On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Digital Business Analyst (Inside IR35) for a contract which is running to the end of March 2027 possible extension and is a hybrid role so is 1 days a week in the Bristol office
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.
As a Digital Business analyst, the role holder can understand and analyse user and business needs associated with the digital service. They 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. They facilitate collaboration and lead effective communication with all stakeholders to support design, build and delivery to meet the user needs.
They work closely with the Product Manager, Service Owner and development teams, translating designs from the user experience teams into user stories (user requirements). They understand, support and promote the use of agile delivery and working to the Government Digital Service standard. A senior role where they either know or work closely with SMEs to have a business knowledge of the REF process to translate business and user needs into user stories with defined acceptance criteria for agile developers.
As a Digital Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:
- Agile working. identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes. Help the team to decide the best approach. Manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP), print and scope.
- Business analysis. investigate problems and analyse options for the existing and new REF services. Work with stakeholders to identify objectives, opportunities and potential benefits available.
- Business improvement process. Analyse current services and processes; identify and implement opportunities to optimise these. Evaluate and establish requirements using relevant techniques such as gap analysis
- Business modelling. Use a wide range of techniques to model situations confidently. Gain necessary agreement needed from subject matter experts and stakeholders, ensuring they review the results to fix any issues.
- Business process testing. Report on system quality and collect metrics on test cases.
- Digital perspective. Apply a digital understanding to work. Identify and implement solutions for assisted digital.
- Enterprise and business architecture. Understand and apply the current target operating model to work.
- Innovation. Understand innovation and how this can apply to day to day activities.
- Methods and tools. Select and support the most appropriate tool or method.
- Requirements definition and management. You know how to source requirements. Facilitate the setting of business priorities for change initiatives of medium complexity. Manage and implement requests for changes to baseline requirements
- Stakeholder relationship management. Identify important stakeholders, tailoring communication to their needs, and work with teams to build relationships while also meeting user needs. You have the ability to take opposing views to reach consensus. You understand how to work with stakeholders and contribute to improving these relationships, using evidence to explain decisions made.
- Testing (business analysis). You can review requirements, specifications and define test conditions. You can identify issues and risks associated with work while being able to analyse and report test activities and results.
- User focus. You can identify needs and engage with users or stakeholders to collate user needs evidence. You understand and can define research that fits user needs. You can use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes.
Essential Skills
- Experienced Business Analysis across central government
- Experience with Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
- Experience in Government Digital Services (GDS)
- IT user stories experience and skillset
- Jira/Confluence and Agile experience and skillset
- Strong self starter with a proactive approach to all duties
- Excellent communication skills
- Stakeholder engagement at all levels across the business
Desirable Skills
- Understanding of databases and relational theory would be highly beneficial
- Experience of research or higher education would be highly beneficial
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
