Future Opportunity - Business Analyst

Opencast; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented business analysts who are passionate about making a difference. In this role, you'll collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to tackle complex challenges and drive business success. You'll utilize your business analysis expertise to understand stakeholder needs and translate them into actionable project requirements. This dynamic position offers opportunities for growth and development, with a supportive environment that values diverse perspectives. If you're ready to contribute to meaningful projects and enhance your consulting skills, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Pension

Health Cash Plan

Share Options

Discretionary Bonus

Flexible Hours

25 Days' Holiday

Generous Training Budget

Qualifications

• Experience as a business analyst with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage business requirements and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to achieve business goals and solve complex problems.
• Translate stakeholder needs into project requirements.

Skills

Business Analysis Techniques

Eliciting Business Requirements

Managing Workload

Building Relationships

Agile Delivery

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Apply for future opportunities

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

If you're looking to move roles in the next couple of months, we're interested in hearing from talented people like you. Submit an application to be considered for future opportunities at Opencast. Our Talent Engagement team will review your application and will be in touch to let you know how we would like to proceed.

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:

1. applied business analysis techniques to solve problems in a methodical and considered way
2. elicited and managed business requirements using different methods
3. presented complex information in a way that is easy to understand
4. built effective working relationships within cross functional teams and across business stakeholders
5. shared knowledge and best practice with BAs and other disciplines
6. 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:

1. contributed to improving ways of working within teams
2. positively challenged decisions or solutions you don't agree with.

In the interview, we'll ask you questions that demonstrate 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.

1. The Service Standard (UK Government)
2. working in agile delivery teams
3. 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

Senior consultant salary range: £60,000-£70,000

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 into account the 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.