Change Practitioner - Sheffield, United Kingdom - NOCN Group

Description

Change Practitioner (IT Business Analyst)

NOCN Group is seeking to recruit a Change Practitioner to work on a full-time permanent basis as part of the Digital Delivery and Business Improvement Team.

Team:

• Digital Delivery and Business Improvement

Location:

• Sheffield (hybrid working available)

Hours:

• 35 hours, Monday to Friday

NOCN Group is an educational charity whose core aims are to help learners reach their potential and organisations thrive.

The group includes business units specialising in regulated UK and international qualifications, End Point Assessment, assured short courses, SMART job cards, assessment services, consultancy, and research.

A career at NOCN Group offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, international educational non-for-profit.

Plus, there's lots of other great benefits which can be viewed on our website at:

The purpose of this post is to effectively manage all aspects of business change, in particular as they affect IT systems.

The role requires proven experience of IT systems coupled with analytical capabilities and great people skills. Successful applicants will display many of the skills of Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager.

That experience may include time already spent as a Business Analyst, if the experience is relevant.

Provide support for the day-to-day operation of a variety of change activities, liaising with and efficiently in line with business requirements.

Be familiar with the Business Change Lifecycle and ensure it is followed.

You will be responsible for ensuring a good understanding of the business systems and will assist with training where necessary across the business for new changes delivered.

Define business needs and requirements for improving any aspect of the IT systems which serve the business and create viable specifications in preparation for the development or implementation of those systems.

Working closely with stakeholders to ensure that business needs are satisfied. Preparation of Business Requirement and Functional Requirement documents, owning those through the peer review and approval process.
Lead internal/client/joint project meetings. Work within an agile methodology to ensure that value is added rapidly.

Ensure that issues and risk are catalogued and reported to software suppliers, and that those issues are resolved timely and satisfactorily.

To review database designs proactively to ensure that they are efficient and support our MI requirements.
To lead testing prior to deployment.

To work closely with the members of the project team to help ensure that projects are delivered in line with requirements, on time and to budget.

To act as a BA, BA/PM, or pure PM depending on the project complexity.
Use project management tools to track progress against deliverables.
Ensure that we have a high level of business readiness for any change.
To help provide suitable reporting on projects progress.
To seek out and participate in any training that will increase your skill levels.

Have right to work in the UK full time for a minimum of 2 years (NOCN Group does not offer visa sponsorship).

Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy.
Educated to Level 4 or equivalent in a business analysis or IT related discipline.
Proven Change Practitioner or Business Analyst Experience (minimum 18 months).
NOCN is a registered educational charity, Investor in People and Leader in Diversity.

The full Job Description/Person Specification and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded on our website at:
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