About the job

Job summary

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) have an exciting opportunity for a Business Analyst (BA) to join our transformation team. Our Business Analysts play a key role and will work to support UK Security Vetting (UKSV) to become more digitally enabled, have a strong understanding of strategic arenas and lead complex projects. This role will ensure outcomes are aligned with service vision and business strategy by contributing to the link between current and future business models and delivering to the business architecture.

Job description

As a Business Analyst within UKSV, you will have a diverse role that will allow you to become a leader in the BA community (across government and externally), proactively share knowledge and will be seen as a go-to person in their field while also mentoring others and owning the main
stakeholder relationships and develop best practice in the delivery of business analysis across the organisation. Your daily duties will include but not be limited to:

• Develop best practice.
• Actively assist the Lead Business Analyst in the development of the business analysis service, by identifying both opportunities for improvement and risks to customer delivery.
• Engaging stakeholders, securing stakeholder support and nurturing collaborative working relationships and practices.
• Manage communities-of-practice activities (internally and across government).
• Leading small-to-medium-sized projects and supports larger and more complex projects.
• Advancing the BA community through the sharing of best practice and mentoring others.

Person specification

As Business Analyst within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst. You can demonstrate that you have worked in the delivery of technology solutions, projects and programmes using a broad range of recognised business analysis techniques and methodologies.
• Experience of business strategy mapping and full range of business analysis methods.
• Knowledge of a range of industry standard tools and techniques to elicit the optimum solutions to resolve organisational challenges.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging stakeholders, securing stakeholder support and nurturing collaborative working relationships and practices.
• Evidence of problem solving/analytical skills; demonstrable ability with continuous improvement tools and adapting approaches to ensure optimal adoption of new ways of working.
• Experience in Agile working, business improvement process, requirements definition and management.
• User focus experience of applying business analysis to investigate, articulate and improve business solutions ability to capture and refine processes and data, applying creative thinking to redesign a process to be more efficient and effective, presenting proposals in a concise manner.
• Excellent oral communication skills along with good planning and organisational skills.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application process

You will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviour Communicating and Influencing.

To assess experience you will be asked to provide a 500-word personal statement and a name-blind (anonymous) CV as part of the application process. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

A personal statement should provide a summary of your skills and achievements to show that you have the relevant experience, skills and attributes required for the role. Please detail your experience relevant to the role and carefully consider the criteria listed in the person specification.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour, Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Selection process

At interview, you will be assessed on the  elements of the Success Profiles Behaviours and Experience.

The Behaviours being assessed are Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Bigger Picture and Delivering at Pace.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – 8/01/2024
Expected interview date/s –29/01/2024 
Interview location - Google Meets Video Conferencing

Reasonable adjustments

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the ‘assistance required’ section in the ‘personal information’ page of your application form to provide information we should be aware of that will enable us to support you further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further information

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

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. 

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.