Location: Base Location as required within the Force area including Home Working
The role:
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Business Systems Analyst with strong requirements elicitation skills as well as systems and data analysis experience to support the delivery of effective ICT solutions? Would you like to play a key role in serving your community through the provision of exciting new technology that will support our police officers and staff to deliver an outstanding policing service?
Northumbria Police is looking for a technical Systems Analyst to gather functional and non-functional requirements, provide design support and specification of new technology. Some data analysis will also be required.
Applicants will need to demonstrate their experience of system testing and quality assurance together with strong analytical skills. They will also have to demonstrate excellent team work and communication skills as they will be expected to work within a team consisting of end users, development resource and external /contract staff. The successful applicant will be contributing to new critical solutions using appropriate requirements elicitation and methodologies, including agile delivery methodologies in line with demanding time constraints to deliver to a high standard.
In return for your dedication and experience, we offer 23 days’ leave, excluding bank holidays. We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, childcare vouchers, and discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card. And to take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service and access to gyms in some stations.
What will I be doing?
You will work with End Users across the Force to fully understand business and operational intelligence requirements and validate, identify and document what reporting and information they need to deliver an outstanding service.
You will identify and design the data requirements that will support the provision of requisite reporting and information feeds.
You will ensure integrity and quality through effective testing of the delivered products and also supporting the End Users with their User Acceptance Testing.
What do I need?
• Requirements Elicitation and Specification experience, including User Stories
• Technology and ICT background
• Systems Analysis experience
• Data Analysis experience
• Testing experience
• Customer Service and Stakeholder management experience
• Strong communication, writing, consulting and client facing skills
• Ability to bridge the gap between technical and business language to create pragmatic, appropriate solutions
• Effective, pragmatic negotiating skills
Vetting level: Recruitment Vetting (RV)
Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.
If you have any queries with regard to the application process please contact the Talent Acquisition Team by email at careers@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
All staff including those appointed on fixed term contracts must successfully complete their probationary period before they are eligible to apply for a Northumbria Police vacancy.
Vacancy Contact:
To discuss the position in more detail please contact Toni Clarance, Solutions Delivery Manager by email at toni.clarance.5409@northumbria.pnn.police.uk.
Northumbria Police fully supports a policy of equal opportunities and we welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Appointments are based on merit alone