Business Analyst
Job Description
Job title: Business Analyst
Company: Portsmouth City Council
Job description: Business Analyst – secondment/fixed term opportunity for up to 12 months due to funding.Salary:Band: 11, £44,428 – £48,475 p.a.37 hours per weekYour new roleThis is an exciting opportunity to use your professional business analyst skills, and your experience of working in complex business environments, to make a real impact on Portsmouth City Council’s future strategy and operating model.We are a forward-thinking council, and we need a small team of experienced business analysts to help us set a direction of travel for our ongoing transformation work, based on robust analysis.We are preparing to significantly rationalise our accommodation, including the Civic Offices, in response both to changes to the way we work, and the opportunities created by new and emerging digital technologies.It’s vital that we set the right strategy to make sure the council operates as effectively as possible, so we can continue to deliver the best possible services for Portsmouth and its people and communities. That’s why our future approach will be data and insight driven, shaped by you and your new colleagues.If you are driven by a desire to continuously improve and you have a good understanding of the potential for new and emerging technologies to make an impact, then we want to hear from you.We are looking for three professional business analysts to work across the council over the coming 12 months, liaising with a range of diverse services and stakeholders to understand requirements, and to support the development of our future strategy. Working as part of a team, the business analysts will investigate our current and future accommodation requirements across the organisation, providing the data, insights and robust business cases needed to enable decision-making around the future of our accommodation. The business analysts will also identify opportunities for digital developments that will benefit staff, service users, customers and residents while aligning with skills, capacity, resources, and existing technologies. The role will be broad and varied, working across the council, and actively encouraging collaboration by identifying opportunities.What you’ll need to succeedIdeally, you’ll have a professional qualification in business analysis or significant experience of business analysis, ideally including in an IT/digital environment and preferably in a large or complex business environment. However, more importantly, you’ll be driven by the opportunity to support the council on the next phase of its transformation, using your skills to ensure the organisation sets a future strategy that is based on robust analysis and sound business cases.You’ll have demonstrable experience of delivering effective business analysis and be confident developing and presenting robust business cases. You’ll be an excellent communicator, with the ability to engage successfully with stakeholders from across the organisation.You’ll be an analytical thinker, able to identify complex problems and present potential solutions, supported by evidence. You’ll be flexible and adaptable, with a proactive can-do approach, and the ability to work independently and plan and manage a significant workload.Please read the job profile for the full details of what you need to succeed.What you’ll get in returnWe really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/For the full job profile please click hereApplication process:How to apply: When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the ‘Who is the Person’ points in the profile with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is important, or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please read alongside the ‘How to apply’ information. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV.We are a disability confident employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.Closing date: 2 April 2024 @ 23:59 pmInterview process will take place on the 9 April 2024.We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Expected salary: £44428 – 48475 per year
Location: Portsmouth
