Change Analyst

DSTL - Salisbury - IN Scope: to £535 /day - 6 Month contract - Security: SC

DSTL has a requirement for a change analyst to join a 6-month feasibility study to undertake service assessments, requirements capture, option appraisals, organisational impact assessments, risk evaluations and financial cost comparisons to consider which, if any, IT services should be moved in-house.

The context is that DSTL have outsourced its IS (ICT) services with a third party supplier and are now undertaking the process to re-tender this contract.

Essential Technical /Professional Knowledge and Skills:

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis tools and techniques
• Advanced level MS Excel
• Knowledge of Programme and Project Management processes

Essential Technical/Professional Experience:

• A career path which can demonstrate experience of:
• Analysing complex and extensive datasets to generate clear evidence-based conclusions and recommendations that inform decision making.
• Communicating complex analytical results to a non-specialist audience

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Leading and collaborating on:

• Aggregation and analysing data to provide option analysis and potential organisational impact assessments.
• Aggregating and analysing data on current services both internal, external and from strategic suppliers.
• Aggregation and analysis of capability metrics to inform capability planning and decision-making - e.g. technical benchmarking, capability development risks/issues, phased capability planning
• Identifying risks to workstream delivery by analysing aggregated management information, using data to inform risk management, progress or factors affecting delivery, financial variances and trend prediction. Contributing to Workstream/programme reports as appropriate.
• Providing information and input to support the mitigations identified in the Programme Risk Register.
• Aggregating and analysing data - populating and utilising existing and future tools to provide an informed picture.
• Aggregating and analysing external supplier engagement data - identifying risks and issues relating to Commercial prioritisation, key supplier engagement, balance of internal/external delivery.

Security Clearance: SC required