Location
This post can be based in any location within England and Wales where a Crown Prosecution Service office is located. You are expected to travel to Crown Prosecution Service locations as part of this role, based on business needs. The Crown Prosecution Service is a Disability Confident employer and all reasonable adjustments are considered in line with Equality Act of 2010.
About the job
Job summary
As a business analyst, you work across different programmes and areas of work. You choose an approach that fits the work and work with colleagues from other disciplines, including User Centred Design and Accessibility, to make sure products and services meet user needs.
Your day-to-day work includes understanding business needs, defining problems and identifying improvements. You use evidence and clear analysis to help people make decisions.
You work with stakeholders to understand, analyse and agree business requirements. You record and track them in a way that is suitable for the work.
You work as part of a team, taking responsibility for your analysis and raising issues when needed. You help the team understand the problem and agree practical solutions.
Your work may include writing acceptance criteria, mapping processes and using other Business Analysis techniques. The approach you use depends on the type of work and what stage it is at.
You take part in the Business Analysis Community of Practice, share what you have learned and learn from other business analysts.
You are expected to keep your Business Analysis skills and knowledge up to date.
The Crown Prosecution Service is based in England and Wales. If you’re applying for this role and live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must let us know when accepting this offer as you need permission to work from your home address if hybrid working is part of your role. There’s no guarantee that we will grant this approval.
You must be aged 16 or over at the point of starting in this role. The expected start date is approximately 8–12 weeks after the application closing date. You are expected to commence employment as soon as possible following the expiry of your notice period. Requests for significantly later start dates may not be accommodated.
Job description
Your roles and responsibilities:
- You understand business and user needs, define problems and help identify improvements.
- You gather, analyse, record and agree requirements, and track them throughout the work.
- You work with stakeholders and colleagues from other disciplines, asking questions and challenging where needed.
- You map business processes and help develop practical solutions.
- You use Business Analysis techniques and ways of working that fit the work, whether it is Agile, Waterfall or a mix of both.
A copy of the full job description is attached.
Person specification
To be eligible to apply, you need:
- a recognised Business Analysis qualification or relevant experience
- experience of understanding and defining business and user needs, managing requirements and carrying out systems analysis
- experience of mapping business processes
It is desirable that you have the below experience but this is not required to apply:
- Experience of working in Agile, Waterfall or a mix of both
- Experience of working with user centred design principles
Join the Crown Prosecution Service and find your purpose.
The Crown Prosecution Service is passionate about ensuring that we're a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We're a committed equal opportunities employer, creating a culture where you can bring your whole self to work, and individuality is truly appreciated.
£35,935 - £37,995 (National) / £37,615 - £39,885 + £3,150 RRA (London)
