AMS PSR

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice - HMCTS, we are looking for a Business Analyst (Inside IR35) for a contract until September 2026. This is a hybrid working role (two days per week office based - UK Wide).

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government’s ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

As a Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Leading the Market Engagement activity – including analysis of RFI, supporting RFQ and ITT etc
• Leading the requirements engineering, stakeholder modelling and investigations required to support the introduction of the new business solution into HMCTS services
• Lead the time and motion study and analysis to be undertaken across the jurisdictions
• Supporting the management of design issues raised by HMCTS partners and business stakeholders, providing options, and recommending solutions.
• Leading discussions with other projects to identify where there are dependencies with the solutions and documenting these dependencies within the business process design.
• Development and documentation of the end-to-end business process, providing the as-is and to-be end state down to L3
• Supporting in the analysis of the solutions provided by suppliers during Early Market Engagement, ensuring the business solution meets the need of the organisation
• Drafting the requirements sections within the Strategic Outline Business Case
• Gathering and documenting the baseline data for the as-is processes, to support future benefit realisation
• Documenting any new and updating current business process maps for the as-is and to-be solution

Essential:

• Experience in the application of business analysis tools and methodologies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders.
• Previous experience of working across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria is aligned.
• Expertise in leading workshops, meetings and discussions to gather requirements and provide feedback to a wide range of audiences.
• Experience in defining problem statements and ensuring requirements are suitable for market engagement
• Experience of using analytical skills to find solutions by interpreting complex data.
• Ability to think strategically and understand the broader business context.
• Ability to create clear and concise documentation, reports and presentations.
• Proven track record of managing product lifecycles ensuring full alignment with wider Departmental

Desirable:

• Knowledge of working in a large digital organisation and how they operate.
• Problem solving with the ability to break down complex problems.
• Working within a team to achieve common goals.

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, MOJ 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

The Ministry of Justice 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".