Business Analyst
£35,751 - £39,867pa | Permanent | Havering | Closing date - 14.08.21
Business Analyst - Job Profile
About us
Havering has a bright future ahead! As one of London’s largest boroughs, Havering boasts attractive open spaces, fantastic schools and a thriving local economy. Underpinned by a strong corporate agenda, we’re focused on making Havering an even better place to live and work – delivering better outcomes for all.
The vision for Havering as a place to live and work is summed up by our Mission Statement: Cleaner, Safer, Prouder - Together. This reflects how our priorities align with the things that matter most to our residents, and recognises the importance of working collaboratively with the community to achieve these aims.
Our vision sets out the Council’s ambitions for the Borough, focusing on four fundamentals which are all linked around economic growth, investment in infrastructure, improving our neighbourhoods and helping people achieve. The vision is about embracing the best of what Havering has to offer, focusing on: Communities, Places, Opportunities and Connections.
About the role
The Business Analyst works to support the wider Highways, Traffic and Parking teams, with key data and information to guide effective decision making in relation to policy and data analysis. Contributing to the delivery of the strategic objectives and functions of the service, the role also leads the coordination of performance information, data quality procedures, and business planning processes.
Assisting the Head of Highways, Traffic and Parking the Business Analyst ensures policies and procedures are properly documented, reviewed and updated, whilst overseeing the technical aspects of the service – including the administration of IT systems that enable an exceptional service delivery.
This is a fast-paced role which is seen as the ‘backbone’ to the service, extracting information producing reports/ insights for key stakeholders, in addition to maintaining data integrity of our systems.
About you
Working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders you will be a good communicator, with the ability to work both individually and as part of a team, displaying a positive approach to collaborative/ partnership working.
We’re looking for the successful applicant to have proven experience of managing and delivering outputs, with a strong background in data collection and analysis, reporting and utilising data analysis methodologies.
However, these are not the only skills we are looking for. For more information on the specific competencies associated with this role, in addition to an overview of Havering, click here to view the candidate brief.
Should you wish to find out more about the position, please contact Nicolina Cooper (Nicolina.Cooper@havering.gov.uk),
Additional Information
The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.
The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).
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