Senior Business Analyst

3 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Full time

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service would like to invite applications for the post of Senior Business Analyst based at location which is flexible across Scotland on a permanent basis. This is a full-time opportunity, working 35 hours per week.

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.

We are happy to talk flexible working and already offer this for a number of roles in the organisation, meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation. The Portfolio Office team are hybrid working, with the main office base being our SFRS Headquarters in Cambuslang. The successful candidate will be able to enjoy a mix of working from home, base location or other SFRS location as required by their role and key activities. 

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has a number of important projects and change activities ongoing to ensure the service can continue to deliver for the people of Scotland. The Senior Business Analyst (SBA) role is key to the delivery of business and technology change. The jobholder 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.

The SBA defines quality standards for analysis and design documentation and ensures that all analytical activities and methods employed on projects are appropriate. The job holder will elicit and evaluate a diverse range of extremely complex information deals with business and technical scenarios which may be unclear or problematic and which require extensive analytical, as well as stakeholder management, skills to resolve. The job holder will constructively challenge business thinking during requirements gathering and solution design processes.

The job holder is also 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.

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 “Disability Confident Employer” 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  SFRS.PODVacancies@firescotland.gov.uk .

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

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