Business Analyst

Overview

Specialist role Business analyst

Summary of the work

To work closely with the Knowledge & Information Management (KIM) Lead to deliver an innovative solution to records management and work with organisation transitioning over to it.

Latest start date 01/07/2016

Expected contract length

 12 months, but may be shorter, depending on how the project develops and the needs.

Region London

Organisation the work is for Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

About the work

Who the specialist will work with

Support the KIM lead in delivering the CTP KIM workstream, records managers from other government organisations, other members of the Common Technology Programme.

What the specialist will work on

• Undertake detailed information and data audits with organisations 
• Undertake user research interviews with records managers to gauge success of current records solutions and pain-points, and local policies and practices 
• Analyse workflows and business processes on existing electronic document and records management systems being used within the BIS group
• Write document and records management best practice guidance, and policies 
• Meet with records managers from other government organisations to gauge success of similar deployments 
• Work with the KIM Lead to understand legislative needs and guidelines within government 
• Support the implementation of the document and records management solution, and associated data migration activities

Work setup

Address where the work will take place

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, London 

Working arrangements

Monday to Friday on site. A professional working day, hours and working pattern as needed to deliver the service in an efficient way. Mainly based from our office in Westminster, London.

Security clearance Minimum Baseline Personnel Security Standard

Skills and experience

Technical competence: essential skills and experience

• Experience working with one of the following information management systems: 
• Document Management systems 
• Records Management systems
• Content Management systems
• Broad understanding of the following legislative requirements/regulations regarding records management within government: 
• Data Protection Act (1998) 
• Freedom of Information Act (2000) 
• Public Records Act (1958) 
• An understanding of regulatory retention practices, including the engineering of data into an archive and the complexities of data retrieval 
• Strong understanding of data sources, data types and file types

Technical competence: nice-to-have skills and experience

• Have previous experience in a government transformation programme

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.