Senior Report Writer

**Senior Report Writer - SC Cleared**

**Inside IR35**

**Contract Term**:6 Months

**Contracting Authority**:Ministry of Defence (MoD)

**Location**:Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the Blackpool Office. Some travel to Bristol may be required)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Please note: Active SC clearance is a requirement for this role.

**As a Senior Report Writer your main responsibilities will be**:

- Providing a responsive MI service delivering accurate, complete and meaningful reports & Dashboards, with outputs presented and delivered to customers to meet their needs.
- Engage and work with MI users, Defence Authorities, technical providers and other stakeholders to ensure that MI requirements are met, and the MI service is effectively and efficiently delivered in line with the release programme.
- Contribute to the production, design and testing of new MI products and services, ensuring that customer requirements are met, and DBS Stakeholders are engaged with.
- Understand the customer’s business and MI requirements to provide insight into and analysis of the data and information.
- Act point of contact for customers for your areas MI, publishing information notices on change and contribute to stakeholder forums as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with other reporting teams across the COGNOS estate to ensure a coordinated and cohesive work effort. With Knowledge transfer a key focus for the individual and team.
- Contribute to the implementation of key activities in your area to support DBS Strategic direction and develop approaches to your services to enhance their reputation across DBS.
- Contribute to ensuring that major change is reported and meet functions required standards.
- Contribute to minor change within agreed timescales and to appropriate delivery methods.
- Represent the COGNOS MI project boards seeking timely and accurate delivery of MI through the major change programme.
- Contribute to meeting the requirements of the customer, identifying dependencies, and resolving resource conflicts.
- Continually review performance against plan and targets, with regular reporting to your line management.
- Contribute to special studies, analysis and projects as required.

**Essential Skills**:

- Demonstrable experience of IBM Cognos Report Studio and IBM Cognos Framework Manager
- Data Analysis / Data Reporting experience

**Desirable Skills**:

- Knowledge of MoD Functional Processes
- Knowledge of MoD Functional Systems
- Knowledge of DBS Operations
- Financial / Commercial experience

**If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply.**

**Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.**

**If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, PSR provides a ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of our PSR Sourcing team.**

**If you qualify, please notify us.**
- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

**Job Type**: Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PSR1JP00071274