This role has a starting salary of £40,296 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
This is a 6-month fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity with the possibility of an extension.
We are excited to be hiring a new Business Analyst to join our fantastic Business Analysis team. We are based in Woodhatch Place, Reigate, however we also support remote working, which means you won't be required to be in the office 5 days a week.
Whether you are a Business Analyst looking to gain experience or you're looking to build on your existing skillset, you'll be working within a professional, supportive and friendly team to deliver value based business outcomes.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Role
As a Business Analyst you'll work independently alongside other specialist roles such as Developers, Solution Architects, Digital Consultants, Business Partners and Project Managers to deliver innovative solutions to our customers. To do this you will be pro-active with a structured, methodical and collaborative approach, combined with the ability to distinguish the root cause of a problem from symptoms.
Engaging with stakeholders across Surrey County Council and our partners, you will use your excellent interpersonal skills to quickly build relationships and possess the strong communication skills needed to understand, document and articulate problems, processes or business requirements and reach a common understanding.
Activities will vary according to each project and could include problem definition, business process/data modelling, requirements definition, data analysis, business process improvement or business acceptance testing.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Previous experience as a Business Analyst working with business users to understand business change needs and analyse the impact of change requests.
- Ability to understand, document and improve business processes.
- Experience of eliciting, analysing and documenting business requirements using standard business analysis techniques, such as the BCS.
- Analytical thinker with excellent attention to detail, and a strong personal drive to deliver high standards, best practices and documentation.
- Ability to communicate at all levels, with strong interpersonal communication skills.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/06/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.