About the job

Job summary

Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy supply. We are playing a vital part in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system - a goal that everyone wants to achieve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing your part in creating new energy solutions that are great for customers, and great for the environment.

Our Delivery & Schemes Directorate is our delivery arm and manages a number of high-profile environmental programmes. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic place to work, and you can expect to be involved in ground-breaking work. Our flexible working career opportunities are incredibly varied, so we are committed to recruiting talented people from a diverse range of professional and personal backgrounds – bringing different perspectives and experiences to our work.

This is a great career opportunity for someone in the early stages of their Business Analysis career. As a Junior Business Analyst you’ll work closely with more experienced colleagues to develop your expertise and capability. You’ll be part of our Delivery Hub and will work closely with IT and colleagues throughout Ofgem to support changes that meet user needs and support business improvement. This is a great chance to be involved in a diverse programme of work that will include business engagement, change management, process improvement, requirements engineering and benefits realisation.

We expect that you will already have relevant practical experience in business analysis and have knowledge of software design/development lifecycle. Excellent communication and engagement skills will enable you to produce and present clear, concise analysis and documentation in form of user stories and help establish positive relationships with others. A working knowledge of requirements management and Business modelling tools will also be beneficial.

Ofgem is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of open and fair competition, merit and business need.

Job description

This role is designed for someone early in their Business Analysis career and offers the opportunity to work closely with more experienced colleagues.  This is part of the effort to build a strong pool of permanent talent within the BA community in Ofgem.

As part of Delivery and Schemes you will work with IT and the business to support changes that meet user needs and technical requirements.  You will gain clear understanding of the Ofgem Delivery and Schemes directorate and the IT systems, services and capabilities.  You will capture and analyse business operational processes in order to identify and determine opportunities for process improvement.  The BA will work collaboratively to redesign and document processes and translate business requirements into functional and non-functional requirements.

This role offers the candidate an opportunity to join an organisation at an exciting period of change, especially in IT. The role will appeal to an individual that wishes to build their experience by working as part of a Business Analysis team that is involved in a diverse programme of work.

 

Person specification

• Business engagement, process improvement and requirements engineering.
• Support tendering processes through facilitation, and clear documentation of requirements, and criteria.
• Business process modelling and requirements management using standard toolset adopted by Delivery and Schemes.
• Requirements gathering & analysis.
• Quality assurance of all processes and documents produced as part of functional and non functional requirements analysis, and Estimation.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £23,450, OFGEM contributes £6,331 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

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

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to answer 3 Technical Questions evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within these answers how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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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.