FILLED Business Analyst - Infrastructure Maintenance Projects, FS (ref DM4310)

Business Analyst - Infrastructure Maintenance Project (DM4310)
Financial Services
Interim, 6 months with option to extend,
Canary Wharf Based,
£400 per day, 
Immediate start

Application Deadline:   5 pm  Tuesday 4th Feb.

 

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires a Business Analyst to work in a Financial Service Organisation. 

The Client  has identified a number of additional projects for 2104/15 around the maintenance of its information systems  and are looking for a Business Analyst with infrastructure experience to capture High Level requirements for these projects. 

Details 

Working closely with Business Analysts and the Information System (IS) Team, the  successful candidate will be expected to produce the High-Level Requirements for projects.  Activities will include:

* Establishing and maintaining agreement between the business customer and solution provider on both functional and non-functional requirements including traceability management across the full project lifecycle

* Facilitating effective 2-way communication between IS and the relevant business unit stakeholders.

* Developing deep understanding of the business to add value in developing solution options and problem solving.

* Supporting the process for educating the IS organisation on the direction of the business.

* Position technologies to best meet stakeholder requirements in conjunction with the IS functional teams, and facilitate the adoption of technology-based solutions by business users.

Key skills and Requirements

Mandatory

* A Business Analyst with excellent documentation and facilitation skills, used to working in large &  structured programme environments (Process Mapping, Data flow Diagrams,  RUP/UML desirable)

* Experience across the full life cycle on complicated programmes with exposure to 3rd party application development partners

* Strong IS Technical Skills and Infrastructure experience

Desirable 

* Exposure to Financial Services or   similar regulated environment

FILLED Project Manager and Analysts - Econometric Modelling Project (ref DM4309)

FILLED Business Analyst IT Capability Assessment (ref DM4308)

Business Analyst - IT Capability Assessment (DM4308)
Interim,
2 months,
Canary Wharf Based,
Up to £450 per day, 
Immediate start

Application Deadline:   1pm  Thursday 30th January.

 

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires a business analyst to work for a Financial Regulatory Organisation on a development roadmap for one of their Divisions. 

The Organisation has reviewed  the activities for this division and documented the future state.  They are now focusing on the IT capability to meet the Divisions objectives as they are now defined.

Details

The primary objective of the role is to review the effectiveness of existing technology and data in meeting the required business capabilities of the new division. 

Reporting to the Change manager / Solutions Architect this resource will be responsible for: 

* Working with the business to document the existing Divisional Business capabilities

* Identifying how existing IT is being used to support these capabilities and identifying constraints / issues.

* Working with the business team and IT solutions architect to develop proposals  that address the identified issues and constraints.

* Demonstrating how the proposed deliverables / solutions map to the organisation capabilities and objectives / outcomes.

* Work with the business leads in prioritising the proposals and incorporating the  proposals into an overall Roadmap  

Key skills and Requirements 

Mandatory 

* Demonstrable experience in developing and shaping IT business capability proposals and  IT business strategies

* 5  years plus Business Analyst experience in large / complex / structured programme environments

* Top  Tier Consultancy / Blue Chip background. 

Desirable 

*  Experience of Regulatory Organisations.

FILLED B2C Digital Programme Manager (DB6169)

FILLED Project Manager, Training System Implementation (DB6168)

Interim Project Manager (DB6168),
Training System Implementation

12 months +,

Central London,

Up to £600 per day

Q1 2014 start

Application Deadline: 5 pm Monday 21st January

Summary

Our global client is embarking upon the regional deployment of a new training system

(LMS) which will deliver product-based training information to their regional sales teams. 

They require a hands-on, business-focussed project manager with previous experience of implementing systems for training to assist with the multi-country implementation before moving on to the wider and more functionally rich second phase. 

n.b. This role replaces DB6167 as the requirement has been changed to reflect the emphasis on a project manager with experience of implementing training systems, rather than a training manager. 

Role & Responsibilities

This highly autonomous role sits within the client's internal business change team, comprised of a number of hybrid Senior Business Analyst /Project Managers who work closely with business sponsors to help them shape, plan, develop & implement new  strategic initiatives. 

