Business Analyst

We are currently seeking applications for two Business Analysts within the Data and Digital Identity Division of the Digital Directorate based in Edinburgh. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.

DDaT Pay Supplement
This post attracts a £4,000 DDaT pay supplement after a 9 months DDaT competency qualifying period. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review.

Overview
The Scottish Data and Intelligence Network (D&IN) was set up during the Covid-19 pandemic to build on the existing community of data expertise and make best use of the data already available across Scotland. The network is a partnership of expertise from across Local Authorities, Health Boards, Directors of Public Health, Health and Social Care Partnerships, Public Health Scotland, Scottish Government, academia and other public bodies.

The D&IN aims to identify, prioritise, and develop data and intelligence products that address some of the key challenges relating to Covid-19 and ultimately help to improve lives. The D&IN follows the safe and secure arrangements established in Scotland for the use of data to ensure privacy and ethical data use is maintained. As Scotland begins to recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic the D&IN will play an active role in maintain the relationships establish and the good practice developed. This will include enhancing the D&IN in order to meet the challenges of Covid-19 recovery and to begin to support government priorities outside of the pandemic.

This post will work with the Head of Data & Intelligence Network to support the needs of the Scottish Government and partners throughout Covid-19 recovery and enhance the services of the D&IN to support other governmental priorities. The successful candidate will do so by driving the delivery of agreed information products and services. You will be skilled and experienced in working in a data environment with excellent numerical and analytical skills. Knowledgeable in data regulation, data ethics, data standards, data sharing agreements and data governance at a practical level. Experience of working at the front end of the project lifecycle, adept at cutting through requirements to drive out the essence of the business problem. Ability to think on your feet, provide quick solutions and resolve issues in a timely manner.

This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession you will join the professional development scheme, currently BCS RoleModelplus.

Essential Criteria
1. Track record of delivery in shaping and defining business problems.
2. Background in data driven initiatives and understanding of data and business analysis.
3. Experience of working in a complex stakeholder environment.
4. Experience in working across multiple teams and organisational boundaries.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further Information
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the “Person Specification and Further Information for Job Applicants” which you will find below. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Ryan Anderson by email ryan.anderson@gov.scot.

To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process. These must be combined into one document as the system can only accept a single document upload per application.

A CV (no longer than two pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Add to your CV your personal statement (no longer than 750 words) explaining why you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience suitable for this role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification.

Failure to submit a single combined document (CV and personal statement) will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.

When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description/person specification.

Important Information Regarding Interviews
In recognition of the Scottish Government’s ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

In order to facilitate this new way of working, we are asking all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview as well as a personal device of choice with an account registered to either ‘Microsoft Teams’ or ’Webex’ applications by which you can undertake the interview/assessment if selected. Should you be invited to interview, you will be told which platform the event will take place on. We are also asking you to ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds to undertake the interview. This will then ensure that there are no issues incurred during the interview.