Business Analyst

Job title:

Business Analyst

Company

Ministry of Justice

Job description

Job descriptionProud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.Our Business Analysts play a critical role in helping deliver justice. This role will enable you to demonstrate and develop your analytical and problem-solving skills.About usHM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.Our National Services (NS) Directorate manage centralised administrative and contact functions (telephone helpdesks) in HMCTS and we’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.Your roleThis role, reporting to Change Implementation Manager, is responsible for identifying trends in data and insight gathered from multiple sources and analysing information to understand root causes and potential solutions for issues. The role will work closely with other analyst teams and with the Change and CI teams to ensure the right measures are understood and implemented for National Services to continue to deliver service delivery improvements.Your skills and experience

• Root-cause analysis experience to be able to identify the key areas affecting National Services performance in different aspects of service delivery.

• Knowledge of business processes and performance standards, or willingness to learn to be able to make accurate and effective judgments on where service delivery is under (or over) achieving against expected outcomes.

• Business analysis experience to be able to extract, collate and examine data and insights effectively to understand what could be driving performance issues or to identify potential improvements from proposed changes.

For a full job description, please read the supporting document included before applying.Further detailsNew recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.Ways of workingStandard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. There is an expectation that you can be flexible with your working hours to accommodate the needs of the business, the post holder may also need to travel to other CTSC sites where required. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible, and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible, and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.Non-contractual hybrid working is currently available, arrangements are determined by the business. We may not be able to facilitate requests for a particular work from home/working in the office schedule.Occasional travel to other courtsFor this post, occasional travel to other National Services sites may be required.Additional InformationWorking Arrangements & Further InformationThe MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on ‘modernised’ terms in their current post or onto ‘unmodernised’ MoJ terms if they are on ‘unmodernised’ terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.Flexible working hoursThe Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.BenefitsThe MoJ offers a range of benefits:Annual LeaveAnnual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.PensionThe Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.TrainingThe Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.NetworksThe opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.Support

• A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
• Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
• For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on

or . You can determine your eligibility at . * Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.

• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil ServiceThe sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s . Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail

); * To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (
); * To the Civil Service Commission (details available
)As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our .You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.Diversity & InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the and the .A Great Place to Work for VeteransThe “Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans” initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit:Redeployment Interview SchemeCivil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are ‘at risk of redundancy’.MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.Civil Service Nationality RulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)Reserve listA reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:18:02 GMT

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