Apprentice (Business Analyst)

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Full time
Location: London
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Summary Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you're sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We'll provide you with industry-leading skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.

Wage £19,000 a year Training course Business analyst (level 4)

Hours Monday to Friday Times to be confirmed. 37 hours a week

Possible start date Wednesday 3 September

Duration 2 years

Positions available 2

Work As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you'll do at work

As an Apprentice Business Analyst, you'll learn how to: Build knowledge and skills to become a Junior Business Analyst Apply business disciplines, tools and techniques to become a Junior Business Analyst Document existing and new business processes Develop your own analytical skills Where you'll work

Haweswater House Warrington Cheshire WA5 3LP

Training An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change Elicit process information from stakeholders Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement Produce models of redesigned business processes Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach Validate requirements with stakeholders Support the establishment of requirements traceability Elicit business data needs from relevant sources Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making Support the development of models of future state business situations Identify key differences between current and future business situations Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes Support business acceptance of business and system changes Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience Your training plan

A bit more about the role:

Your apprenticeship will last 2 years, and successful apprentices will achieve a Business Analyst, Level: 4 Standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.

More training information

During your apprenticeship, you may need to travel to your place of study. If you're from outside the area, accommodation will be provided by United Utilities during this period (excluding weekends). Please consider travel requirements and staying away from home if applicable.

*As long as you meet all necessary standards and behaviour criteria throughout the programme.

Requirements Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects incl. Maths, English & Science/Tech (grade A-C or 9-4) Other in:

- (grade equivalent A-C or 9-4) A-level, Apprenticeship/BTEC (grade Grade Totalling 48 UCAS points) Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills Attention to detail Organisation skills Problem solving skills Number skills Analytical skills Creative Initiative About this company United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Our purpose is to provide great water and more for the North West. We deliver 1.8 billion litres of water a day to more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, as well as treating all the wastewater which disappears around the U-bend. Keeping the region flowing relies on a vast behind the scenes operation, involving hundreds of reservoirs, treatment works and pumping stations; thousands of kilometres of water pipes and sewers and a 5,000 strong workforce.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Every apprentice is guaranteed a permanent position at the end of their scheme as long as they meet all necessary standards and behaviour criteria throughout the programme.

Ask a question The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

UUEarlyCareers@uuplc.co.uk

03301754408

Apply now Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 19 February)

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Company's application instructions

If offered a job, pre-employment checks are required before confirmation. Employment is subject to a satisfactory report from Disclosure Scotland/Disclosure and Barring Service. Apply for only one apprenticeship and explain your choice during the assessment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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