Business Analyst - Newport
hace 2 días
Newport
About the job Job summary Please note: Applicants should review all aspects of this advert to ensure a thorough understanding. If reviewing via a screen reader, please note that the Job summary, Job description, Person specification, Benefits and Things you need to know sections have been emphasised Business Analyst As a Business Analyst at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) you will join an established and supportive community of Business Analysts and work across all areas of projects and service lifecycle as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will work together with IPO colleagues, partner organisations and/or suppliers to ensure that approaches and outcomes are fit for purpose by meeting business needs, user needs and IPO standards. You will act as a facilitator, communicator and problem solver to elicit and document requirements. You will also be modelling processes for use within the project and for post-implementation reference. You will be responsible for analysing existing and future ways of working, identifying options and assessing their impact. You must be able to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating good leadership and collaborative working skills. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to join our team at a time where the IPO has set out to help people grow the UK economy by providing an IP system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation. Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office. The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: • Translate business problems and user needs into a set of detailed requirements, • Document, critically review and model business processes and business rules, • Utilise a 'toolkit' of techniques and methodologies i.e. user stories, use case diagrams, SWOT analysis, mind maps, power-interest grid to capture, investigate and analyse data and information., • Identify stakeholders, tailor communication to their needs, and work with teams to build relationships, • Solve problems in a way that brings most benefit to the IPO and its customers., • Identify, shape and specify business options to enhance existing services or build new services, • Demonstrate value of proposals to users and senior management groups using both written and verbal presentation skills., • Background in Business Analysis or Process Improvement, • Knowledge and/or understanding of Business Analysis principles and techniques, • Excellent presentation and communication skills, across a variety of situations and levels of stakeholders., • Working with and influencing teams, senior stakeholders and specialist peers, • Can Investigate, define and resolve complex problems, • Upload an anonymised copy of your current CV., • Use this to explain why you're suitable for the role., • Structure your statement around the essential criteria in the Person Specification., • Delivering at Pace, • Working Together, • Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access, • Access to Microsoft's ESI training suite, • Hybrid working with no core hours, • Substantial support for career progression, • 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments, • UK nationals, • nationals of the Republic of Ireland, • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window), • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020