Working closely with the client's regional Sales Training manager, this role incorporates the following activities:

 * Facilitating the capture of user requirements across the region with the business

* Ensuring that these are accurately represented in the LMS functional design (a  bespoke solution built by the client's in-house solution development team)

* Representing Sales Training on conference calls with the solution development team and regional / global business sponsors

* Tracking actions, risks, issues, dependencies arising and facilitating sessions with the business and solution development team to resolve

* Communicating status to key project and business stakeholders

* Planning the LMS implementation roadmap across the region, identifying the impact and training requirements, agreeing the sequence of rollouts, agreeing implementation considerations  

Key skills and Requirements

Essential

* Full Lifecycle PM experience of implementing new training systems either in single countries or regionally (preferred)

* Strong combination of Business Analysis & well-rounded Project Management skills

- comfortable operating at a detailed analytical level as a senior business analyst, whilst possessing a methodical, structured approach to project management to achieve consensus and maintain momentum

* Experience of delivering projects by working autonomously in regional, matrixed corporate environments 

Desirable 

* Project management qualifications

 

 

FILLED Training Logistics Lead (ref DM4307)

Interim Training Logistics Lead
Financial Services
3 months +,
Canary Wharf Based

£400 per day, 

ASAP start

Application Deadline:  5 pm Monday 20th January.

 

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires an interim training logistics lead to design, plan and manage the overall training schedule for a newly formed  regulatory enforcement division at one of their Financial Services clients. 

Role & Responsibilities 

The key purpose of this role is to manage the training schedule and logistics for the newly formed division to ensure that staff receive the right training in the  right sequence and on a timely basis to be effective in the new operations. 

The scope of training logistics encompasses identifying which of the courses needs to be run and when, what type of attendees should attend and how many, together with managing the booking of rooms, material production, trainer availability etc. 

The new division comes into effect from April 2014, with training commencing in February through to October 2014. 

Key tasks include: 

1. Managing the definition of training logistics requirements working with each business area impacted to assess their needs

 

2. Defining and managing the integrated training logistics plan, scheduling training to achieve an optimal balance between training needs and the need to run the operation effectively during training

 

3. Acting as a single point of contact with the training team to manage and co-ordinate delivery of the logistics requirements. (e.g. how many courses, trainers, resources are needed at any one time and how that aligns to high volume of staff on-boarding)

 

4. Working with the Training Delivery Lead and recruitment to align training logistics requirements with future training plans post March.

5. Ensuring there is clear administrative activities in place to schedule resources, rooms, trainers, material and attendees is a key accountability.

Key Skills and Requirements 

Mandatory 

* Strong learning and development background with a particular focus in training  delivery management.

* Experience in delivering training programmes covering multiple divisions and large populations with diverse training needs, to tight timescales.

* Proven experience in designing training schedules that balances a manageable number of concurrent courses and resources against the scheduled on-boarding of resources and proactively considers contingent arrangements in order to ensure training is  delivered to the required schedule

 

 

FILLED Training (LMS) Workstream Lead, EMEIA-wide rollout (DB6167)

Interim Training (LMS) Project Manager, 
EMEIA-wide rollout
12 months +,
Central London, 
Up to £600 per day
Feb 2014 start

Application Deadline: 5 pm Sunday 19th January

Role Summary  

Our global client requires a hands-on project manager to plan and co-ordinate a multi-country rollout of a learning management system (LMS) to their sales force in 2014. The role will then shift towards mobilizing the wider and more functionally rich second phase. 

Details

This role sits within the client's internal business change team, comprised of a number of hybrid Senior Business Analyst /Project Managers who work closely with business sponsors to help them shape, plan, develop & implement new strategic initiatives.  

This role incorporates the following activities: 

•    Facilitating the capture of user requirements across the region and ensuring that these are  accurately represented in the LMS functional design (a bespoke solution built by the client's IT department)

•    Representing Sales Training on conference calls with the solution development team and regional / global business sponsors

•    Tracking actions, risks, issues, dependencies arising and facilitating sessions with the business to resolve

•    Communicating status to key project and business stakeholders

•    Defining the LMS implementation roadmap across the region, identifying the impact and training requirements, agreeing the sequence of rollouts, agreeing implementation considerations

Key skills and Requirements  

Essential

•    Hands-on experience of rolling out training / LMS systems in multiple countries with an appreciation of the inherent challenges to be faced (LMS / training rollout experience is highly preferred, but if not, then experience of rolling out retail focused solutions to sales forces would be considered).

•    Full lifecycle hands-on Business Analysis & well-rounded Project Management skills - comfortable operating at a detailed analytical level as a business analyst, whilst possessing a methodical, structured approach to project management to achieve consensus and maintain momentum

•    Experience of delivering projects by working autonomously in regional / global, matrixed corporate environments

 In addition to this, the following would be advantageous:  

•    Project management qualifications (e.g. Prince2, MSP, PMP, BPM, ITIL)
  

FILLED Consultant, Financial Services (ref DM4306)

Learning & Development Consultant
Interim, 3 months +,
Canary Wharf Based

Up to £400 per day, 

Immediate start 

Application Deadline: 12 pm Thursday 16th January.

