Job Description
Overview
At the RSC we are on an exciting journey to enhance our digital ecosystem through the implementation of our Identity project and we are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to help us with it. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will join our existing team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization. This 2-year fixed-term contract offers an opportunity to make a lasting impact by driving improvements and innovative solutions.
As a part of the Identity project, you will:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand the existing websites’ architecture, features, and user flows.
- Analyse the impact of migrating to the new Identity system and identify potential challenges.
- Work with the Project Manager and Service Owner to develop a comprehensive migration plan, including phased implementation and testing.
- Conduct workshops and interviews with stakeholders to gather detailed requirements.
- Create document user stories, use cases, and process flows related to Identity system integration.
- Ensure alignment with security protocols and compliance standards.
- Serve as the liaison between technical teams, business units, and external vendors.
- Work closely with system owners to map existing user data to the new Identity system.
- Work with the team to define data migration strategies and ensure data integrity during the transition.
- Collaborate with development teams to implement data transformations.
- Work with the Test Lead to develop test scenarios and addressing any issues or defects during the testing phase.
- Create training materials and conduct sessions for end-users and administrators.
Essential Skills:
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex business problems, analyse data, and provide practical solutions.
- Proficiency in requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation techniques, such as interviews, workshops, user stories, and process modelling.
- Familiarity with and ability to create BPMN diagrams to represent workflows and business processes.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
A full job description is available here.
About the RSC
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate.
Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK and that you will attend the office on an ad-hoc basis.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.
The RSC strives to continuously innovate its product and services to adapt to market and customer needs, maintain relevancy and diversify revenues from print journals. This requires a market-led and ‘outside-in’ thinking approach to product and service innovation.
Our benefits
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:
- 26 days paid holiday per annum
- Opportunity to buy up to additional 5 days holidays per annum
- 35-hour working week with flexible options
- Enhanced parental leave
- Paid volunteering days
- Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)
- Life assurance at four times basic annual salary
- Private healthcare plan including the dental plan and many other benefits
This role is advertised with an open-end date and we will be reviewing candidates on a consistent basis. If you are interested in this role, please apply.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@rsc.org