Business Analyst to Support SharePoint 2019 Delivery (BA)

Closing date for applications: 20/07/2020

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Specialist role	Business analyst
Summary of the work	Business Analyst to assist a transition from SharePoint10 to SharePoint19. With expert knowledge, the BA will run the discovery phase, informing Users of technology enabled process improvements. Outputs. User Cases and Stories for all Users of SP19, a validated infrastructure System Requirements Document (to complement HLD) and business layer specification.
Latest start date	03/08/2020
Expected contract length	3 month target for outputs with a 3 month unfunded option
Location	West Midlands
Organisation the work is for	Defence Equipment and Support
Maximum day rate	£460

ABOUT THE WORK

Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with	The specialist will work alongside the SPISN Requirement Manager, SPISN Project Manager and the System Operating Authority (SOA).
What the specialist will work on	Working alongside the Requirements Manager, the Specialist will be able to use their expert level technical understanding to educate Users on the increased functionality available in SharePoint19 and work on understanding the User and system requirements for infrastructure and Business layers for the SharePoint 2019 delivery. The Business Analyst will assemble the requirements into a coherent data set suitable for use on a Defence Competition.

WORK SETUP

Address where the work will take place	Hereford
Working arrangements	5 Days a week (Mon – Fri), normal working hours
Security clearance	SC required on Day 1 of appointment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional terms and conditions	In the event that the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure that it is filled within one working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition with prior approval of the Buyer. The Supplier and their representatives shall abide by: DEFCON 5J(Edn 18/11/16)-Unique Identifiers DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites DEFCON 501(Edn 11/17)-Definitions and Interpretations DEFCON 522(Edn 11/17)-Payment and Recovery of Sums Due DEFCON 658(Edn 10/17)-Cyber DEFCON 659A(Edn 02/17)-Security Measures DEFCON 660(Edn 12/15)-Official-Sensitive Security Requirements DEFCON 703(Edn 08/13)-Intellectual Property Rights - Vesting in the Authority

Additional terms and conditions

In the event that the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure that it is filled within one working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition with prior approval of the Buyer. The Supplier and their representatives shall abide by: DEFCON 5J(Edn 18/11/16)-Unique Identifiers DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites DEFCON 501(Edn 11/17)-Definitions and Interpretations DEFCON 522(Edn 11/17)-Payment and Recovery of Sums Due DEFCON 658(Edn 10/17)-Cyber DEFCON 659A(Edn 02/17)-Security Measures DEFCON 660(Edn 12/15)-Official-Sensitive Security Requirements DEFCON 703(Edn 08/13)-Intellectual Property Rights - Vesting in the Authority

EVALUATION CRITERIA

How many specialists to evaluate	3
Cultural fit criteria	-Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers -Transparent and collaborative when making decisions -Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting	Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20%

EXPERIENCE

Essential skills and experience

MOD SC clearance required on day one of the appointment due to the sensitivity of the role
Experience of implementing SharePoint 2019
Expert level user
Proven experience of Analyst roles preferably in Government Roles
Experience of modelling business processes
Experience of developing user stories and business requirements
Experience of working/engaging with stakeholders at all levels
Effective communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills

Nice-to-have skills and experience

BCS Diploma in Business Analysis
Experience in Agile Business Analysis
Data Analysis

EXPRESS INTEREST

Closing date for applications: 20/07/2020