Senior Business Process Analyst

The Bank of England and Inspire People are partnering together to attract a high-calibre Business Process Analyst with a solid track record of process mapping, modelling and re-engineering with strong knowledge of BPMN 2.0 to play a pivotal role in an organisation at the front row for the digitalisation of the financial sector and the UK economy. You will help set the strategic direction for their Talent & Development initiative and act as the central point of contact for all things related to business processes. £59,850 basic plus 8% cash benefits allowance, 10-25% annual bonus, a non-contributory pension and other benefits. Hybrid working opportunities are available with 2 days a week working from the Bank's London site. 21 Month Fixed Term Contract.

The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Their mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people. The Bank of England is a diverse organisation. Each of its 4,000 people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.

Job Description

The Senior Business Analyst is required to be a specialist in Business Processes. They will work in partnership with the business to help understand, analyse, document, challenge and propose new ways to tackle process related change. The Senior BA, will apply a combination of techniques such as Lean / Six Sigma to help the organisation, remove inefficiencies and improve the customer experience through improved business processes.

The projects sit within Central Services which is diverse and complex so a variety of skills will be required, including, but not restricted to understanding organisational business processes, leading and facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders and being able to propose new ways to embed processes that align to the remit of processes simplification and the removal of inefficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Act as the accountable person for all the business process related issues on Talent & Development initiative within the People directorate
• As the Business Analyst, provide support to teams across the Bank on the direction the initiative needs to take by providing informed insight on topics including but not limited to:

o Approach to business process analysis.

o Development of business process delivery plans with associated artefacts.

o Lead the Business Analysis representation at various meetings.

• Draw on understanding of Technology roadmaps to shape business processes to ensure the right outcome, for example simplifying and removing inefficiencies.
• Bring together a joined-up view of business processes that may impact multiple business areas, for example process hierarchies and traceability to other artefacts.
• Review business processes before they are sent to senior stakeholders to ensure accuracy and consistency and alignment to wider strategic aims.
• Run the end-to-end approach to business process analysis and design on the initiative.

Requirements

• Detailed understanding of BPMN 2.0 and its application.
• Demonstrable experience of showing strong career development within process modelling throughout the CV
• Experience of working with cross-functional teams to map complex processes, identifying pain points and bottlenecks.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels
• Experience of research and analysing data to identify opportunities for improvement in business processes or developing new methods for improving efficiency.
• Awareness of operating models (both current and target state) and how to develop and use them on projects / programmes
• Experience of developing and implementing process improvement plans, including documenting and communicating changes to employees.
• Experience of leading and facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders to extract key information.
• Process Certifications (Six Sigma / Lean or equivalent).

In addition to the base salary of £59,850, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits:

* A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.

* An annual discretionary performance award based on a current award pool (10%-25%)

* A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.

* 25 days annual leave with option to buy up to 13 additional days through flexible benefits.

* Private medical insurance and income protection.

For more information, please contact Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) or Steve Wall at Inspire People, who are engaged on an exclusive basis by the Bank of England, or apply now.