Business Analyst

5 months ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Recruitment Campaign Team Full time

**About the Role**

Our mantra here in Digital is _people first, technology second_. Working as part of an, multi-disciplinary team, the Business Analysts will carry out a number of activities such as research, analysis, making recommendations, design and implementation in order to deliver business improvements

We are looking for a Business Analyst to be part of the Research Team. You will work on a variety of projects ranging from people services shaping the delivery of adult health and social care to property based services like Planning and Highways. When transforming a service it is important that the focus is on the end users, working in the Research Team you will have the opportunity to work alongside the User Research function.

A typical day for a Business Analyst is you will work on a project as part of a multi-disciplinary team that you will be part of and be involved in daily stand ups and agile ceremonies. You will work closely with your multi-disciplinary team to plan and deliver work, normally within sprints. As you will be part of the Research Team you also have experienced colleagues of user researchers and business analysts to support and learn from.

A business analyst in the team will
- Take responsibility with services and users to investigate operational issues, problems and opportunities for business improvement.
- Lead business research (desk research, interviews, workshop facilitation, etc), mapping end-to-end business processes, data modelling the technology that underpins those processes, and identifying the known frictions and pain points.
- You will analyse and understand data analytics to identify key themes. You will carry out gap analysis on process and IT solutions, and carry out cost benefit analysis.
- Develop and communicate artefacts effectively and confidently to the team and wider stakeholder community through a variety of methods - presentations, workshops, diagrams, reports, and user focussed artefacts.

Digital Delivery is committed to developing people and we hold a number of training activities in the team including, regular team learning sessions and also away days which are opportunities to learn about other disciplines within digital and share ideas. We also have access to online learning platforms which have courses relevant to the work we deliver.

We are working in a hybrid model with 80% from home and 20% in the office. We do have office space in Sutton and Kingston for staff who wish to be in an office environment every day.

**About Us**

Digital and IT is a shared service between Kingston and Sutton councils providing digital and technology services to both councils as well as a number of arm's length companies.

The Research Team sits within Digital Delivery along with the Design Team, Products & Online Services Team, Design Team and the Development Team. Within the teams we have multiple roles including User Researchers, Business Analysts, Service Designers, Product Managers, Content Designers, Interaction Designers, Delivery Managers and Developers. Our projects are managed using an agile approach and disciplines work in multi-disciplinary project teams designing and delivering good services.

We are committed to delivering excellent public services to our residents and local businesses, which is why we place the user, and their needs, at the heart of our agile delivery strategy. We are proud of our digital culture, and have a team of excellent professionals working across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver our new digital services.

Both councils are undertaking significant transformation of their services. We are therefore looking to recruit vibrant, talented people who would be excited to help us build user centred, modern digital services across two councils.

**About You**

To be successful as a Business Analyst, you will:

- Have experience working in business analysis
- Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment
- Demonstrate agility and adaptability in mindset and ways of working
- Demonstrate innovation and creativity
- Ability to identify and work with key data sources to understand the service in detail.
- Actively engage in positive cross organisational communications and team working
- Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description.

**Our Offer To You**

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to be even more flexible in how we work and manage staff workloads, ensuring they have the correct equipment and resources to be able to maximise their talents and looking after their wellbeing.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Three volunteering days per year
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership

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