IT7937 - Digital Business Analyst

West Yorkshire Police; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

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Job summary

West Yorkshire Police, Digital Policing (IT), Wakefield, is seeking two Digital Business Analysts to support the Innovation team in delivering digital projects aligned to the corporate strategy. This full-time temporary post offers agile working, 37 hours per week, for two years.

You will engage with business stakeholders to shape ideas into viable projects, develop realistic business requirements and processes, and ensure effective service delivery across digital services.

Qualifications

• Experience in business relationship and stakeholder management.
• Experience in business analysis and requirement gathering for technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Methodical and analytical problem solving.
• Familiarity with formal project management methods (PRINCE2, Scrum, DSDM, Agile).
• Willingness to travel to operational sites for business visits.
• Full UK/EU driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Engage with the business to manage client expectations regarding significant technology changes.
• Improve alignment of Digital Policing services to business requirements.
• Communicate strategy and direction of the department.
• Resolve customer issues of service delivery.
• Work with stakeholders and delivery teams to shape ideas into viable projects and develop realistic business requirements and processes.

Skills

Business relationship mgmt

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Communication skills

Analytical problem solving

Project management methodologies

Influencing senior managers

Tools

PRINCE2

Scrum

DSDM

Agile

Job description

Digital Business Analyst

Digital Policing Directorate

West Yorkshire Police Headquarters, Wakefield

2 Full-time Temporary Posts (Agile Working) of 37 hours per week (Length of post - 2 years)

£44,700.00 - £48,459.00 per annum

West Yorkshire Police, Digital Policing (IT) are seeking two Business Analyst to support our Innovation team to deliver digital projects that are critical to our achieving the corporate strategy. Throughout the project lifecycle, you'll work with our business stakeholders and project delivery teams to shape ideas into viable projects and develop realistic business requirements and processes which will contribute to effective business solutions.

Purpose of role:

To engage with the business ensuring the execution, delivery, and management of client expectations in relation to any significant change in technology or technology services used by the business. Work to improve alignment of Digital Policing services to business requirements across all areas of the business, communicate strategy and direction of the department and resolve customer issues of service delivery.

Key skills / experience required:

• Proven experience of business relationship management and stakeholder management
• Experience of performing business analysis functions and requirement gathering for technical solutions
• Knowledge of marketing and communication with customers along with excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
• A proven methodical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Knowledge and a working experience of formal project management methodology, such as Prince 2, Scrum, DSDM, Agile etc.
• Proven experience of successfully influencing Senior and Middle Managers in respect of technology change and technology projects
• Has the ability to travel for business purposes to enable visits to any operational site in the Force area.

Has a full current UK/European driving licence with access to a motor vehicle and is prepared to use this for business purposes"

Shift Allowance

• No Shift Allowance

The post is suitable for job share.

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