Business Analyst at NCA, UK Office/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

The role of the Business Analyst is to understand and analyse user and business needs.

They ensure outcomes align with the service vision and business strategy by bridging current and future business models and delivering to the business architecture.

They constructively challenge and act as critical friends to achieve fit-for-purpose solutions.

They facilitate collaboration and lead effective communication with all stakeholders to support design, build, and delivery to meet user needs

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

As a Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Uses a variety of tools and techniques to gather business and user requirements based on the project 's clear objectives. Assesses the need and value of these activities according to the context.
• Uses a range of tools and techniques to map 'As-Is ' and 'To-Be ' business processes.
• Evaluates requirements by comparing the present state with the target state to identify opportunities for successful interventions needed for the transition.
• Ensures stakeholders are identified within the project and their requirements are included in the benefits analysis.
• Assists in facilitating the identification of needs.
• Ensures project activities are effectively mapped and collaborates with systems analysts and technical leads to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience as a business analyst across complex projects within government
• Data sources, data flow and user cases experience
• Experience across both Digital and business requirements
• Stakeholder Engagement at all levels across the business
• Strong self starter with a proactive approach to all duties

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, NCA 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.

Armed Forces Covenant

NCA 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.