Connecting Talent to opportunity

Connecting Talent to opportunity

Business Analyst Apprentice

Expired

Job Description:

Summary
Are you an enthusiastic individual with an analytical approach? Are you looking to earn while you learn and gain valuable experience in working on a digital transformation project?

This could be the perfect time to apply for our Level 4 apprenticeship as a Business Analyst.

We are leading the digital transformation of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations.

Our roles sit within HMRC’s Chief Digital & Information Group (CDIO) we’re increasingly delivering in-house through our growing network of digital delivery centres – hi-tech, state-of-the-art facilities across the UK.

Our multi-disciplinary, agile teams create and build digital services around our customer needs. With a growing network of state-of-the-art digital delivery centres, we’re not afraid to try new ways of working and are leaders in the field of new technologies including automation and robotics.
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn. You’ll be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the business analyst community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme, so you will have plenty sources of encouragement and support to help you succeed.

This is a permanent position; however you will be given 20% off the job training to allow you to complete your apprenticeship within your working hours. Typically, the apprenticeship will run for 18 months.

As a Business Analyst Apprentice, you will be a key member of the delivery team designing and modifying our IT systems. Collaborating with our colleagues within the wider business to gather information, documents and data to analyse and identify our business needs and requirements.

Responsibilities In this role you will:

• Coordinate the identification of key individuals and domain specialists to conduct interviews to understand their problems and needs
• Identify and tailor business requirements into supplier proposals
• Gather, document and help verify information relating to business analysis and requirements activities
• Lead and support meetings and workshops with IT suppliers and other key individuals
• Identify, document and mitigate risks and issues, raising where appropriate
• Challenge constructively and act as a critical friend to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose
• Gain an understanding of how to integrate systems and the challenges of designing, building and testing interfaces between systems.

If you’re curious, creative, motivated and have a passion to succeed & learn, we want to hear from you. We’re keen to attract a broad range of applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Specific Criteria:

We’re looking for an apprentice who is:

• Logical and can apply good practice approaches to relevant standards.
• Passionate about IT, enjoys solving Problems and different approaches to solving problems.
• User focussed – understands users and can identify who they are and what their needs are.
• Able to work with business and technology colleagues to translate business problems into technical designs.
• Able to visualise the ideal user service, come up with design ideas and possible design approaches.
• A great teammate and is able to work as part of a team on the design of components of larger systems.
• Self-motivated, professional and open to continuous learning
• Able to facilitate collaboration and lead with effective communication to support design, build and delivery to meet the user need

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process.
Qualifications
The below requirements are set by the apprenticeship learning provider.

You will also need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Valid passport/birth certificate and NI number
• Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date
• Not undertaking another apprenticeship or government funded qualification at the same time

In addition you will need at least one of the following:
• Business or related degree e.g. Finance, Economics, Maths etc.
• Non-business degree plus 6 months of work experience
• Level 3 Qualification plus 12 months of work experience
• 2 years of relevant work experience

*Examples of work experience may include: retail jobs, customer service, human resources, office administration etc.

*Examples of work experience that does not count on its own:
• Working in a public house or bar where the role just involves dispensing drinks and taking payment
• Part time/limited hours of work done in the 12 months, must be 12 months full time
 
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 10th November 2020