Business Architect

Knowledge & SkillsEssential• Knowledge of successful business architecture change in complex and evolving environment.• In depth knowledge of business process analysis and design techniques, including the use of modelling and collaborative tools.• Strong workshop facilitation and interview skills, including negotiation, influence, mediation, and conflict management skills.Desirable:• Extensive knowledge of standard methods and techniques, with the ability to select the appropriate approach for a particular assignment.• Strong proven strategic investigative and analytical skills using a variety of analysis techniques.Qualifications & Experience:Essential• Relevant qualifications and experience in one or more of the Business Architecture disciplines of process management,business analysis, data and management information or IT system development.• ONR licence conditions, ONR (CNS) requirements and implications for Business Architecture IT Services.• Experience delivering Business Architecture solutions that eliminate duplication and improve efficiency of business operations.• Experience of formal project management techniques, such as Prince2 (EDF Energy Project Way), plus associated toolsand processes, including planning and estimating.• Experience of Request For Information (RFI) and Invitation To Tender (ITT) activities, including the creation and use of an evaluation score card. Excellent communication, presentation, and written skills, with relevant experience of influencing decision making of senior executives, business managers and third parties at a strategic level.• Experience of developing business cases for large complex business change programmes, including financial and numerical modelling and appraisal skills.Desirable:• Prior experience working in Nuclear, asset intensive and/or Safety Critical industries.Key Competencies:• Identify interfaces between organisational departments and functions and integrate / align procedures and systems across functions.• Drive collaborative working between departments to identify the integrated and best solution.• Translate plans into meaningful objectives for people, ensuring activities are aligned and people are clear about how they personally contribute.• Address issues that prevent effective team working. Ensures teams are working effectively and efficiently.• Set clear objectives for others and monitors progress to ensure delivery with effective results.• Adopt a questioning mindset and encourages constructive challenge to status quo; seeks and enables new ideas and continuous improvements.• Maintain a good knowledge of customer needs, goals, and issues; seeks to deliver beyond initial expectations and gain their trust.• Think clearly, objectively and remains focussed under pressure; has the courage to have difficult conversations.• Identify ways to improve performance; considers all decisions and actions in commercial context. Keeps aware of external affairs that impact EDF Energy.• Integrate data from a variety of sources, investigating all the facts; can make difficult decisions and anticipates the impact of these.