Business Analyst at UK Research & Innovation, Remote/Swindon, 3 Months, £Contract Rate

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers' money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields - from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Driving the research and gathering of business requirements against those articulated for the project.
• Employing various tools and techniques to map 'As-Is' and To-Be' business processes.
• Evaluating requirements against the present state (where we are) & the target state (where we want to be), identifying opportunities to develop successful business requirements needed to make the transition.
• Analysing the potential consequences of a change and estimate what needs to be modified to accomplish that change.
• Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of identified benefits analysis and lead on identifying business-related actions to assist with project delivery.
• Engaging with business owners, business change leads, and users to ensure delivery of common purpose.

Essential:

• Written communication skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office packages (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.).
• Capturing stakeholder needs, assessing, defining, and justifying those needs to create a set of requirements.
• Supporting the development of project objectives in a project environment.
• Engaging with stakeholders to obtain requirements and create business analysis documentation, i.e. workflows, user stories/journeys.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to identify needs, break down business problems, and offer solutions.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.