Business Analyst x 4

The Business Analyst bridges the gap between business needs and technical solutions. They are responsible for understanding the business goals, target operating models, processes, and challenges and then translating these into clear, outcome focussed requirements for delivery by NS&I’s strategic partners. Their role is to ensure that business objectives are understood and met through the most effective use of technology and processes.
The Business Analyst performs an influential role within the Business Transformation Programme, providing project scope definition, process modelling, gap analysis, requirements definition, feasibility assessments, and support for funding approvals and benefits realisation. Collectively these activities help manage complexity, prevent miscommunication, improve operational efficiency, mitigate risk and support delivery of business value. This role may require some travel to other sites, + Investigate root causes of business problems, or opportunities, identifying where a particular business need exists and shaping the project to address this need.
Business Process Modelling and Improvement
+ Research, analyse and define current and proposed business processes, apply gap analysis to identify actions required to implement the revised processes.
Business Analysis Reports and Presentations
+ Synthesise information, viewpoints and diagrams into objective reports and presentations that enable efficient communication and effective decision making.
Business Case Development and Feasibility Assessment
+ Evaluate the options to meet the business need and support development of the business case throughout the funding approval cycle.
Business Requirements Definition and Validation
+ Elicit, analyse and define requirements for business and IT change initiatives, ensuring traceability and alignment across strategic delivery partners.
Business Acceptance Testing
+ Support NS&I people in testing new business and IT changes to ensure acceptability and delivery of agreed business outcomes.
Business Change Deployment
+ Support the deployment of business and IT changes, within NS&I Corporate, to ensure a smooth transition., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Changing and Improving
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
+ Changing and Improving

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ Business process modelling and improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean), NS&I is currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work in the office for 40% of their working month and this will be increasing to 60% of their working month in early 2025. If you are applying to work in London, the role is currently based in Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BT and in early 2025 it is anticipated that NS&I will be moving out of Sanctuary Buildings and into our new NS&I London office location, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Rd, London SE1 9HA.
Any move to NS&I from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary of the role is higher, if you are successful, any salary increase will be at the discretion of NS&I and will be reviewed as part of the next annual pay review, in accordance with the NS&I employee handbook.
Note to existing permanent employees at NS&I - Please be aware that if you are a permanent employee appointed to a fixed term role, our recruiting principles ensure you will retain your permanent status at the end of this contract. However, you are not guaranteed to return to your original role. At the conclusion of this fixed term period, you may be redeployed to another suitable role at NS&I, offered retraining or will be given priority mover status to find another role in the civil service.
NS&I employees on a fixed term contract moving to another fixed term role, will continue to be employed for a fixed term to the end date of this role. You may apply for suitable roles within NS&I or the civil service.
Note to existing permanent employees at NS&I - Please be aware that if you are a permanent employee appointed to a fixed term role, our recruiting principles ensure you will retain your permanent status at the end of this contract. However, you are not guaranteed to return to your original role. At the conclusion of this fixed term period, you may be redeployed to another suitable role at NS&I, offered retraining or will be given priority mover status to find another role in the civil service.
NS&I employees on a fixed term contract moving to another fixed term role, will continue to be employed for a fixed term to the end date of this role. You may apply for suitable roles within NS&I or the civil service.
Some Travel only
This role may require some travel to other sites, please be aware if you travel to a second location on average 4 days a month, you may be liable for P11D taxation. If you have any queries concerning this please contact the NS&I HR Team.
Further information
Please visit our website http://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi for further details about NS&I.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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+ Substantial experience of working as a business analyst, preferably within a regulated environment.
+ Experience of working within complex multi-supplier environments, as part of a (People, Organisation, Process and IT) system integration capability., + BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis (or equivalent)
Essential skills
+ Ability to perform holistic and objective problem analysis and take account of upstream and downstream consequences of a proposed change.
+ Ability to articulate analysis through clear, concise and coherent verbal / written communications in order to influence multiple stakeholder groups.
+ Ability to work in a collaborative and professional manner with stakeholders to investigate issues, develop requirements and build consensus around solutions.
Essential technical knowledge
+ Business process modelling and improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean)
+ Project delivery approaches (e.g. Waterfall and Agile)
+ Requirements engineering
+ Microsoft Office (M365) and Visio
+ Commercial awareness and business case development, + Essential Experience: Substantial experience of working as a business analyst, preferably within a regulated environment.
+ Behaviour: Changing & Improving
+ Technical skill: Business process modelling and improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean)
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the following lead key criteria only:
+ Essential Experience: Substantial experience of working as a business analyst, preferably within a regulated environment.
Please note there is no expectation for you to meet the maximum word count provided for the statement. Feel free to use as many words as you need within the limit to demonstrate your experience in a concise and clear manner.
If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 1 hour panel interview via video call.
As part of this interview you will be asked to make a 10 minute presentation aimed at communicating technical ideas.

Alongside your salary of £47,500, National Savings and Investments contributes £13,760 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over £218 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back more than 150 years to 1861.
A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, great opportunities for development and a generous pension scheme. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.
Some benefits of working at NS&I include:
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o Learning and development tailored to your role
o An environment with flexible hybrid working options
o 9 day fortnight scheme
o A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
o A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
o Generous annual leave – starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
o Performance related variable pay bonus
o Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave