Director General for Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics (ESEG) - ONS - SCS3

Salary: £36,396 - £49,462. For details on salary ranges for each grade please see section in our advert titled: Role types and Salary details.
Published on 10 March 2025. Deadline 23 March 2025.

We are recruiting Business Analysts to join our friendly and welcoming team at the Planning Inspectorate. Our Business Analysts will be working in a multidisciplinary team, alongside user researchers, interaction designers, content designers, developers, testers, and technical architects.

The team is currently working on transforming our legacy systems onto a new digital platform, improving the overall experience for our users, making it easier and more accessible for users to engage with our services.

The Business Analysts will play a key role in the delivery of our digital products. They will support in iterating our product to drive continuous improvement.

We are looking for motivated, proactive individuals with a positive approach to work. You will be expected to work closely with colleagues across teams to manage and facilitate business analysis activities with internal stakeholders, including:

• Work with Senior Business Analyst to evaluate and prioritise user needs.
• Engage with technical team to support the development of the solution.
• Provide support to colleagues, sharing skills and knowledge.
• Develop your skills through continued learning and development.
• Triage of issues and respond to customer feedback to help inform priorities.
• Carry out gap analysis to understand the 'As is' and 'To be' state.
• Support with identifying processes for business improvements and produce process maps to document the business processes.
• Translate user needs into user stories, manage the story through design and development, and contribute to agile ceremonies.

Role types and Salary details

• 2 x Senior Executive Officer - Fixed Term Contract 2 years, Salary Range £45,219 - £49,462
• 3 x Higher Executive Officer - Permanent Salary Range £36,396 - £39,424

For Senior Executive Officer roles, there may be leadership/management duties in the future which will be discussed with you if applicable.

Working hours:

Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available. Part time at 30 hours or above, flexible working hours policy available.

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people's lives, the communities where they live, and the economy.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

This role is contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol, which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in-person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.

We will assess your application against the Essential Criteria and Success Profile elements listed:

• Proven communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes technical experts and business end users.
• Experience in investigating, analysing, visualising, articulating, solving complex problems and concepts, and making recommendations based on available information using Business Analysis Practice.
• Experience of balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity.
• Experience of building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Experience of agile, working in a flexible, evolving environment that relies on high collaboration and iterative improvements.

Additional Criteria for Senior Executive Officer grade only:

• Coaching colleagues to reach their goals.
• Experience of varied Microsoft Applications and JIRA.
• Experience in capturing and managing user stories through to delivery.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: