Business Analyst

Our client are looking for a Business Analyst to support project Teams and implement methodologies and understand requirements in the National Security sector.

You will need strong stakeholder management experience as you will be liaising with project teams and facilitating workshops.

You will need to have worked in the National security sector to be considered for this role.

Working Patterns and location – This is a hybrid role with 3-4 days on site per week in Cheltenham.

• Analysing processes and operations, using appropriate tools and techniques to identify improvements.
• Facilitating workshops to engage people gathering inputs to your analysis and sharing ideas and conclusions.
• Articulate methodologies and approaches succinctly and conduct baseline business performance and follow through to benefits realisation.
• Write engaging project summary reports for clients to enable change implementation.
• Preparing reports and presenting to a range of client stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders in technology-led transformation programmes, across strategy, business design and change management.
• Analysing complex problems, designing innovative solutions and communicating them effectively to a wide range of audiences.
• Delivering transformational change, with awareness and knowledge of business change models, tools and techniques.
• Identifies the impact on business requirements of interim (e.g. migration) scenarios as well as the required end position.

A working knowledge and demonstrable experience in all or some of the following areas:

• Exemplary stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Experience facilitating workshops with wide range of stakeholders.
• Requirements Definition & Management skills.
• Visio – process modelling.
• Atlassian Suite – Confluence and JIRA.
• Leadership and Reporting.
• Experience of waterfall and agile deliveries.
• Experience of preparing affected business areas for transitioning to new ways of working.
• Experience of guiding stakeholders through business transformations.
• Beneficial to have LEAN, Six Sigma or other business improvement methodologies.

As an individual:

• Have delivery experience either as a Business Analysis or comparable role.
• A passion for developing technically, professionally and behaviourally.
• An ability to deal with competing tasks and operate successfully even when under pressure.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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