Job Description

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This role is 3 days per week

Job Purpose

You will work alongside the Head of IT Project Management, software developers and internal departments to gather the business requirements for new and enhanced software and applications; you will support and influence business change by building business cases and examining existing processes to identify improvements. You will lead on quality assurance testing of internal software and application development and support user acceptance testing with business teams. You will assist the Chief Digital Officer with influencing a Digital First agenda.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analyst

Requirements gathering - You will lead the requirements gathering process for any piece of work in order to elicit and capture high and low-level requirements. You will draft acceptance criteria and attend product demonstrations to ensure that requirements have been met in the build. You will create test plans and lead on quality assurance testing of software applications before supporting end-users in undertaking user acceptance testing. You will create comprehensive documentation that can be shared and used by a wider audience (e.g., as-is & to-be workflows, process flows, requirements, user stories, wire frames, etc). You will play back requirements to stakeholders and obtain appropriate levels of sign-off. Influence Business Change - You will act as a "bridge" between various stakeholders (all levels) playing a crucial role in ensuring the desired change is successful. You will aim to achieve "win-win" situations and have the confidence in the quality of your analysis and be able to withstand pressure and sustain your arguments. Produce Business Cases - You will produce business cases to support the proposed project(s) Produce Business Process Models - Experience of producing process diagrams (As Is & To Be) showing the steps that RCVS carry out to respond to an event or trigger and achieve specific goals and objectives. Issues and Risk Management - You will flag to the CDO or appropriate senior manager any risks or issues identified during the requirements gathering process.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

Professional Business Analysis qualification e.g., BCS Business Analysis

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Experience in business analysis Proven experience of delivering projects to time, cost and quality Experience in drafting user stories, acceptance criteria and software specifications Successful experience of translating analysis into practical implementation Experience of creating test plans and leading software testing Facilitation and workshop experience Experience of different project management approaches e.g., agile and waterfall Experience working in an agile technology environment, development concepts and product management Creating and tasking plans for multiple workstreams Well-developed planning, organisational and business analysis skill Excellent communication skills - Written and verbal Good influencing /negotiation skills to work with business teams to agree scope, requirements and priorities. Risk and Issue Management experience Good team working skills. High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools and MS Project

Desired skills & experience

Knowledge of project management software Professional Business Analysis qualification e.g., BCS Business Analysis Knowledge of product life cycle for software and mobile app development

To apply for the role, please click apply. The application page will give you a single 'Upload your CV' option. Please use this CV upload option to upload a single document that includes both a Cover letter and a CV within a single document. Please use the Cover letter to outline how your skills, experience and knowledge meets the essential criteria of the role


Here at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, improving animal health and welfare by advancing the ethical, professional, and clinical standards of the veterinary professions is at the heart of all our work. We also strive to advance veterinary standards with programmes of work around mental health, leadership, environmental sustainability, diversity, and innovation.


We set the standards for and monitor the quality of veterinary education; we hold Registers of those vets and veterinary nurses who are qualified to practice; we set professional standards for vets and veterinary nurses, and we help practices raise their standards through our Practice Standards Scheme.

Email:

info@rcvs.org.uk

Tel:

020 7222 2001