Location

Swansea

About the job

 An Associate Business Analyst  is required for a permanent role paying £30,734 per annum with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Information Technology Services Team based in Swansea 

Are you experienced in business analysis?

Do you find it easy to build great relationships?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Job description

As an Associate Business Analyst, you will provide methodical investigation, analysis, review, and documentation, for all or a significant part of a business area in terms of business functions and processes. The role requires close working with stakeholders and development teams in shaping and delivering outcomes that are fit for purpose, commercially viable and in line with the organisational strategy.

This is a fantastic opportunity to mentor and be a role model to other less experienced colleagues in the community. You'll also be an active participant in the DVLA Business Analyst community, as well as working with communities across Government.
 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The delivery of high-quality products, services and outcomes using the appropriate agile methodology, learning & iterating frequently.

• Working with the business service designers/product managers to define the outcomes of the roadmap for any given product and translate this into user stories.

• Continually ensuring that a shared understanding is established amongst the development team of the business requirement and how it is met by technical solutions. Ensuring that all relevant parties are aligned with strategic goals benefitting the user.

• Analysing data to recommend service improvements and make informed decisions.

For a more detailed insight into the role please refer to the role profile attached to this advert.

About You
In order to be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Previous experience working in business analysis within agile/lean delivery environments.
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, or working towards this.
• Proven experience of building great stakeholder relationships, leading and managing investigation into business and technical processes, functions, information flows and data structures, selecting the most appropriate methods and approaches.
• A history of supporting and facilitating the development and continuous improvement of products and services across a range of complex and challenging digital, data and technology teams.

If this sounds like you, but too junior for your current level of experience, you may be interested to know we are also recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all.

Qualifications

BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis or working towards this.

Behaviours

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

• SFIA Framework - Business Analysis (BUAN) Level 4
• SFIA Framework - Requirements Definition and Management (REQM) Level 4

Benefits

In return for your experience as an Associate Business Analyst, we can offer you:

• Salary of £30,734 progressing year-on-year with satisfactory performance to a maximum of £33,345.
• Learning and development tailored to your role including a range of training in business analysis techniques as part of your continuous professional development, including studying for and obtaining industry qualifications.
• A highly competitive Civil Service pension.
• We encourage a great work-life balance and provide excellent on-site facilities including gym with personal training, nursery, restaurants, coffee bar and free on-site parking.
• 25 days annual leave (progressing to 30 days with service) plus bank holidays and an additional day’s leave for The Queen’s birthday.

Things you need to know

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

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 are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

The sift is due to take place week commencing 16th August 2021.

Interviews will be held week commencing 31st August 2021.

This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

DVLA are following government guidelines and the majority of IT staff are currently working from home. This is likely to continue until the end of 2021, this however is under continuous review. Once it is possible to do so the current expectation is that IT staff will be located in the Swansea office to allow for ongoing support, development and collaboration with colleagues.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

How to Apply

For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience in line with all the essential skills and experience particularly around:

• Your role as a business analyst supporting and/or managing the delivery of digital products and/or services using Agile and lean practices

• Examples of roles in which you had to balance new requirements and changing priorities while dealing with ambiguity. Planning, organising and prioritising requirements effectively.

Please note that any part of the Job Profile could be tested at sift/interview.

If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:

• an interview with exercise

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Would you like to find out more? Why not come and meet with our team to find out everything from what a typical day looks like working with us through to how the recruitment process will work. Click here to register: DVLA Business analyst familiarisation session

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

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

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 :   ITS Recruitment Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission
 

Attachments Role Profile Opens in new window(pdf, 185kB) Candidate Guidance for CV and Personal Statement Opens in new window(pdf, 405kB) Candidate Notes Opens in new window(pdf, 823kB) SFIA V6 framework-reference Opens in new window(pdf, 557kB)