Change Analyst - MI6

Flexible Working: We support full-time, part-time, compressed and flexible hours. We’re committed to offering remote working in our organisation, however, our ability to do so is dependent on role requirements and business need.

About Us 

MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service. Our mission is to protect the security and economic wellbeing of the UK from overseas threats such as regional instability, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. Working across the globe and in close partnership with MI5 and GCHQ, we help the Government to counter these threats through the provision of secret intelligence. A role in MI6 will see you providing vital support to this work, within a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.

The Role 

If you have a passion for delivering change and you’re looking for a unique opportunity to develop your business change and business analysis skills, there’s never been a better time to join MI6. As an entry-level Change Analyst, you’ll gain experience in a challenging environment as part of a forward-thinking team, as you help to deliver projects and programmes that protect the UK. 

You’ll join a Business Analysis or Change development programme to learn on the job, working on projects that will transform our organisation and help us solve the challenges we face. You’ll take on different change-related tasks, whether that is stakeholder management or business analysis. Depending on your strengths, you’ll elicit, define, and assess user requirements using a wide range of tools, and facilitate workshops. Or, you’ll develop and maintain process maps, undertaking gap analysis with an eye to maintaining benefits throughout our transformation.

Working alongside Change Managers or Business Analysts to develop your skills, we’ll provide you with a strong understanding of our vision, enabling you to support the planning of change implementation and ensure that change is delivered in line with our strategy. Finally, you’ll use your communication and planning skills to draft high-level communications plans, ensuring all stakeholders are on board with our vision.

About You

We’re looking for people who have an aptitude to learn and grow. Ideally, you’ll have had recent experience working in a project environment, or in a role where you’ve had an opportunity to apply change or analysis skills. While qualifications in a project, change, or an analysis-related role would be beneficial, it’s far more important that you have a proactive approach plus some experience of working in a project environment. 

You’ll be comfortable communicating with people at all levels of our organisation, whilst demonstrating attentive listening as well as analytic and observation skills, to understand stakeholder needs and analyse the operational challenges. You’ll constructively challenge the status quo, showing an understanding of how we work and how we can improve. 

Training and Development

When you join us, you’ll have a full induction to the organisation, which will help you get to grips with how we operate. You’ll then have a team induction to give you a rounded understanding of your role, followed by on-the-job training to help you settle in.

We’re committed to developing our staff and recognise this will look different for everyone. There’ll be lots of tailored training, coaching, and mentoring from experienced change and analysis professionals, alongside promotion opportunities. As a Change Analyst, you’ll have the opportunity to work toward professional qualifications too, such as APMG Change Management Foundation and Practitioner, BCS Business Analysis Diploma or PROSCI.

Whatever your professional goals, we’ll work with you to build the skills you need to excel at your role, and throughout your career.

Rewards and Benefits

You’ll receive a starting salary of £36,733 - £42,445 plus other benefits including:

• 25 days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
• Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
• Paid parental and adoption leave

Equal Opportunities

At MI6 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website(s):

https://www.sis.gov.uk/explore-careers.html

We’re Disability Confident

MI6 are proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP’s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. Being Disability Confident, we aim to offer a person-to-person interview to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our ‘Offer of Interview’ (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: 

• Demonstrate expertise of working in a project or programme environment
• Existing knowledge of project management related skills
• Demonstrate an aptitude for learning and development

What to Expect

Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:

• Paper sift – you are advised to make full use of the word allowance for each question
• Interview
• Drugs test
• Vetting Interview

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 – 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.

Before You Apply

To work at MI6, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here.

This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here.

Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can’t take any recreational drugs and you’ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage.

The role is based in London, so you’ll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application. An interest-free loan is available via our benevolent fund is available to assist with relocating into privately rented accommodation to take up the offer of employment.

Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member. 

Right to Withdraw Statement: 
Please be aware that we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date once a certain number of applications have been received. Please be mindful of this and submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

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