About the role
North Northamptonshire Council is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our residents through innovative and effective public services. We are embarking on a transformative journey with a large programme of works focusing on IT infrastructure improvement and the replacement of important case management systems. We are also focused on driving improvements in service delivery across the organisation with a focus on our Growth and Regeneration and Regulatory Services areas.
Join the Business Analysis team to make a tangible impact and drive organisational change in a dynamic and supportive environment.
You will play a critical role in the successful delivery of key projects, working closely with stakeholders to analyse current processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure the effective implementation of new systems.
This vacancy is open to NNC internal applicants only
What will you be doing?
**Analyse and Document Requirements**: We work with stakeholders to gather, document, and analyse business requirements for IT infrastructure projects and case management systems replacements.
**Process Improvement**: We identify and recommend improvements to existing processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
**Stakeholder Management**: We liaise with various departments, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project objectives and requirements.
**Data Analysis**: We use data-driven insights to support decision-making
**Options Appraisals**: We work with stakeholders to make informed decisions through thorough analysis of identified options based on your accumulate knowledge and insight
**Project Support**: We provide support throughout the project lifecycle, from discovery, to supporting business case development through to post-implementation support such as user acceptance testing
About you
As a Business Analyst, you can:
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help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and adhere to agreed minimum viable product (MVP), priorities and scope
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apply structured approaches to identify, investigate, analyse, and communicate complex business problems and opportunities, within a defined project
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analyse business goals, objectives, functions, and processes, using relevant information and data to support the definition of requirements
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conduct options analysis, assess feasibility and operational impact, quantify potential business benefits, and contribute to business case development
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help to ensure proposed solutions meet business and user needs
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work with limited direction to complete tasks and defined outputs linked to the project
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work with limited direction to identify opportunities to improve business performance within a defined project
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support the implementation of proposed business improvements
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identify, analyse, challenge, and validate business and user requirements
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apply basic techniques to analyse, validate and prioritise user experience needs
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present findings in an accessible and easy to understand way to support data-informed decision making, based on user research
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
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