Business Analyst working on the New Passenger Demand Forecasting System Development

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Summary of the work The winning BA will be required to: • Help write the specification and procurement forms for the modules of the new system • ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements Specialist role Business analyst Latest start date Monday 12 October 2020 Who Speclialist Work With DfT: Project Leader, Technical project manager, Digital Architect, Data Scientist, Rail Modelling Team, MOIRA 2.2 working group, Network Rail What Specialists Work On DfT aim to develop a new Passenger Demand Forecasting Model that will replace MOIRA 2.2. The Business Analyst will help write the procurement and specification forms to develop a number of modules for the new rail demand forecasting model. They will take on an advisory role in: • Evaluating the tenders for the different modules of the new system. • Ensuring the solutions meet the project objectives and needs. Skills & Experience • Experience of being familiar with Government IT procurement exercises and be able to produce procurement documents • Experience of having significant knowledge of software development, programming languages and technology. • Experience of being able to understand business requirements and to then translate and action to a IT technological output. • Experience where they have proven to have the ability to talk to internal and external teams to outline expectations and work within timelines leading to successful outcomes • Experience where they have taken responsibility for the creation of test cases, create traceability records from test cases back to requirements. • Experience in writing acceptance criteria, carrying out acceptance testing to validate technical designs and developments. • Experience of understanding how to ensure that teams are using the right tools and methodologies and promote their use. • Experience of working on complex projects with multiple interdependencies. • Experience of encouraging business teams to make difficult decisions, leading and influencing discussions to drive change forward • Experience of working in an environment that handles sensitive data. • Experience of being able to investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing and new services, create recommendations for service improvements, analyse large amounts of complex information producing solutions Nice to Haves • Experience in creating transport models through software development • Experience of working with Government • • BCS Diploma in Business Analysis Work Location Usually @ Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR. Working Arrangments The supplier would be expected to engage closely with the rail modelling team, as well as external stakeholders on a frequent basis to fully meet the requirements. The supplier will be aligned to DfT working arrangements and provide timesheets describing the work done Security Clearance SC security clearance will be required No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • • Experience of sharing approach, knowledge and skills with other team members and with the department by example (5%) • • Experience of transparent and collaborative decision making (5%) • • Experience of taking responsibility for their work and resolving problems effectively (5%) • • Experience of sharing approach, knowledge and skills with other team members and with the department by example (5%) Assessment Method • Reference • Interview • Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there an incumbent No 2. What is the contract length? Up to 6 months 3. Is there an incumbent No 4. Please could you confirm the maximum day rate available? £850 5. Could you enclose the length of contract and overall budget for the role please? 6 month contract. £30k maximum budget for the role 6. Will you be able to sponsor SC clearance for the right candidate? No. DfT will not sponsor SC clearance 7. Are you willing to put the right specialist through the security clearance process? No. DfT will not sponsor SC clearance. The specialist should have or arrange to get SC security clearance 8. Would you sponsor candidates who currently do not have security clearances? DfT will not sponsor SC clearance 9. Is SC mandatory requirement or BPSS will do The right candidate should have or arrange to get SC clearance. 10. What's the maximum rate for this role £850 11. Hello, you've stated the maximum day rate available is £850, but the budget overall is £30k which equates to £250 per day. Is this role part time? The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 12. Could you please clarify duration and budget? You indicate 6 months with a max budget of £30,000, this would equate to £250 per day assuming 120 days, is this your intention? Thanks The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 13. Is SC clearance required before starting the role or you maybe willing to sponsor the candidate? No, DfT will not support the SC Clearance process 14. just for clarification, if you have a £30,000 budget for 6 months this equates to £250 per day. Is that correct? The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 15. In one of the earlier question, you have mentioned 6 month contract, £30K budget, doesn't seems to be right. In another question, you have mentioned £850 is the maximum day rate, if we take 120 days in 6 months, then either £30K figure is not right or £850 per day is not right, can you please clarify? The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 16. You've mentioned £850 as the maximum daily rate, but then said the budget available is £30k over 6 months. This would mean the stated £850 a day isn't feasible unless the position is expected to be part time or only a few months in duration. Please could you clarify? The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 17. Is this a part-time contract given the rate is £850 per day with the budget 30K? The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 18. Based on a 6 month contract (20days pm) – the £30k budget only equates to £250pd? Please can you confirm if this is correct The role is part time. The working pattern will be agreed between DfT and the specialist. It will be for up to 6 months and have an overall budget of £30k 19. Could you please provide the role titles of the evaluation panel members? All of the evaluation panel are Rail Modelling Advisors. More specifically: Rail ModellersHead of Rail ModellingHead of Guidance for Rail Forecasting and Appraisal 20. Is this role inside or outside of IR35? This role is outside of IR35