Employer description:
Teesside University is a public University with its main campus in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire in the North East of England.
Overview:
We are now looking for an eager candidate to join us as an apprentice.
You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Business Analyst - Level 4 Apprenticeship.
Responsibilities:
- Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
- Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
- Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
- Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
- Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
- Identify key differences between current and future business situations
- Analyse documented requirements to increase efficiencies
- Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local business process
- Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders to gain agreement for further analysis activity
What we are looking for:
Desirable skills:
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Strong vocal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal and consultative skills
- Facilitation skills
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
Personal qualities:
- Hard working
- Self motivated
- Team player
Entry requirements:
The entry requirements for this programme are as follows:
- Level 3 Qualification + at least 12 months of work experience* + robust onboarding plan (learner must work in the organisation for 3 months before signing up)
- OR business-related degree e.g: business, finance, economics, maths, etc.
- OR non-business-related degree + at least 6 months of work experience*
- OR existing staff member with 2+ years of work experience**
*Work experience relates to any valid work experience
**Existing staff work experience should not be in a business analyst role
You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.
If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.
Find out more here:
https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx
Salary:
£19,578 per annum.
Benefits:
- Great opportunity to develop in well renowned University
- Excellent pension
- Good holidays
- Discounted travel to work available
- Family friendly benefits
Future prospects:
92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.
Important Information:
QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.
To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.