Location

Fareham, South East, PO17 6AD : Salisbury, South West, SP4 0JQ

About the job

Summary

Looking for your next Digital role?
In addition to this role, Dstl Digital is currently recruiting a range of digital roles.

At Dstl we protect lives. We take innovative Science and Technology (S&T) and use it to keep the country safe.

Dstl relies on our Digital platforms and services to run our operations and deliver S&T capabilities and solutions to meet our customers needs. The business needs across Dstl are diverse and complex. Digital Business Relationship Managers build effective working relationships across the Divisions and, aligned with strategies, maximise benefit from Dstl IT investments.

We are recruiting both a Digital Senior Business Analyst and a Digital Business Analyst.

As a Senior Digital Business Analyst you will use your investigation and analysis skills to evidence and drive our business improvements and innovation. You’ll be equally happy leading larger projects with others or working independently. You’ll build partner relationships and grow our business analyst community by mentoring others.

As a Business Analyst you will understand and analyse user and business needs. You will be responsible for investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing and new services. You will drive the analysis and collection of information to create recommendations for service improvements.

Job description

As the Senior Digital Business Analyst you will:

Be the point of contact for requirements engineering, process mapping and options analysis.
Have demonstrable experience of conducting feasibility studies.
Discuss and understand current and future requirements with the business and feedback into Digital strategy and planning.
Champion business change and implementation.
Actively support the business analysts providing guidance and coaching and advance the business analyst community through the sharing of best practice.
Promote innovation and cultural change.
Analyse reports, recognising trends and providing resolutions to issues.

As the Digital Business Analyst you will:

Use identify and collate data sources to analyse and generate insight and recommendations.
Use your customer service skills to manage stakeholder and partner relationships.
Know how to source requirements.
Advance the business analyst community through the sharing of best practice.
Be confident leading small to medium sized tasks or supporting larger and more complex tasks.
Identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes.
Understand current and future requirements of the IT strategy.
Support business change and implementation.

Responsibilities

For the Senior Digital Business Analyst we are looking for someone who:

Has a solid background of Business Analysis methodology, techniques and documentation.
Pays attention to detail and can analyse large amounts of complex information, using it to produce solutions and updates.
Has an understanding of risk management and planning, business case development, benefits management and knowledge management.
Is confident in partner management and engagement.
Can handle conflicting priorities and deliver to evolving needs.
Can influence a wide variety of audiences.
Is able to understand risk management and planning.
Can deliver to changing requirements.

For the Digital Business Analyst we are looking for someone who:

Pays attention to detail and can analyse large amounts of complex information, using it to produce solutions and updates.
Has awareness of Business Analysis methodology, techniques and documentation.
Can handle conflicting priorities and delivering flexibly to evolving needs.
Has an understanding of risk management and planning, business case development, benefits management and knowledge management.
Can work with a wide variety of audiences, tailoring their approach and communication skills.
Can deliver to changing requirements in a fast paced environment.

Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be British Citizens who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to understand the work you will undertake to protect us from any security threats. For this reason, we regret that only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Please provide an example where you have used tools and techniques to analyse user and business needs.

Benefits

We'll provide a great range of benefits including;

- Fully flexible working, including alternative working patterns, annualised hours, compressed hours and job share, to name a few.
- Flexible Working hours, a 12 month reference period and the ability to bank hours. Up to 20 hours can be taken in any calendar month
- Excellent learning and development to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.
- Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
- Chartership and accreditation support.
- Pension.
- Generous annual leave, with the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
- A competitive salary.
- Onsite gyms and restaurants.
- Staff discounts for high street and online shopping, restaurants and days out.

Our Diversity Networks

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution. We have a number of support networks to ensure all employees feel supported at work.

These include the following;
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Network
- Faith and Culture Network
- Parents and Carer Support Network
- Alternative Working Network
- Gender Equality Network
- New Starters Network
- Enabled Network, for people with visible and non-visible disabilities

For further information about Dstl please check out our LinkedIn page

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.

We offer a guaranteed interview for all disabled applicants who provide evidence in their application of meeting the minimum essential requirements of the post, set out in the job description. You will be asked to indicate if you are applying under this scheme when you submit your application.

We actively encourage and welcome applications from those who work alternative working patterns (part-time, job share, term-time only etc.), Please be prepared to discuss this if you are selected for interview.

Interviews will consist of a combined Technical & behavioural interview based on the Civil Service Success Profiles as well as the UK Government Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework. Interviews will be held between 6 and 10 September 2021.

Due to the current situation interviews are likely to be held via video link and full details will be sent to you should you be invited to an interview.

Please note that Dstl will be contacting individuals via email and you should check your junk mail folder regularly. Any attachments may not be available via smart phone or tablet views.

If you are applying for this position as a Job Share please indicate if you have a partner who is also applying for this vacancy and if you are successful but they are not if you would still consider the role.

If you are a current Dstl employee, you are encouraged to inform your line manager of your application as they can support you through the process and should you be successful it will help in negotiating a release date.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :Name : Dstl Recruitment TeamEmail : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk Recruitment team :Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk

Further information

Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.