Transformation Business Analyst

This is a Gloucester City Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Transformation Business Analyst
• Job Location:                    Gloucester City Council 
• Salary:                              £30,825 - £33,945 per annum 
• Hours per Week:              37.00 
• Contract Type:                  Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    10/05/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:  8847 
• This post is open to job share

We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester.

Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day.  We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

About the role…

Join the Transformation and Technology team at Gloucester City Council as a Business Analyst and help shape our community's future. Contribute to our Transformation and Commercialisation programmes, achieve strategic objectives, and identify opportunities for customer-focused service improvement. Lead workshops, support staff through cultural change, and build end-to-end digital processes. We're looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to convey complex information clearly, and a passion for innovation. Apply now and make a difference for our city.

What we need from you…

As business analyst, candidates should have strong negotiation and engagement skills and the ability to develop positive relationships with managers and stakeholders. They should also be able to produce business requirements documentation, including workflows, case studies, and user stories. Behavioural attributes such as efficiency, value for money, forward-thinking, innovation, customer obsession, passion for the city, and teamwork are also important. The ideal candidate should be creative, use their initiative to improve services and processes and communicate effectively to deliver quality services

What we can do for you…

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible, Hybrid/Agile working opportunities
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service.
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2 days paid leave every year to participate in local volunteering activities
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover of 3 times your salary 
• Regular Training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in-house Occupational Health service
• Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
• Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply) 
• Coming Soon - Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Employee discount scheme
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities 
• Free Flu-jabs 
• Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker’s, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group. 

How to apply…

If you feel you have the skills, desire, experience and passion to help deliver our ambitious plans for the city then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chris Webb via email at Chris.Webb@Gloucester.gov.uk.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile, please follow the link below:-

Transformation Business Analyst - Job Profile

Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Equality and Diversity
We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high-performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.   

We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability. 

We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment to those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantages because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk  

Further information on our commitment to Equality and Diversity can be found Here

If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.