Business Analyst

Applefields School; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is recruiting Business Analysts to join our Transformation service. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders to identify opportunities for change and deliver practical solutions that improve public services.

This hybrid role requires analysing problems, presenting cases for change to senior management, and tracking benefits across projects. You will divide time between home and one of our transformation hubs at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough or Selby, with a

Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for change.
• Develop and present cases for change to senior management and Council partners.
• Manage and undertake a range of analysis activities to further define opportunities, benefits and action plans.
• Understand and represent the customer interests, requirements and perspectives throughout analysis work and project lifecycles.
• Review the impact and success of initiatives, to assess and quantify to what extent benefits have been realised.
• Be part of a supportive and dedicated Business Analysis team who are committed to delivering positive change.

Job description

At North Yorkshire Council we are looking to recruit Business Analysts to join our Transformation service, to help identify, develop, and deliver positive change across all council services.

Our Business Analysts work with a wide range of stakeholders to analyse problems, identify opportunities and deliver practical solutions. They solve problems, identify improvements and are passionate about making public services more effective and efficient.

If you enjoy analysing problems and want to see your work have a positive impact and bring improvements to public services in North Yorkshire - this could be the role for you!

The role is hybrid working with a combination of home working together with minimum 2 days per week in an office base at one of our local transformation hubs at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough and Selby.

Within this role you will:

• Work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for change.
• Develop and present cases for change to senior management and Council partners.
• Manage and undertake a range of analysis activities to further define opportunities, benefits and action plans.
• Understand and represent the customer interests, requirements and perspectives throughout analysis work and project lifecycles.
• Review the impact and success of initiatives, to assess and quantify to what extent benefits have been realised.
• Be part of a supportive and dedicated Business Analysis team who are committed to delivering positive change.

Within the Transformation directorate we place people at the heart of what we do, and Business Analysts are a valuable component of this service to help make sure the change initiatives and opportunities progressed are right for North Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire citizens.

For further information about this vacancy or to arrange an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Isobel Metcalfe [e-mail]

Key Dates:

Closing Date: Sunday 27 th September

Interviews: w/c 5 th and 12 th October

This role is being advertised across multiple locations, you only need to apply once for the location which is most convenient for you as your base office.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.