Summary
Join us as a Shell UK Apprentice where you can grow as we power progress together. We are transitioning to become a net-zero emissions business while providing the energy that people around the world need today.
Wage
Competitive
Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Shell Trading & Supply (T&S) is one of the largest energy trading organisations in the world with Hubs in London, Houston, Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam. We support the Shell Group through trading environmental products, biofuels, power, LNG, chemical feedstocks, crude oil, refined products and freight in trading hubs all over the world. We are active in most energy markets across the globe, sourcing from a wide range of suppliers and selling to a wide range of customers, both internally and externally to Shell.
As part of the Business Analyst Apprenticeship, you will be placed into a role across our Distributions Operations organisation within Trading and Supply. In this role, you may be supporting our Terminal Operations within Shell Haven in Thurrock and the North Sea Cluster or our Commercial Road Transport team. You will have the opportunity to partner with colleagues working across all functions including operations, maintenance, and stock accounting.
As a Business Analyst you will:
* Gather data and provide analyses which helps support decision making within team operations.
* Support the team to embed and adopt improvement initiatives that can support efficiency through simplifying processes and automating tasks.
* Scope and execute continuous improvement activities based on performance analysis across HSSE compliance operational excellence and supply chain.
* Work with the team and across all functions to support ad-hoc tasks/projects as required.
* Support departmental priorities in learning & development, DEI, and other areas.
Where you’ll work
Shell Haven Terminal, Barkers Blvd, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope
SS17 9GA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Your training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
* Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
* Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
* Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
* Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
* Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
* Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
* Elicit process information from stakeholders
* Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
* Produce models of redesigned business processes
* Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
* Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
* Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
* Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
* Validate requirements with stakeholders
* Support the establishment of requirements traceability
* Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
* Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
* Support the development of models of future state business situations
* Identify key differences between current and future business situations
* Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
* Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
* Support business acceptance of business and system changes
* Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
* Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
* Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
* Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
* Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
* Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
* Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
* Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
* Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
* Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
* Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
* Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
* Elicit process information from stakeholders
* Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
* Produce models of redesigned business processes
* Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
* Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
* Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
* Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
* Validate requirements with stakeholders
* Support the establishment of requirements traceability
* Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
* Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
* Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
* Support the development of models of future state business situations
* Identify key differences between current and future business situations
* Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
* Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
* Support business acceptance of business and system changes
* Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
* Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
* Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
* Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
* Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
Your training plan
* L4 Business analyst Apprenticeship Standard
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or above))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Presentation skills
* Analytical skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Self starter
* Motivated attitude
* Curiosity to learn
* Adaptability
* Ability to analyse
* Propose innovative solutions
* Ability to make decisions
Other requirements
If you’re studying A-levels or completing further education, you must be due to complete your qualifications in 2025. · Hold a valid passport/birth certificate/residence permit and National Insurance Number. You must have lived in the UK and/or EU for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date.