Business Analyst Apprentice

Job Description

Final date to receive applications:
Thursday 19th February at 5pm GMT

Please note, you must be able to commute to our office in London (EC3) on a weekly basis.

Velonetic is a technology‑focused service provider transforming insurance transactions in the London market. A joint venture by DXC Technology, Lloyd’s, and the International Underwriting Association (IUA), we have been operating for over 20 years in the London market (Lloyd's and Company), in both insurance and reinsurance. Processing over £1 17 billion worth of premium and claims transactions today, we are building a new digital platform and services that will enable our customers to move transactions and money through the processing lifecycle with greater efficiency and speed, releasing time to drive innovation and focus on higher value activities.

As the insurance market evolves at an unprecedented pace, there have never been a more exciting time to join us.

Over the course of the programme, you’ll study for a recognised qualification at the same time as gaining valuable hands on experience in your role, developing practical skills while contributing to real work that makes an impact.

You’ll be supported to learn and grow through a combination of workplace experience and formal training, and you’ll be paired with a buddy to help you settle in, build confidence in your role and connect with our Early Careers community. You’ll join us on a permanent contract and your apprenticeship is just the start of your journey, laying the foundation for future career progression within Velonetic.

You’ll complete the Level 4 Business Analyst apprenticeship. As a Business Analyst, your job is to understand how a business works, find ways to improve it and help the business use technology to make things work better.

You will work with different people across the business to understand their needs and help design possible solutions that will meet these. Your role is important to act as a bridge between teams, making sure everyone understands the problem and agrees on the best solution.

Your role also includes understanding and mapping out how the business currently works and helping plan any changes to the way people work or to IT systems. You’ll bring together information from different people, organise it clearly, and document what the new system or process should do. Your apprenticeship will cover the following:

• Using clear methods to investigate problems and find opportunities
• Understanding, mapping and improving how work gets done
• Figuring out what data a business needs to make better decisions
• Helping people understand and manage changes in the business
• Helping design how information is organised and connected
• Talking to different people to understand what they need
• Document the changes being made including the costs, benefits and impact.

You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team with lots of experience and knowledge, working closely with people across the business to understand how things work and how to make them better. Our team uses data, technology and collaboration to deliver improvements, giving you the chance to build strong skills across a variety of projects. You’ll:

• Collaborate across the business to understand how their current processes work and what challenges they face, gathering information to support improvements.
• Help map and understand how tasks are currently done, identifying opportunities to simplify or improve to make it work better.
• Support the team by documenting what the business needs from new processes or systems, turning discussions and findings into clear, easy to understand documents.
• Assist with collecting and reviewing data to help the team understand patterns, issues or opportunities.
• Take part in project activities such as meetings and workshops, helping to keep tasks organised and moving forward.

• 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above, including Maths and English
• 3 A Levels grade C and above (or equivalent)

✔ Have an interest in how businesses work and how they can be improved

✔ Be…