AMS PSR

On behalf of FCDO, we are looking for a Business Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based REMOTELY, Occasional travel to London.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty, and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. 

As a Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage stakeholder relationships and build consensus while ensuring user needs are met.
• Conduct business process analysis and improvement, identifying problems and opportunities and validating improvements through testing.
• Define and manage business and user needs, including creating artefacts such as user stories, acceptance criteria, and ensuring traceability.
• Perform digital and data systems analysis, identifying gaps in functionality and user experience and creating system/data models.
• Adapt to delivery methodologies, ensuring work aligns with team approaches and delivers value

Essential:

• Ability to apply business modelling techniques to support analysis and decision-making.
• Experience in context, problem, and option analysis, including defining problem statements and formulating recommendations.
• Strong skills in eliciting, analysing, and validating requirements, addressing conflicts and prioritising needs.
• Knowledge of testing principles, including developing acceptance criteria and reviewing prototypes and test outcomes.
• Competence in user experience analysis, presenting findings clearly to support data-informed decisions.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, FCDO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant 

FCDO guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".