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SalarySalary: £36,918 - £54,655
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Hybrid
Office location: either Birmingham (B54UA) or London (E14 4HD)
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Data Solutions team as part of our exciting plans to upgrade and modernise our Data Platform. The team is integral to Ofwat, shaping how we use data through the delivery of the data strategy, providing teams with practical solutions that result in efficiencies, enhanced visibility & access to data as well as effective decision making & insights.
Joining as a Business Analyst, you will play an important role in leading on the analysis of business requirements. You will work closely with colleagues within the directorate and across Ofwat, to lead on the analysis of business requirements and user needs contributing to our Data Platform modernisation programme (Programme Ocean). You will have experience in documenting current business process and in process redesign, you will also have experience in working on data projects, analysing, and documenting complex dataflows, possess good written and oral communication skills and well-developed stakeholder management skills.
In this role you will:
- Work closely with colleagues across teams to manage and facilitate business analysis activities with internal stakeholders.
- Work with the Programme Ocean team to scope the breadth and depth of the new architectural landscape.
- Generate process maps and document current data flows, identifying areas for improvement and make recommendations for changes to business processes.
- Work with users to evaluate and prioritise requirements.
- Work with users to understand the technical capabilities and limitations of the existing solution.
- Understand concepts from a business perspective and technical perspective and facilitate conversations between staff, through group discussions and workshops.
- Engage with technical teams to resolve technical issues and support the development of the new solution.
- Have excellent communication skills and be able to inform and influence You will be capable of interpreting and communicating complex information for a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide support to colleagues, proactively sharing skills and
- Develop your skills through continued learning and
Key deliverables:
- Support the project team in developing the business requirements for our new Data Platform. Reviewing and analysing requirements to ensure that are clear and compatible with our aims in our strategy.
- Lead the delivery of workshops to identify and prioritise business requirements to feed into the new Data Platform.
- Document current dataflows and process maps which contribute to the continuous improvement of data and insights within the
- Creation of a data catalogue for the organisation.
- Seek out opportunities to improve Ofwat's use of data through identifying opportunities for standardisation.
- Creation of documentation to support both the existing solution and new solution and contributing to testing and guidance.
- Ensure new products meet business needs and are aligned with Ofwat's strategy.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you will need the below essential attributes, experience, skills and knowledge:
- A minimum of 3 years' experience leading and defining requirements on implementing large-scale Data Platforms that involve the migration, collection, transformation, and analysis of data.
- Experience leading workshops with senior staff to define requirements for new Data Platforms.
- A minimum of 5 years' working as a Business Analyst or similar role across all stages of the software development lifecycle.
- Experience defining data modelling practices and standards.
- Experience providing robust documentation and using systems analysis to support a deeper understanding of how processes and systems work, and to identify gaps.
- Experience developing data standards and defining data governance requirements.
- Proven experience working independently.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences.
Why join us?
We are forward-thinking, creative, innovative and ambitious. We actively encourage autonomy, collaboration and innovation and we have a unique culture fostered by trust, flexibility and respect.
With us, your work matters, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt. Ours is a culture of trust, flexibility, autonomy, collaboration, and innovation. We all want positive change for water customers, the environment, and the future of water.
But for us, change is more than what happens on the outside – we’ve always pushed boundaries internally, too. From becoming the first Civil Service organisation to achieve ‘Smarter Working’ status, to gaining our prestigious ‘Smarter Working Maturity’ award, we’ve consistently demonstrated our commitment to embracing innovative ways of working. We know our people do their best work when given freedom over where, when, and how they work. Which is why we trust them to do exactly that.
You will also benefit from:
- Excellent employer pension contributions for this role ranging from £10,000 to £15,240 annually
- 27.5 days leave (25 days annual leave + 2.5 days privilege leave) increasing to max 32.5 days with each year of service), plus bank holidays
- Access to exclusive discounts on a range of goods and services such as retail outlets, theatre tickets, holidays, insurance and gym membership
- Flexible working arrangements
- Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies
- Up to 3 volunteering days per year
- Generous shared parental leave and pay
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Season ticket loan for travel between home and office
- Regular professional development including funded certifications
- Health and well-being initiatives
Please follow the link for further details and to make your application. If you have any questions or require any reasonable adjustments then you may contact recruitment@ofwat.gov.uk
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 22nd February 2024
