Business Analyst Apprentice - Pride Park, United Kingdom - QA Ltd

QA Ltd

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Pride Park, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Employer description:
Tracsis plc offers technologies to manage, monitor, and optimize resources in the railway and wider transport industry. The company is headquartered in Leeds, UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Overview:

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience as you complete a Business Analyst - Level 4 Apprenticeship.

Salary:
£19,000 per annum.

Duties:

Reporting:

Tracsis Rail Consultancy primarily are problem solvers, so in a number of instances we are asked to solve complex problems outside of business as usual for our clients.

This is where we use business analyst expertise, to understand in more detail the problemsour clients are facing.

For example, understanding what caused those problems because with that we normally get a clue in terms of possible solutions.

Our business analyst expertise is then asked to help solve the problem with our technical expertise, coming up with a series possible solutions, normally involving an element of software development.

What we are looking for:

Core Competencies:

Have excellent communication skills
Have a keen eye for detail and strong problemsolving skills
Be flexible in their approach to work
Technically capable, being able to adapt to new software tools quickly, for example.

Role Specific Competencies:

Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
Demonstrate a growing understanding of project management principles and their importance in the context of deadline/budget focussed work
Demonstrate a growing understanding of business & data analytics, through personal learning and undertaking training and development opportunities as agreed with your manager
Demonstration of potential talent for analytical thinking, being able to develop potential solutions from this, with innovative solutions in terms of presentation

Knowledge, Experience and Capabilities (Ideally, not essential)

Basic knowledge of the transport sector
Intermediate to Expert knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)

Entry requirements:

Level 3 Qualification + at least 12 months of work experience* + robust onboarding plan (learner must work in the organisation for 3 months before signing up)
OR businessrelated degree eg business, finance, economics, maths, etc.
OR nonbusinessrelated degree + at least 6 months of work experience
OR existing staff member with 2+ years of work experience***Work experience relates to any valid work experience

**Existing staff work experience should not be in a business analyst role

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

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Key Requirements for Role:

You're not undertaking any other qualification during your apprenticeship
Have not previously studied the content of courses detailed in this job description
Must be eligible to live and work within the UK
Have lived in the UK continuously for the past 3 years

Future prospects:
92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

Important Information:

QA's apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.