Principal Process Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own, set, and assure compliance with process governance and management standards.
• Implement and sustain the Process Governance Framework, including process maturity assessment and monitoring.
• Support Process Stewards in collecting and interpreting process performance data to inform Process Owners.
• Mentor process professionals, provide direction and advice, and review their outputs.
• Maintain professional networks, research innovative approaches, and share process management best practices.

Person specification

• Knowledge of business process management and improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of process hierarchy, problem-solving, and systems thinking.
• Demonstrable experience in process design, management, and improvement.
• Experience of change management.

Location and working arrangements

• The role requires attendance at a Dstl location and government or partner premises for 60% of working time.
• A combination of workplace and home-based work may be possible where business needs allow and with line-manager agreement.

Salary and contract

• Salary is £51,568–£58,044, dependent on skills and experience; no pay cadence is stated.
• The contract is permanent; the stated working pattern includes full-time, flexible working, job share, and compressed hours.

Security requirements

• The posting states that applicants must be UK nationals and that the role requires full UK security clearance.
• The posting states a UK residency history requirement of five years, or ten years for some roles requiring Developed Vetting.

Benefits

• Benefits include an employer pension contribution, flexible working options, annual leave, family leave, learning and development support, and onsite facilities.