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Job Description Project Manager/ Business Analyst We are seeking a versatile Project Manager/Business Analyst (hybrid) with a strong background in both business and technology projects, specifically in the banking and financial services sector. The ideal candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge of digital platforms, front and back-office processes and technologies, and will be adept at driving projects in both Waterfall and Agile environments. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the successful delivery of projects in line with the Bank's project management policy and framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, communications, change control and risk management are maintained. This will require experience of the end-to-end project lifecycle. • Lead end-to-end project lifecycles ensuring adherence to the bank's project management framework. • Collaborate with sponsors to craft key project artefacts throughout all phases. • Define, document, and communicate business requirements in conjunction with stakeholders. • Create and present business process models showcasing both current and future states. • Address business challenges, ideate and implement solutions. • Manage project scope, plans, budgets, and ensure timely delivery within set parameters. • Monitor project expenditures, timescales, and resources; intervening when deviations arise. • Uphold stringent project governance, addressing and escalating risks and issues proactively. • Engage and influence stakeholders at various organizational levels. • Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project goals. • Ensure all projects comply with regulatory, legal, and third-party requirements. • Direct and oversee system and user testing, ensuring accuracy in all communications. Skills & Abilities: As a PM: • Mastery over key project management methodologies and frameworks. • Proficient in project management tools, i.e. ClickUp, Jira, and MS Project. • Stellar communication and relationship-building capabilities, particularly with global teams. • Ability to discern overarching patterns and potential areas of improvement. • Demonstrated experience in driving positive and lasting change. As a BA: • Expertise in business and systems analysis methodologies. • Proven experience in investigative techniques such as stakeholder interviews and workshop facilitation. • Skill in converting analysis into actionable implementations. • Mastery in documenting and managing end-to-end requirements, coupled with adeptness in modelling techniques like BPMN and UML. • Strong organisational skills with a proactive mind-set. Experience & qualifications: Required: • 5+ years in Financial Services/Banking, with exposure to front-office (Corporate and Private Banking) and related back-office functions. • 5+ years as a Business Analyst and Project Manager on significant change and transformation projects. • Highly proficient with project management applications such as ClickUp as well as the overall Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Desirable: • Professional certifications in Business Analysis (e.g. BCS). • Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. Prince2, PMP, APM, etc). This is a hybrid FTC position for 12 months initially - 3 days in the office in Central London. The salary for this position is circa £80K - £90K. Please do send your CV to me in Word format along with your salary and notice period. T

Job Description Project Manager/ Business Analyst We are seeking a versatile Project Manager/Business Analyst (hybrid) with a strong background in both business and technology projects, specifically in the banking and financial services sector. The ideal candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge of digital platforms, front and back-office processes and technologies, and will be adept at driving projects in both Waterfall and Agile environments. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the successful delivery of projects in line with the Bank's project management policy and framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, communications, change control and risk management are maintained. This will require experience of the end-to-end project lifecycle. • Lead end-to-end project lifecycles ensuring adherence to the bank's project management framework. • Collaborate with sponsors to craft key project artefacts throughout all phases. • Define, document, and communicate business requirements in conjunction with stakeholders. • Create and present business process models showcasing both current and future states. • Address business challenges, ideate and implement solutions. • Manage project scope, plans, budgets, and ensure timely delivery within set parameters. • Monitor project expenditures, timescales, and resources; intervening when deviations arise. • Uphold stringent project governance, addressing and escalating risks and issues proactively. • Engage and influence stakeholders at various organizational levels. • Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project goals. • Ensure all projects comply with regulatory, legal, and third-party requirements. • Direct and oversee system and user testing, ensuring accuracy in all communications. Skills & Abilities: As a PM: • Mastery over key project management methodologies and frameworks. • Proficient in project management tools, i.e. ClickUp, Jira, and MS Project. • Stellar communication and relationship-building capabilities, particularly with global teams. • Ability to discern overarching patterns and potential areas of improvement. • Demonstrated experience in driving positive and lasting change. As a BA: • Expertise in business and systems analysis methodologies. • Proven experience in investigative techniques such as stakeholder interviews and workshop facilitation. • Skill in converting analysis into actionable implementations. • Mastery in documenting and managing end-to-end requirements, coupled with adeptness in modelling techniques like BPMN and UML. • Strong organisational skills with a proactive mind-set. Experience & qualifications: Required: • 5+ years in Financial Services/Banking, with exposure to front-office (Corporate and Private Banking) and related back-office functions. • 5+ years as a Business Analyst and Project Manager on significant change and transformation projects. • Highly proficient with project management applications such as ClickUp as well as the overall Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Desirable: • Professional certifications in Business Analysis (e.g. BCS). • Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. Prince2, PMP, APM, etc). This is a hybrid FTC position for 12 months initially - 3 days in the office in Central London. The salary for this position is circa £80K - £90K. Please do send your CV to me in Word format along with your salary and notice period. T

CONTRACT: CONCLUDING DEC 2029 HOURS: FULL TIME CLOSING DATE: 12 JAN 25 LOCATION: Westward House, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR (Hybrid) ABOUT THE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF) The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, with the most recent exercise concluding in 2021. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE An exciting opportunity to lead and shape the design, development, and delivery of the UK's next research assessment exercise. We require systems to be delivered to support: Administration of the exercise The submission of large volumes of research data from all participating HEIs The distribution and assessment of all elements of the research data submitted ABOUT YOU Working in an agile development team following a user centered design approach. We require passionate and innovative full-stack developers working with a combination of bespoke software and off the shelf products to produce a robust, accessible, and performant suite of systems to support the exercise over the next 5 years. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY Development process optimisation You will identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions Stakeholder Management You will mediate between senior stakeholders and build relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels Programming and build You can advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance Availability and capacity management You can manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets Information security You understand information security and can design solutions and services with security controls embedded Prototyping You approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others Systems design You will design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity Systems integration You will define the integration build User Focus You will collaborate with user researchers and sell or represent users internally ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Extensive experience of Agile software development and working in SCRUM teams Extensive experience of developing with NodeJS, TypeScript, NextJS, React Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging secure systems including NodeJS/express, RESTful APIs, React Excellent skills in web front end technologies and methodologies such as React, CSS, Tailwind, Styles Components, Atomic Design, etc. Excellent knowledge of relational databases including data modelling, SQL, stored procedures, postgres Extensive experience with source control systems, including branching, merging, etc. Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with experience with microservice oriented architectures Experience of working in AWS/Azure and setting up complex programmes/projects Extensive experience of design patterns such as SOLID and TDD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider