Job Location: Sheffield, IN
Location
This role will be based in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, or Sheffield. Please find further information on the
Summary
About the job
Do you want to work across the product delivery lifecycle to bring together business needs with technical capabilities, with the goal of defining solutions that deliver value?
If so, come join us as an Associate Business Analyst.
You will be a key part of delivering change within DWP Digital working in a team within one of our functional areas. We currently have several roles within Corporate Services, Digital Shared Channels and Comms and Collaboration.
As an Associate Business Analyst (BA) you will work towards developing a good understanding of the tools and techniques used by BAs and to be able to contribute to core BA deliverables.
You will be given appropriate responsibility and under the guidance of other BAs will assist in delivering change for the department, by defining requirements and recommending solutions.
You will continue to grow your capabilities through working with more experienced BAs and continually growing your skills and knowledge through the support of the wider community of practice.
Job Description
As an Associate BA working within DWP Digital these are some of the things you will be doing:
- Working with BAs to develop your understanding of Agile principles, methods and tools in support of your development.
- Developing stakeholder relationships and working to resolve risks and issues in an appropriate manner.
- Communicating effectively across both technical and business stakeholders.
- Understanding business processes and activities that impact and that are impacted by the product or service.
- Producing AS-IS models of existing business processes and playing them back to stakeholders for validation.
- Taking responsibility for improving your own knowledge of Business Analysis and Agile principles, methods and tools and seeking mentoring and shadowing opportunities within the BA community.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above.
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Technical Skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Business Analysis
- Relationship Management
Benefits
- An employer pension contribution of up to 27%
- Annual leave rising to 30 days (based on your working pattern).
- Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Salary Information
Salary for this role is from £34,173 (Band min) to £34,971 (Band max).
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
People working with government assets must complete
Selection process details
This vacancy is using
Stage 1: Application
Your Application Will Consist Of Three Parts
- A Personal Details Application Form.
- Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
- Personal statement up to 500 words.
When Giving Details In Your Employment History And Personal Statement You Should Highlight Your Experience In Line With Essential Criteria Below
- Can demonstrate applying an analytical mind-set to a situation or a problem.
- Takes responsibility for their own learning and development opportunities.
- Enthusiasm when it comes to dealing with changes or new challenges.
- Can articulate an approach to engaging and working with stakeholders from a number of different areas and of differing levels of responsibility.
- Can demonstrate the initiative in recommending an approach to tackling a problem and/or undertaking a piece of work in a rapidly changing environment.
The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above.
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Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign.
Important Information
- You will be asked to complete your employment history. Any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
- Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
- If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
Skills
You will be assessed against the experiences listed in the essential criteria and the following Technical Skills
If you’re successful at sift stage, you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams.
- Business Analysis
- Relationship Management
In Addition, you will be asked to do a short (15 mins) exercise on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview.
Interviews will take place from mid-October 2022.
Sift dates to be confirmed.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP’s terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:Contact Government Recruitment Service digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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
- 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
Working for the Civil Service
The
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Felicity Smith
- Email : Felicity.smith@dwp.gov.uk
Recruitment team :
- Email : digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DWP by email: HR.BUSINESSASSURANCE@DWP.GOV.UK.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. Click
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