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JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
POST:
Project Analyst
DIVISION/DEPT/UNIT:
ITS
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Head of Change Management
GRADE:
PSP5
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and
postgraduate education in public and global health, with 4,000 students and more than 1,300
staff working in over 100 countries. The School is one of the highest-rated research institutions
in the UK, and was recently cited as one of the world’s top universities for collaborative
research.
Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in
partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and
translation of knowledge into policy and practice. Founded by Sir Patrick Manson in 1899, the
School is now part of the University of London and has expanded in recent years at its two main
sites on Keppel Street and Tavistock Place. Our research funding has grown to over £60 million
per annum from national and international sources including the UK government, the European
Commission, the Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The School’s multidisciplinary expertise includes clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, social
scientists, molecular biologists and immunologists. We work with our partners worldwide to
support the development of teaching and research capacity, and our alumni work in more than
180 countries.
Further information is available at http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/introducing/index.html
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Improving health worldwide
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JOB DESCRIPTION
This is a supportive role within the Project Management Office with the underpinning directive of
identifying business process improvements and opportunities to create efficiencies.
The role holder’s responsibilities include:
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Delivering project analytical support and reporting tasks in line with agreed corporate
processes and standards
Supporting the Project Management Office and resources
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Providing targeted and timely reports on project activities
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Supporting quality assurance and testing activities
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Provision of support administering the Project Management Office
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Collaborating with business stakeholders to ensure accurate gathering of requirements
Responsibilities
1.
Conduct feasibility analysis including the assessment of new technologies and support the
shaping of new work initiatives
2.
Elicit, assess, prioritise and produce user requirements and process improvements including ‘as
is’ and ‘to be’ process maps. Provide functional specifications and any other design
documentation needed to ensure the successful specification of development requirements
and verify that design meets the requirements.
3.
Develop and maintain knowledge and understanding of the School, processes and systems to
enable detailed analysis and methodical review of systems and business processes. Conduct
gap and impact analysis and deliver recommendations for new processes and solutions in
accordance with the School’s strategic objectives.
4.
In collaboration with IT and associated Business Partners, ensure awareness and accordance
with the base principles of PRINCE2
5.
Liaise with Project Managers, monitor and report progress against plans and ensure monthly
and ad-hoc reports are delivered to good standard. Maintain close contact with all senior
stakeholders and interested parties. Deliver communication to support effective decisionmaking.
6.
Monitor and evaluate quality standards to ensure they are adhered to in the PMO i.e.
deliverables tracking
7.
Validate system and user testing approach and acceptance criteria is met. Create test strategies,
scenarios, scripts and data and perform and coordinate testing activities as required to ensure
that proposed solutions meet quality expectations.
8.
As required work collaboratively with other members of the team to deliver assigned work.
9.
Manage your own continuous professional development and undertake any other routine tasks
and duties as may be assigned from time to time.
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10. Demonstrate the School’s values through your behaviour at work, including your duties and
responsibilities in respect of equality and diversity, health and safety, data protection, and any
other legislative requirement.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
The successful candidate should:
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2
Essential/
Desirable
Essential
Tested
by*
A, I
Essential
A, I
The successful candidate should have a background in, or
experience of:
Working within a project environment, ideally within an HE
provider or similar organisation
Business process review, optimisation and benchmarking
Essential/
Desirable
Essential
Tested
by*
A, I
Essential
A, I
Developing business cases and providing robust business benefit
realisation documents
Achievement of targets and objectives
Essential
A, I
Essential
A, I
Essential/
Desirable
Essential
Tested
by*
A,I
Essential
A, I
Essential
A, I
Essential
A, I
Essential
A, I
Essential
A, I
Hold an undergraduate degree or be able to provide
demonstrable practical experience of fulfilling the stated role
responsibilities
Hold recognised project management and business analysis
qualifications or provide examples of equivalent practical
experience
Background & Experience
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Skills & Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
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Ability to manage priorities, deadlines, and time critical
situations.
An ability to identify business requirements and successfully
deliver them within the framework of IT development practices
Well-developed communication skills: verbal, written and in
presentations. The ability to sell ideas or benefits and build
persuasive arguments based on data, logic and the objective
merits of solutions
The ability to build and sustain effective professional working
relationships within IT and wider business environment
Continuous development of personal skills and behaviours
appropriate to the LSHTM environment
The ability to work across teams and share resources where
necessary to deliver
* A = application; I = interview; T = test
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SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
The appointment is available immediately. The appointment will be made on LSHTM’s Professional
Support Pathway Grade 5 with starting salary in the range £31,376 - £36,018 per annum. Membership
of the USS Pension Scheme is available.
APPLICATIONS
Applications should be made on-line at our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The reference for this
post is IT08. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm on the
Thursday 21 November 2013. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to
[email protected]
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training
meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each
criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to
provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of
the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note: if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be
possible to offer you an alternative date.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities
employer
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