Business Analyst - Consultant

Opencast; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech consultancy is seeking a Business Analyst to work with clients in achieving their business goals. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide user-centered solutions. Candidates should have proven experience in business analysis, problem-solving techniques, and effective communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £41,000 to £59,000 and comprehensive benefits, including flexible hours.

Benefits

Competitive pension

Health cash plan

Share options

Discretionary bonus

25 days' holiday

Generous training budget

Qualifications

• Experience as a business analyst demonstrating a methodical approach.
• Ability to present complex information in an understandable manner.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to achieve business goals.
• Translate client needs into project requirements.
• Collaborate with developers and user researchers.

Skills

Business analysis techniques

Eliciting and managing business requirements

Presenting complex information clearly

Building effective working relationships

Improving ways of working

Challenge decisions constructively

Job description

Ready for a new challenge?

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.

The role

You'll already be working as a business analyst in your current role.

You'll work with our clients to help them achieve their business goals.

You'll work with other disciplines such as developers and user researchers to solve complex and interesting problems.

You'll create relationships with stakeholders to understand what they need, then translate these into the requirements of the project.

If you take more of a leadership role on projects, you may be more suited to our senior business analyst role.

Essential experience

To succeed in this role, you need experience of working as a business analyst. You'll need to show how you have:

• applied business analysis techniques to solve problems in a methodical and considered way

• elicited and managed business requirements using different methods

• presented complex information in a way that is easy to understand

• built effective working relationships within cross functional teams and across business stakeholders

• shared knowledge and best practice with BAs and other disciplines

• planned and managed your own workload to achieve the objectives of your project

As well as business analysis skills, there are essential core skills you'll need to be a great consultant. You'll need to show how you have:

• contributed to improving ways of working within teams

• positively challenged decisions or solutions you don't agree with

In the interview, we'll ask you questions that demonstrates this experience. We'll also ask you questions based around these topics.

Desirable experience

Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role. If you don't have experience of these please do still apply as we can coach you if you join us.

• The Service Standard (UK Government)

• working in agile delivery teams

• demonstrated experience or knowledge in agile delivery management and/or product management

If you have any of this experience, please show them on your CV and we can discuss at interview.

Salary

Consultant salary range: £41,000-£59,000

What our offer includes

A competitive pension, health cash plan, share options and discretionary bonus.

Flexible hours and 25 days' holiday. Generous training budget.

People to support you every step of the way.

Where you'll work

Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We'll make any adjustments to help you.

Want to know more?

Visit our website or email [e-mail].

We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.

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