Lead Business Analyst
Lead Business Analyst
Pay up to £77,740, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We are looking for a Lead Business Analyst to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
We want you to lead a high-performing team to success, creating robust business analytics strategies and championing innovation and best practice across government.
Our DWP Digital teams are using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?- Experience leading teams of business analyst within an agile environment, offering support, coaching and guidance.
- Experience developing Business Analyst capabilities, developing robust strategies and designing, implementing and reviewing processes.
You and your role
As a Lead Business Analyst, you will be managing and developing our business analytics capabilities.
Our business Analysts work alongside multidisciplinary digital experts to transform these IT systems - some of which were initially built nearly 40 years ago - and migrate millions of cases across more than 90 policy lines onto innovative, accessible new digital services.
The products and services we build, maintain and modernise are used by 23 million unique users, and power £195bn payments every year.
You'll work closely with the Head of Role for Business Analystrs. In this role you will build robust analytics processes within either our Retirement team or Universal Credit team.
They're really significant services and complex programmes of work.
You'll coach and support a team of high-performing business analysts, and help us define what good BA work looks like in DWP.
You'll be the most senior BA professional in the room and will liaising with senior stakeholders, department leads and across government to discuss and understand complex requirements, leading workshops and presentations.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £77,740.
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £22,466 per year.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
- Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
- Time off volunteering and charitable giving
- Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process:
We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:
- Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
- Interview: a single stage interview online.
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