Cabinet Office

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• Benefits
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Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, York

About the job

Job summary

This role is a part of the Falcon programme, which aims to deliver two outcomes - a modern, flexible, high quality and cost-efficient official IT platform to all users across the Cabinet Office and its wider organisations and deliver a productivity suite migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.

Falcon is a business change programme that will fundamentally underpin the digital transformation of the Cabinet Office. The Transformation will be achieved through two key areas of investment. First we will update the OFFICIAL IT platforms within the Cabinet Office, which will contribute to reducing cyber-security risk, address legacy systems and automate underlying infrastructure. The second work stream the Cabinet Office will invest in will enable the implementation of the Central Digital Data Office (CDDO) interoperability policy standards and guidance through the migration of the department to Microsoft Office M365. This will enable better interoperability across government as we move both our people and data from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. The Cabinet Office is at the heart of Government and a common productivity suite will enable more efficient and effective ways of working.

Job description

As a Business Analyst within the Falcon Programme you will work across multiple products to assess the as-is position of process and technology, and to map out to-be proposals and solutions, as well as ensure that user requirements are tracked throughout the development process and used to enable effective design and development.

Your key role will be to support multiple projects and tasks using agile methodology, for a specific infrastructure-related product, working closely with the Delivery Team and key stakeholders to understand, identify, analyse user and business needs. You will be the first point of contact for stakeholders and managing stakeholder relationships to investigate problems and recommending options for resolution. You will be confident at analysing current processes and driving business improvement by applying agile methodology to all aspects of your work.

Main Responsibilities

• Work closely with Cabinet Office business users and internal Technology Teams to identify business requirements, ensuring that they align with the programme strategy to improve our current services.
• Work with the Delivery Manager to scope requirements for any given product, help the team visualise outcomes and prioritise work.
• Identify and analyse problems and issues that may affect the successful transition of projects into live service.
• Apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to ensure that the team’s plans and objectives are achieved.
• Ensure outcomes are aligned with service vision and business strategy by identifying the link between current and future business models and delivering to the business architecture.
• Challenge constructively to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose.
• Facilitate collaboration and effective communication amongst all stakeholders to support best practice design, build and delivery to meet the user needs.
• Ensure outcomes are aligned with service vision and business strategy by contributing to the link between current and future business models and delivering to the business architecture.
• Facilitate collaboration and lead effective communication with all stakeholders to support design, build and delivery to meet the user needs.
• Challenge constructively, and act as a critical friend to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Business Analyst experience of working on agile technical and non-technical projects, identifying business requirements and leading business improvements.
• Ability to use agile methodology to identify the best processes or tools to use, to scope, identify and map out project requirements/processes with the team and/or stakeholders.
• Experience of using a range of communication skills to build strong stakeholder and team relationships and communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, balancing workload and priorities according to project goals.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced multidisciplinary team, changing your delivery approach rapidly and regularly when needed.
• Experience of working in ambiguity and using a range of agile tools and techniques to establish requirements for any given project.
• Proactive in engaging effectively with stakeholders, building relationships and clarifying mutual needs.
• Demonstrable experience of building a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.
• Experience in producing accurate documentation for the life of the project/task.

Desirable Criteria 

• Experience of using a range of digital delivery tools.
• Experience of producing and/or contributing to a range of documentation that may include presentations, briefings, business cases, contracts.

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Languages

English

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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

• Agile Tools in an analytical situation.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,382, Cabinet Office contributes £12,278 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Paul Lazenby
• Email : Paul.lazenby@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : menurecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.

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