Job Location: Wentworth Location, NH
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Location
Please note, this post can be based in any National CPS location. However, location preference cannot be guaranteed and is subject to office capacity and approval.
Summary
About the job
Committed to professional growth, the CPS offers all their staff with clear progression pathways and a diverse range of learning and development opportunities, to progress your career in a supportive environment, whilst also gaining access to various promotion opportunities.
At the CPS we pride ourselves on providing a variety of benefits that ensure our employees’ requirements are at the core. This includes wellbeing support, flexible working, civil service pension scheme, access to employee savings including high street retailer offers and discounts and 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
Working for the Crown Prosecution Service you will also gain access to a range of learning and development activities, including through Civil Service Learning and an individual learning account in addition to any central and local development opportunities and requirements.
Please note the following experience is considered essential for this role:
- Experience of working in (or interested in working in) a Digital environment
Please note the following experience is considered desirable for this role:
- Experience of using the CPS Case Management System
- Waterfall and Agile Project Delivery methodologies
For further information on how to apply, please see the Candidate Pack at the bottom of this page.
Job Description
We are seeking Business Analysts to join our Case Management Team as we look to deliver technology changes that enable the CPS to constantly adapt to the changing crime landscape. With experience of, or an interest in, working in a Digital environment, the successful candidates will play a key role within the Case Management System team to drive forward digital change and help to deliver the CPS’s Digital Strategy 2025 and beyond.
The postholders will support the Senior Business Analysts in the team to deliver larger and more complex projects, while taking the lead on small to medium sized projects. They will investigate, specify and document business functions, processes, information flows and data structures, using appropriate methodologies and techniques. Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, they will help to deliver key and often high-profile changes to the Case Management System and associated applications. Proactively engaging users at regular and appropriate opportunities to ensure user centric design, and high-quality training and support.
The postholders will have the opportunity to work across the CMS Portfolio and play a key role in the development, analysis and delivery of planned and future technology changes.
Working within a remote team, the postholders will be able to work collaboratively and effectively from a remote setting, with occasional travel when required. There is flexibility as to where the candidates will work on a day-to-day basis, whether at home or in their local CPS office.
Responsibilities
- Takes responsibility for leading small or medium sized projects throughout their life-cycle, gathering requirements through user research and stakeholder workshops.
- Assists and supports the Senior Business Analysts and team when necessary to successfully deliver projects/programmes.
- Translates often complex Digital changes into requirements and communicating these using appropriate methods to stakeholders to maximise understanding.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to seek and record their opinions to ensure accuracy and to deliver a high-quality product.
- Uses Agile methodologies and frameworks in order to generate and prioritise Product Backlogs within a team environment.
- Applies appropriate modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards in an intelligent and effective way to achieve success.
- Analyses business requirements and works with suppliers to understand technical viability, as well as adherence to business objectives, challenging positively as appropriate.
- Applies a digital understanding to their work. Is able to identify and implement solutions to improve user experience and drive up quality.
- Monitors and responds to CMS related issues raised by users, seeking out technical assistance when needed
- Liaises with the CMS Business Product Owners to review the CMS backlog and prioritises new and existing demand.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Join the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and have a future that matters: Find Your Purpose
CPS is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.
We want to ensure all our employees can thrive at work and home and offer a range of support to achieve a balance. This includes where possible, flexibility of working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a flexible approach to deployment, which means that where you work (i.e. a court, an office, or a remote setting such as your home) will be based on the kind of work you are undertaking.
This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility alongside our Mental Health First Aiders Programme and Wellbeing Sessions.
CPS commits to offer its employees the following experience
- Impactful, purposeful work – making a difference to your local communities
- The ability to learn and grow, with access to the right opportunities and resources
- To care about your wellbeing
- To feel valued, trusted and included
We also offer the following range of benefits:
- Civil Service Pension
- Access to employee savings
- Cycle2Work scheme
- 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
- 1 extra privilege day entitlement.
- Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- Flexible working and a family friendly approach to work.
- Childcare vouchers unless already registered with the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme)
The CPS has also designed a range of Management Development Programme to support all Aspiring, New and Experienced Managers in developing the skills, behaviour and knowledge to build their confidence and capability. We strongly recommend that all new managers undertake the Manager Induction.
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
The recruitment process will consist of an online application and interview which will be held during the week commencing the 31 October 2022.
Your interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch with further guidance. If you have any queries about this please contact the CPS Recruitment Team at Strategic.Resourcing@cps.gov.uk
You should keep this this week free or notify us if you are not available. We will make every effort to accommodate you in your preference for dates; however we cannot guarantee that they will be met.
The successful applicant will be required to secure DBS clearance; to speed up this process; you should bring 3 forms of ID with you on the day of interview. Data gathered from unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed in accordance with our Data Retention Policy.
If successful in obtaining an interview you will be asked to complete the Character Enquiry Form and Nationality and Immigration Questionnaire.
(If you are an internal member of staff, you will not be required to undergo this DBS check as you will already hold this clearance).
Personal Statement (using the text box provided online)
You will also be asked to complete a personal statement of no more than 1250 words setting out how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience, match the requirements as detailed in the Candidate Pack. You will also need to address the core behaviours for this role, detailed in the Behaviours Section of the Candidate Pack, which are;
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
You will also need to show evidence of the essential experience criteria for this role:
- Experience of working in (or interested in working in) a Digital environment
In addition you will need to demonstrate the CPS or Civil Service Values.
Please refer to the Candidate Pack for further information as to the process and what is being tested at each stage.
CV Section (using the text boxes provided online)
You will not be required to upload your CV however, when submitting your application there is a ‘CV section.’ You will be required to provide information regarding your skills, employment history and qualification details.
Please note that it is the candidate’s responsibility to provide the specified application information in the requested format to ensure that they are considered for the post.
Other
This is a full-time post. However, requests for flexible, part-time working and job share will be considered, considering at all times the operational needs of the Department.
Waiting List
Candidates who are recommended by the selection panel but not appointed to the current vacancy will be placed on a waiting list for 12 months and may be offered another post, should any further vacancies for a HR Officer arise in CPS DID during this period.
Excess Fares
Please note excess fares will not apply.
Fair Processing Notice (FPN)
From April 2018, the CPS will provide a Fair Processing Notice (FPN) to all new applicants after they have been successful at interview. These candidates will be informed that, as one aspect of pre-employment screening, their personal details – name, National Insurance Number and date of birth – will be checked against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) and that anyone included on the IFD will be refused employment unless they can demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
The Strategic Resourcing team in the CPS will, on behalf of the vacancy holder, inform applicants when they are refused employment because of their inclusion in the IFD.
Current Civil Servants
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Civil Service Commissioners
From April 2018, the CPS will provide a Fair Processing Notice (FPN) to all new applicants after they have been successful at interview. These candidates will be informed that, as one aspect of pre-employment screening, their personal details – name, National Insurance Number and date of birth – will be checked against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) and that anyone included on the IFD will be refused employment unless they can demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
The Strategic Resourcing team in the CPS will, on behalf of the vacancy holder, inform applicants when they are refused employment because of their inclusion in the IFD.
Feedback will not be provided until the vacancy is complete
If you are dissatisfied with the recruitment process and wish to make a complaint, please contact Strategic.Resourcing@cps.gov.uk with your concerns.
If you remain dissatisfied and wish to make a further complaint, please click on the following link to the Civil Service Commissioners complaints page https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/civilservicerecruitmentcomplaints/
Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles can be found here –
https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/
Details of the Civil Service Nationality Rules are located at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements. For the most up-to-date information on the requirements of working in the UK, please go to the UK Visas and Immigration website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Sammi Dong
- Email : Sammi.Dong@cps.gov.uk
Recruitment team :
- Email : strategic.resourcing@cps.gov.uk
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