Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Eastbury, East of England, HA6 3HP About the job Job summary UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom) is one of four Defence Commands and is a Top-Level Budget (TLB). As Defences integrator, we bring together a number of organisations including our Headquarters, Defence Intelligence, Defence Digital, HQ Defence Medical Services, Defence Support, Permanent Joint Headquarters, Special Forces and Directorate of Overseas Bases. We are responsible for ensuring that the five warfighting domains of maritime, air, land, cyber and space are integrated which gives UKStratCom a pan-Defence role. The UKStratCom Headquarters staff provide vital strategy, planning, governance, resource and capability oversight. UK Strategic Commands Digital, Data and Automation Team are seeking a detail-orientated, proactive Business Analyst to join our team. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to capture and analyse business requirements, translate them into technical specifications and ensure that the final product meets business and user needs. You will engage with process owners, developers and other teams to understand business processes, how they can be improved and detailing the benefits which can be realised through introducing positive technical or process changes. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job description The UK Strategic Command Digital, Data and Automation (DDA) Team strives to optimise business processes and produce better data, to make Strategic Command an efficient, data driven command. As a TLB Team, we oversee and support digital teams across our organisation and are responsible for ensuring that digital solutions align with UK Strategic Command and MOD policy. In this role your tasks will include: Gathering and analysing information about new projects to understand and articulate their potential benefits. Collaborating with customers to identify and define requirements, objectives and priorities. Detailing and validating business requirements and user stories. Translating business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications for developers. Supporting the development team throughout the development life cycle, ensuring requirements are met through testing Facilitating communication with process owners, users, developers, and other relevant teams. Conducting user acceptance testing where appropriate to validate that solutions meet the business needs. Monitoring project progress, managing and resolving issues. Person specification Previous experience in Business Analyst role Experience working in an Agile environment Confident in leading discussions Strong problem solving and analytical skills Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Developing Self and Others Delivering at Pace Benefits Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. Any move to MOD 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours. At sift, you will be assessed against and the following Behaviours: Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Developing Self and Others Delivering at Pace At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3mod.gov.uk. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Commands transformation programme is committed to following the MODs framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Commands personnel and Trade Unions. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements Open to UK nationals only. Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). 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. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Sam.Payne109mod.gov.uk Email : Sam.Payne109mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments Stratcom Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 469kB) MOD Candidate Pack 2024 Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail