2 Practitioner or Agile PM Practitioner, and experience of working in the Public Sector.

In addition to the agreed salary, a market allowance is applicable to this post for suitably experienced candidates. Taking account of this market allowance, the potential combined maximum remuneration for this post is \xc2\xa3 56,384. The salary range for this role is SFRS Grade 7 \xc2\xa345,786 - \xc2\xa349,306 per annum, and where applicable a market allowance of \xc2\xa37,078 per annum will also be included.

The market allowance is an additional payment agreed to be paid for an initial two-year period. This allowance is subject to review and may be varied or removed where market pressures change or no longer exist. SFRS Market Allowance Policy outlines the specific criteria relating to the application of market allowance payments and the conditions associated with this. The market allowance will be payable where the appointee is able to demonstrate they are suitably competent, experienced and qualified to undertake the full aspects of the role.

Full details of the role and our recruitment process can be found in the attached information pack.

Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to regular review - in line with the SFRS performance appraisal arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

This post is also subject to the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exemptions) Scotland Order 2013. Therefore, the successful candidate\'s will be subject to a Standard Disclosure record check through Disclosure Scotland.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are committed to being a \xe2\x80\x9cDisability Confident Employer\xe2\x80\x9d and will ensure that all applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role are invited for interview.

If you would like to apply in a different format, please email .

Please note, a fully completed application form must be submitted as SFRS do not accept CVs in support of applications for employment.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service