Business Analyst - Consultant (Contract)
Open to a new challenge?
Do you enjoy shaping products and services which positively impact people?
Are you looking for empowerment to deliver for some of the most important services in the UK?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're an independent UK technology consultancy specialising in designing, building and running user-centred digital and technology solutions that make a positive difference to people's lives.
The role
You'll already be working as a business analyst in your current role. You'll work with our clients to help them achieve their business goals. You'll work with other disciplines such as developers and user researchers to solve complex and interesting problems. You'll create relationships with stakeholders to understand what they need, then translate these into the requirements of the project. If you take more of a leadership role on projects, you may be more suited to our senior business analyst role.
Essential experience
To succeed in this role, you need experience of working as a business analyst. You'll need to show how you have:
1. applied business analysis techniques to solve problems in a methodical and considered way
2. elicited and managed business requirements using different methods
3. presented complex information in a way that is easy to understand
4. built effective working relationships within cross functional teams and across business stakeholders
5. shared knowledge and best practice with BAs and other disciplines
6. planned and managed your own workload to achieve the objectives of your project
7. experience working in UK central government, delivering services to GDS / UK Service Standard guidelines
8. working in agile delivery teams
9. demonstrated experience or knowledge in agile delivery management and/or product management
As well as business analysis skills, there are essential core skills you'll need to be a great consultant. You'll need to show how you have:
1. contributed to improving ways of working within teams
2. positively challenged decisions or solutions you don't agree with
In the interview, we'll ask you questions that demonstrate this experience. We'll also ask you questions based around these topics.
Salary
From £380 per day - Inside IR35
Where you'll work
Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes into account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We'll make any adjustments to help you.
Want to know more?
Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com. We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.
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