Business Analyst - 1 year Fixed Term Contract - Hybrid
We are working in partnership with a Nationwide retailer who are looking for an experienced Business Analyst / PMO Analyst to join them on a 1 year FTC with the opportunity to go permanent after the fixed term.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
To create and maintain the PMO within the organisation, coordinating the weekly Change advisory Board (CAB), and create monthly project reporting for Management reports.
To perform the role of a Business Analyst for defined projects and investigate areas for potential improvement.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- To maintain the overview of all relevant projects within the PMO function
- To co-ordinate and report on the CAB
- Responsible for working with subject matter experts from within the business.
- Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, deconstruct high and low level information into details, to obtain a general understanding and distinguish user requests from the underlying strategic requirements.
- Liaise with business users to understand, prioritise and document business requirements in the context of strategic business objectives across affected business areas using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions and documentation, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
- Drive and challenge business units on their assumption of how their requirements and current systems will deliver strategic priorities and well as functionality.
- Seek out and propose new approaches or ways of working to improve the operation of the system platforms.
KEY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Experience of working within a PMO environment with relevant qualifications
- Experience of working as a Business analyst with relevant qualifications
- Knowledge of project management strategies, processes and tools.
- Ability to analyse data and make decisions based on findings
- Excellent documentation skills
- Experienced in creating reports and giving presentations.
- Planning, Organisational and time management skills
- An excellent communicator that has the confidence to engage at all levels of the business with the ability to inform, challenge & influence key stakeholders
- Excel skills, Power point, Word and Visio skills
- Experience of working as part of a project team
Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.
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