As a Business Analyst at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) you will join an established and supportive community of Business Analysts and work across all areas of projects and service lifecycle as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will work together with IPO colleagues, partner organisations and/or suppliers to ensure that approaches and outcomes are fit for purpose by meeting business needs, user needs and IPO standards. You will act as a facilitator, communicator and problem solver to elicit and document requirements. You will also be modelling processes for use within the project and for post-implementation reference. You will be responsible for analysing existing and future ways of working, identifying options and assessing their impact. You must be able to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating good leadership and collaborative working skills. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to join our team at a time where the IPO has set out to help people grow the UK economy by providing an IP system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation. Person Specification Strong background in an analytical role or topic Knowledge and/or understanding of Business Analysis principles and techniques Excellent presentation and communication skills, across a variety of situations and levels of stakeholders. Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office. The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Benefits Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access Access to Microsofts ESI training suite Hybrid working with no core hours Substantial support for career progression 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave How to apply Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by uploading an anonymised copy of your current CV and completing the personal statement section. Person specification Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Working Together Changing and Improving Benefits Alongside your salary of £35,579, Intellectual Property Office contributes £10,307 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Please note that benefits may be subject to change. Things you need to know This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Additional details on security and vetting Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.