Job Description

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Reference number

431336
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Salary

47,895 - 62,699
National 47,895-58,519


London 50,748-62,699. Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7
Level 2b###

Contract type

Fixed term###

Length of employment

12 months###

Business area

Digital, Data and Security Services Directorate - Data and AI Team###

Type of role

Analytical


Digital

Information Technology###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

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Job summary

Ofgem is leading the charge in delivering a fairer, greener energy future. We're looking for a Senior Technical Business Analyst to join us and play a pivotal role in transforming data-driven insights into actionable outcomes that protect consumers and support our Net Zero goals.



Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving towards Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers - especially vulnerable people.



We're offering fixed-term position, initially for 12 months, with the opportunity to work across a range of high-impact data engineering projects in a technical BA capacity. Our data engineers build the data foundation for Ofgem's critical work, and you will be fundamental in their success. You'll be joining a team that impacts millions of lives across the UK by ensuring organisations act fairly and responsibly, incentivizing infrastructure investment critical to net zero and enabling government schemes to drive uptake of green technologies.



We're looking for someone with extensive experience in requirements analysis in a data engineering environment. You'll be adept at translating business needs into technical requirements, building strong relationships and communicating effectively with stakeholders. Your organised mindset and thorough approach will make you a valued partner in our mission.



This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career while benefiting from a supportive, flexible work environment. With options for hybrid working and a generous benefits package, including a Civil Service pension and competitive holiday allowance, you'll have the freedom to achieve a meaningful work-life balance.



We have a critical purpose to ensure the energy industry operates in the best interests of consumers and delivers on Net Zero commitments. Through your work, you'll directly contribute to identifying and addressing poor practices, protecting vulnerable people and driving positive outcomes for millions across the UK.



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Job description

Key Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to elicit, document and refine user stories and technical requirements for data and analytics projects. Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical specifications for developers. Lead the adoption of DevOps practices, with a focus on data pipeline and ingestion processes. Support the migration of legacy and citizen-developed solutions to production systems, ensuring compliance with best practices and organisational standards. Model business processes, analyse business needs, model system data. Stakeholder engagement, building and maintaining strong relationships and communicating effectively and consistently. Developing and executing test plans to ensure the quality of deliverables, complying with industry standards and best practices.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

Technical requirement documentation and translation between business and developers, with carefully and consistently documented business rules. Creation of structured work items created as epics, features, stories and tasks in our ticketing software. Well-defined acceptance criteria with the Product Owner and subject matter experts (SMEs). When scope of work changes, production of clear definitions of the changes, and full impact analysis for the end to end. Ensuring quality assurance and maintenance of key requirements documents and specifications. ###

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Extensive experience in requirements gathering and analysis, specifically in a data engineering environment. (Lead criteria) Expertise in backlog management (e.g. Azure DevOps) and facilitation of agile practices. Strong stakeholder management skills, the ability to clarify needs and commitments through consultation and consideration of consequences while focusing on user and business needs. Experience migrating legacy or citizen-developed solutions to production-grade systems. Ability to create high-quality user stories and technical documentation.

Desirable Criteria

Formal qualification in Business Analysis such as BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, or equivalent experience. ###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 47,895, OFGEM contributes 13,875 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
When you press the 'Apply now' button, you will be directed to a Civil Service test - guidance for this can be found here Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The test you are due to take is not timed and you can complete it at your own pace. Upon passing the test, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.


You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word 'personal statement' evidencing how you meet the essential criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile.


The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Ofgem takes any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.


Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [

https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn

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Please note SC is required for this role. Information and eligibility guidance can be found here: SC - Guidance Pack for Applicants - GOV.UK



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.###

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Jamie Wright Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk ###

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.




In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.