Digital Business Analyst - GLA OPS

Description

Summary of the work To manage the business analysis processes for new digital products, including processes mapping, defining user and business needs and business requirements for City Hall’s public facing digital products. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to understand needs, designing and running comprehensive workshops and other Agile analysis activities Specialist role Business analyst Expected Contract Length 6 months extendable to 12 months Latest start date Monday 20 May 2019 Maximum Day Rate £570 inclusive of all expenses Early Market Engagement None Who Speclialist Work With Product owner(s), Delivery managers, testers, developers, users, UX and design specialists What Specialists Work On Story and AC writing, wire framing, updating roadmap, run discovery and other workshops, create and maintain backlog, attend agile ceremonies Skills & Experience • Demonstrable business analysis experience in a digital and/or for user facing products, preferably at portfolio level. • Experience of working in programmes of digital transformation, embracing user-focused principles and business change • Experience of running workshops and discovery sessions to efficiently and thoroughly prompt thought, challenge existing ways of working and encourage user focused thinking. • Thorough experience with writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria, working both with Product Owners and Technical Leads to effectively prioritise work, based on producing the minimum viable product. • Experience working in a multidisciplinary team, using agile principles and confident promoting these ways of working to others. • Knowledge and experience of using business analysis techniques such as UML. • Thorough understanding of government digital services, digital trends, technologies, practices and directions. • A working knowledge of a range of digital and collaborative tools, including those focused on sprint management, project planning, wire framing and photo editing. Nice to Haves • Previous experience of working in a public sector organisation, preferably a central, regional or local government organisation. • Previous experience of working in a high pressure environment with multiple concurrent deadlines. Work Location City Hall, London SE1 and Union Street Offices, London SE1 Working Arrangments Office based 5 days per week. 2 - 3 per week with users No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Working with the Senior Manager (Digital-Transformation) and Digital Portfolio Manager, to lead a multidisciplinary-agile-team to guide ideas to fruition. Work with staff/contractors/suppliers to maintain a multi-skilled team that offers value-for-money. • Challenge staff’s perceptions of requirements to champion the user, improve business efficiency and encourage the understanding and creation of user first, mobile first digital functionality • Work with the Product Owner and Product Manager.to regularly update the product backlog and keep the team focused on delivering the minimum viable product. • Translate functional requirements and user needs into clear and accurate user stories with acceptance criteria that can be used to develop and test against. • Work with Product Owners/Managers in all aspects of the development cycle, specifically scope, implementation strategy, creative and technical development, user testing and deployment. • Support the Senior Manager for Digital Transformation in promoting the use of The Local Government Digital Service Standard both at City Hall and across London’s government more broadly. • Comfortable working in a high pressure environment and managing conflicting priorities. Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Can the authority confirm if an incumbent currently occupies this role, and if they will be invited to re-apply? There is no incumbent in this post. 2. Can you confirm if this role is inside or outside of the IR35 regulations? (GLA - this question has been received several times, rather than publishing duplications, just one response will be provided) This role falls within IR35 regulations. 3. Hello,As per the buyers guide, Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework can only be used for workers who meet the rules for working off-payroll (known as ‘outside IR35’). See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-buyers-guide#what-you-can-buy-on-digital-outcomes-and-specialists. Can I please ask why this role is stated as inside IR35? The HMRC assessment was conducted against this role and the results generated have been used. 4. UPDATED: Does the role fall inside or outside of IR35? UPDATED: the HMRC assessment has been run against this role again, and the results show that the role falls outside IR35 regulations. This is the definitive response, please disregard the earlier question and answer. Apologies for any inconvenience.