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On behalf of ONS, we are looking for a Digital Business Analyst x2 (INSIDE IR35) for a 6 month contract which is a hybrid role so requires up to 2 days a week in the Newport office

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.

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 Digital Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Working to an agreed minimum viable product (MVP), print and scope.
• Identify and implement opportunities to analyse and optimise current services and processes.
• Use a wide range of techniques to model situations confidently and gain agreement from SME's and stakeholders.
• Report on system quality and collect metrics on test cases Apply a digital understanding to the work and identify and implement solutions.
• Work innovatively and use the most appropriate tools and methods.
• Identify issues and risks and able to analyse and report test activities and results.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience as a business analyst is fast paced working environments ideally in central government
• Experience across requirements management
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels across the business
• Jira experience and skillset
• Strong self starter with a proactive approach to all duties

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, ONS 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 

ONS 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".