Senior Business Analyst

at  Government Digital Service

JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of the Cabinet Office. We’re here to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. Our work is user-focused, dynamic and forward-looking, making our organisation an exciting and innovative place to work.
The GOV.UK One Login Programme represents a once in a generation opportunity to simplify and widen access to all digital government services. Sitting at the heart of the government, we are building one simple, safe and secure way for users to Log in and prove who they are that will work across all government services.
GOV.UK One Login is being designed and built for the many, not the few. It will unite services across government, revolutionising the way government departments digitally interact with users. One Login will deliver an accessible and essential function that will change lives and help millions. We are an ambitious and visionary team so if you want to be at heart of this truly groundbreaking programme keep reading…
The GOV.UK One Login programme is full of talented and passionate people who are consistently delivering high quality products for services and individuals. We’re half way through our build phase and features are being shipped almost weekly as we work to mature our product set so that we can expand the range of services and departments benefitting from our work.
The right person will join a well motivated and dynamic multi disciplined delivery team working to deliver on our commitments and roadmap.
If you’ve got a background in software delivery and are used to working in a scaled agile environment then this could be the place for you!
Sometimes described as the most strategic programme in government, GOV.UK One Login represents a once in a career opportunity to work on a software product that will be used by the majority of the people living in the UK. It’s a fast paced, dynamic and challenging environment that is sure to offer you career satisfaction as well as a chance to develop and enhance your skills.
If this sounds like the next role for you on your career journey then we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more at the GDS Blog.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Government Digital Service is looking for senior business analysts who want to add rigour and value to an organisation where business analysis as a specific profession is still relatively new. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the growth of an internal analytical capability in a fast paced environment. You will be an experienced practitioner who can own and produce outstanding analysis.

As a Senior Business Analyst you’ll:

• have functional and strategic management of multiple key analytical pieces of work
• lead on strategic analysis activities to help guide and prioritise programme scope and delivery, maintaining product backlogs and contributing to roadmaps and sequencing of requirements to meet strategic objectives
• identify, advocate for and implement changes that improve ways of working and processes both internally and externally, illustrating and realising the benefits against strategic objects as they’re delivered
• own specific stakeholder relationships internally and externally to the programme, to understand needs and managing expectations
• advise and guide on agile best practice, maintaining focus on iterative development to support continuous improvement of our software products
• collaborate closely with colleagues within GDS and wider government across a range of disciplines to understand user needs and produce requirements that are clear, concise and add value
• maintain knowledge of the changing digital and technology landscapes and the opportunities they provide to improve the delivery of public services in the UK
• support the business analysis community by guiding and mentoring more junior business analysts, including people management accountabilities for civil servant BAs

Learn more about what senior business analysts do in government.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• 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
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE REQUIRES SC CLEARANCE, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY NEED 5 YEARS’ UK RESIDENCY IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. THIS IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENT, BUT SUPPLEMENTARY CHECKS MAY BE NEEDED WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT LIVED IN THE UK FOR THAT PERIOD. THIS MAY MEAN YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE (AND THEREFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT) WILL TAKE LONGER OR, IN SOME CASES, NOT BE POSSIBLE.

In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is:

• can demonstrate the ability to manage concurrent pieces of analysis across a fast paced programme of work, defining needs, pain points, dependencies, flows and journeys of high-volume digital products, working with multidisciplinary, agile teams – covering the full product lifecycle, driving continuous, data-led and iterative improvement, ensuring that requirements are well defined, understood, managed, prioritised and addressed appropriately

In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Senior Business Analyst role:

• agile working
• business analysis
• business process improvement
• business process testing
• methods and tools
• requirements definition and management

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• An application screening process - Simply, hit apply. We only ask for a 2 page CV and a cover letter of up to 500 words. Please do not exceed these as longer CVs and cover letters may not be considered. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “who you are” section above
• A 90 minutes interview - We will assess you against the behaviours listed below and your experience
• An assessment - an activity based on a scenario to be prepared and presented during the intervie