Business Architect

Location: We operate a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our core locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), London, Manchester or Darlington, and working between office and remote throughout the week. (40% of working time in office except Darlington which is 20%)
Salary: £53,352 - £62,898 (London minimum £56,487)
Working Patterns: All our vacancies are offered as a flexible option of Fulltime, Part time, Flexible working, Job Share
Closing Date: Apply before 11:55pm on Thursday 18th April 2024
We're looking for people with a business design/analysis/architecture background to come and join our Business Design & Architecture team, designing end-to-end solutions to meet stakeholder & user needs across a wide range of ONS projects/programmes. Here's some of what the team are working on at the moment: Integrated Data Service (a Cross Government analytical platform), the future of Population, Migration and Social statistics (including the future of Census), and transforming our Business Statistics.
In ONS, a Business Architect helps to shape the ‘Business Design’ from a people, process, information and technology perspective. They play a lead role in implementing the Vision & Strategy and are committed to continuous improvement and optimization. They use their knowledge & experience to understand business scenarios, communicate the issues and recommend next steps.
As someone experienced in business analysis, design or architecture, you're confident applying & developing Business Architecture frameworks, principles and techniques as appropriate. You can get involved or even take the lead on things like Motivation models, Operating Models, Business Model canvas, SWOT/PESTLE analysis, Strategy and Business Capability maturity assessments.
You're a confident communicator, mediating at all levels and with all sorts of stakeholders, and managing those relationships appropriately and effectively.
Lastly, you're a strategic thinker, happy working on long-term strategies and policies and defining vision statements and roadmaps.
For a full job description and details of the skills & experience we are looking for, please click the APPLY button to see our full advert on Civil Service Jobs.
In return we offer you:
✔Hybrid working in an organisation voted top in the UK for work-life balance
✔A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 27%
✔ A choice of working patterns *for every role* full-time, part-time, job-share.
✔Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
✔Opportunities to learn new technology & skills on the job, utilising blocked out Protected Learning Time in your weekly schedule and taking advantage of the support of our Communities of Practice
✔Employee Assistance Programmes
✔Diversity Network Groups
✔Mental Health Allies
✔Civil Service Sports and Social club
✔Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays
For more information about this role, a full application pack, and to apply, please hit APPLY to be taken to Civil Service Jobs.