Business Analyst - #1768948

Vacancy Information

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.

Division / Department - Change Delivery

Grade - Grade G

Status - Full Time

Contract Type - 2 year Fixed Term Contract

Salary Grade Range - £33,128 - £39,149 plus £4,000 p.a. Market Supplement

Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week

Shift Allowance - No

Politically Restricted - No

Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

As part of this role you will be required to attend Surrey Police Headquarters, based just outside Guildford for typically 2 days per week. The remainder can be spent working remotely from home, but you will also be required to travel into the office, or other police locations across the two force areas as required for face-to-face meetings. We recognise that individuals may have caring responsibilities and we seek to support that; we will agree appropriate parameters to ensure that those needs can be met alongside the role requirements.

The Role

We have an exciting Business Analysis opportunity in the Joint Surrey Police & Sussex Police Change Delivery Department. The Department has been set up to provide a professional, robust and supportive change management service to both forces. The team support local, bilateral and regional change activity to ensure that the forces can provide efficient and cost-effective policing services.

You may already be a Business Analyst or similar but applications will be considered from individuals who are able to demonstrate capability and have proven potential but as yet have little or no experience of performing a business analysis role or maybe already work in policing and are looking for a new career direction.

You will be coached by a very supportive team to complete a portfolio leading to promotion to the next grade.

This role will be primarily focussed on supporting the delivery of the Surrey Police Operation Solve Programme. This is an extensive review of numerous areas of the policing model and involves the delivery to implementation of a range of business change and technology-enabled projects aimed to improve current and enhance future public service provision.

Key Responsibilities

Working under direction of Programme and Project Managers, you will play a key part in shaping the programme.

Day-to-day Duties And Key Responsibilities

• Managing tasks and schedules of programmes, projects and workstreams, ensuring their successful delivery.
• Establishing requirements gathering, working with stakeholders to gather needs and help them define deliverable goals and document them in a clear and concise manner.
• Work collaboratively with business areas, IT data teams and corporate teams in identifying useful data sets to understanding Force performance metrics and efficiency.
• Using data and analysis to identify root causes of business problems and opportunities.
• Designing and developing scorecards and tracking frameworks to help the Force and separate business units measure change benefits and efficiencies.
• Solutions development and recommendations evaluation of different options, assessing their feasibility and impact, and recommending the best course of action within the value for money Policing framework.
  
  

Skills & Experience

Skills & Experience

Able to demonstrate capability and/or work experience in defining continuous improvements and involvement in successful change.

Excellent communication and engagement skills with the ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including developing collaborative approaches within an organisation.

Excellent analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to think laterally and identify innovative solutions and/or process improvements.

Highly customer focussed with a good understanding of the organisations goals and objectives and an excellent team worker with a commitment to deliver results.

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Word) and can demonstrate competency in using these applications.

Ability to demonstrate high levels of integrity and professionalism, whilst dealing with confidential and sensitive information and working under pressure to tight deadlines.

This role requires travel to meetings and locations across Surrey and Sussex. The post-holder must therefore have the ability to travel to these locations when required to do so. You must have a full driving licence.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. Were invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme
  
  

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

For further information or to discuss the role please contact Andy Knight (Lead Business Improvement Consultant) -

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment
  
  

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.