Business Analyst in Winchester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Analyst to join our Business Analysis Team for an 18 month contract to support the organisation in the delivery of its IT programmes.

The Role

The role involves liaising with staff in departments, running workshops and meetings and documenting requirements. It is essential that you have extensive experience of conducting business analysis on complex IT and/or business change projects in large organisations, articulating business ideas, suggestions and problems in technology terms.

Key Experience

• Interpreting and analysing complex and disparate information
• Establishing, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with project stakeholders
• Successfully balancing conflicting demands

What you’ll do

• Identify interdependencies
• Understand constraints
• Scope and size solutions (working with Design Architects)
• Manage, and control changes to, requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Define and assure artefacts, such as problem statements, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements, to communicate business and user needs
• Develop high level project estimates (in conjunction with the Project and Solutions teams)

What we’re looking for

• Experience in public sector and significant experience within an IT environment
• Experience in business requirements gathering, translating business requirements into technology requirements, business cases/options appraisals
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills at all levels, including oral, written and presentation skills, influencing through information and advice
• Ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels
• Excellent analytical skills
• Happy to work independently or as part of a larger project or programme team

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Why join us?

This role offers flexibility, with a mix of home and office based working, for which an ability to build effective working relationships is essential. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment within an engaged, hard-working and successful Business Analysis team. We support an effective work-life balance and offer flexible working and a flexi scheme. We welcome both full and part-time applications for this role, with a minimum requirement of 22.2 hours over 4 days. Part-time applicants should state availability. We are deeply committed to inclusion, diversity and wellbeing.

Our holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest-free travel loans and discounts are part of the package. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace where you can grow and develop in your role.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!

Employer Information

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. We are a modern, forward-looking local authority that offers a pleasant, supportive and collaborative working environment. We are also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offering a great work-life balance.

EEO Statement

Hampshire County Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect a commitment to equal opportunities and that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement applies.