Business Analyst - GDS - SEO

Location

London, Manchester

About the job

Job summary

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

joining up public sector services,
harnessing the power of AI for the public good,
strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure,
elevating leadership and investing in talent,
funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation,
committing to transparency and driving accountability.

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need.

Job description

You will be a Business Analyst for the National Data Library team.

The National Data Library (NDL) will be a core part of the Government’s programme to transform how public sector data is managed as a national strategic resource, and, specifically, to unlock better data sharing across government and into the economy. This is an opportunity to help shape the high profile and ambitious manifesto commitment to establish a National Data Library (NDL).

Reporting to the senior business analyst, you will work within a multi-disciplinary product team and lead sessions with departments across government to map data sources relevant to the creation of a trusted authoritative asset, assess data quality, identify limitations that block reuse, analyse data systems, and shape requirements for data services and assets that underpin the NDL. You will contribute to the production of analysis and recommendations that directly feed into the design of these data assets enableing departments and NDL to resolve blockers, making data ready for reuse within the NDL objectives.

As a Business Analyst you’ll:

Build relationships with key stakeholders in Other Government Departments, and subject matter experts to capture varying requirements and support the development of effective data services
Develop understanding of and partnerships with other government departments and support analysis of impacts of proposed NDL data service changes on their business,
Identify and elaborate user and business needs to enable effective design, development and testing of proposed services,
Be able to identify what good looks like in the context of NDL data transformation outcomes and the methodologies to enable the assessment of the status of ongoing work,
Undertake workshops and 1:1 meetings with a wide range of stakeholders and build an evidence-based cohesive narrative for what next steps should be taken next,
Contribute to the successful running and improvement of the National Data Library services team.  Promote awareness of the government data strategy in all external engagements and interactions.

Person specification

You will need to demonstrate:

Experience with identifying, investigating, analysing and communicating business and data processes and problems, and opportunities from a variety of people and organisations into actionable requirements to define solutions and achieve service outcomes. 
Experience of engaging with stakeholders and supporting senior stakeholders in influencing discussions outside of your team/function,
Experience of being self-driven, able to determine the approach in the team's delivery methodology, define and agree the scope of business analysis within a multidisciplinary team and clearly communicate the value of iterative delivery,
Experience of using a variety of investigative methods to gather evidence, generate deep insights and make well-supported recommendations
An understanding of digital service delivery, including agile and service design, and the cultural, organisational, functional and process change required to achieve it