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires an interim Learning & Development consultant to design and develop new learning materials (both classroom and e-learning) for a newly formed regulatory enforcement division at one of their Financial Services clients.

Details 

This role will work in partnership with the client's central Learning & Development team and subject matter experts within in the division to produce new learning material using multiple methodologies. Key activities will involve:

 * Assisting where required to develop initial analysis of learning requirements into specific learning objectives

* Designing and developing comprehensive facilitator notes, handouts and supporting materials for new classroom based training

* Storyboard, design and develop new eLearning modules

* Producing supporting documentation, guides etc. to support the launch of a new  curricula for the division.

Key Skills and Requirements 

Mandatory 

* Experienced in developing exceptional facilitated learning including comprehensive trainer notes and supporting materials (Experience in Financial Services would be highly advantageous)

* Experienced in rapid development of e-Learning modules (using tools such as Articulate or Storyline)

* Hands-on training analysis, design and development skills

Desirable 

* Good exposure to, and understanding of, regulated environments

FILLED Organisation Design Consultant (DM4305)

Organisational Development and Digital Transformation Consultant
Interim, 3 months,
London Based
Up to £525 per day, 
Immediate start

Application Deadline:  5 pm Friday 17th January.

Role Summary 

Our Client is a growing, leading Digital Agency.  It has a broad portfolio of Digital services which enable well known organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences to their clients. 

Within the organisation a team helps leading brands to transform their organisation structures and processes, to enable them to deliver transformation in their digital offering.  They are currently looking for an Organisation Design Consultant to join this team and work on Digital Transformation activities. 

They will work closely with a broad range of digital experts across the company to design and implement complex social and digital business transformation programmes

Details 

Reporting to the Digital Business Design Director, the Organisation Design and Digital Transformation Consultant will be responsible for the delivery of Organisation Design within Digital Transformation projects. Activities will include:. 

* Design and delivery of large-scale organisation design projects for well-known  organisations

* Change management strategy, planning and delivery

* Management of relationships with C-level clients

* Design and facilitation of complex client workshops

* Analysis of the impact of new technologies on processes, structures and systems

* Design of Marketing and IT processes, structures and systems

* Development of methodologies and / or toolkits

* Management of bids and sales documentation  

Key skills and Requirements

Mandatory 

*  Organisation Design Consultant, with ability to analyze structures, processes and systems and able to design and implement future state operating models

* Experience in Business Transformation in the Digital Marketing Sector with an awareness of digital technologies, digital innovation and trends

* Able to lead high profile projects, own relationships with senior clients, and manage teams of more than 5 people

 

Desirable

*  Experience  of the Healthcare Sector is preferred.

FILLED Strategic Data Delivery Consultant (ref DM4304)

Strategic Data Delivery Consultant

Interim, 3 months,

Canary Wharf Based

Up to £800 per day, 

Immediate start

 

Application Deadline:   5PM Wednesday, January 8th.

Role Summary

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires a Strategy Consultant to support the successful delivery of  Proof of Concepts for a Financial Regulatory  Organisation which is extending its activities into other Financial Markets. 

The Consultant will supply Proof of Concept for the operationalising of Data Strategy, enabling the organisation to deliver a better regulatory service in line with their organisational objectives.  This is a good opportunity for a consultant to support the organisation in shaping the way it carries out core regulatory activities using data from the market.

Details 

The first iterations of Proof of Concept have been confirmed and the consultant will help to develop further iterations of for existing markets and provide first iterations for new markets.

Activities will include: 

* Supporting  the Proof of Concept Lead to create a market map for the Target Market outlining the Value Chain within the Target Markets

* Supporting the Data Scientist in Developing Specifications to provide Strategic  Insight into the Market based on the Market Maps.

* Doing some initial analysis and insight on available datasets using fast paced iterative approaches.

* Working with Internal Stakeholders to define and agree activities and responsibilities and Operationalise the Proof of Concept.

* Running interactive workshops and stakeholder management.

* Collaborate with the Proof of Concept lead to produce the Business Case once the Operational Model has been developed.

Key Skills and Requirements 

Mandatory 

* Strategic focus, with experience of defining and delivering Proof of Concepts (making intangible concepts and ideas real and visual, championing new ideas using an engaging and persuasive communicative style)

* Delivery focused, capable of driving work forward autonomously and overcoming obstacles and resistance to new ideas

* Requirements development experience with ability to link this back to organisational objectives

* Consulting / professional services background 

Desirable 

* Experience of Data rich environments (eg  Police or HMRC)

* Experience of Financial Services Sector.