Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Must have IT system, implementation or integration/API experience to apply.

About Us: Our client is a leading educational institution committed to delivering exceptional academic and professional services. The dynamic team is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence.

Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst. This internal consultancy role requires comprehensive business analysis skills and knowledge of computer-based systems and integration to capture requirements, analyse business processes, and recommend solutions aligned with our strategic objectives. The successful candidate will manage and mentor a team of Business Analysts, driving best practices and supporting key projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Specialist Competencies and Leadership:
• Apply advanced Business Analysis tools and techniques.
• Mentor and coach team members.
• Develop deep knowledge of our business areas and applications.
• Manage senior stakeholders and occasionally take on project management roles with the ability to communicate and collaborate with architects, developers, and business stakeholders.
• Operational Analysis:
• Analyze complex operational challenges and propose solutions.
• Conduct gap and impact analysis to deliver strategic recommendations.
• Feasibility and Cost/Benefit Analysis:
• Assess alternative processes and systems, recommending changes.
• Conduct pre-project analysis and develop business cases.
• Communicate change needs and benefits to stakeholders.
• Requirements and Process Improvement:
• Elicit, prioritize, and document user requirements.
• Provide functional specifications and design documentation.
• Produce logical system designs and prototypes.
• Team Leadership:
• Manage a small team of project managers or business analysts.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Promote staff development and continuous improvement.
• Best Practice Processes:
• Drive and support best practices within the team.
• Maintain domain knowledge and mentor junior analysts.
• Support and Deputize Team Manager:
• Deputize for the team manager as needed.
• Oversee and coordinate work, ensuring effective decision-making.
• System and User Testing:
• Validate system and user testing approaches.
• Create test strategies, scenarios, and scripts.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

• BCS Business Analysis qualifications or equivalent.
• PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification.
• Professional qualification or postgraduate degree level skills.
• Proven experience in managing outcomes in a specialist field.
• Ability to gather, review, and document requirements.
• Project and people management skills.
• Appreciation of University priorities.

Desirable:

• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• ITIL Foundation certification or experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Commitment to professional development.

Skills and Behaviours:

• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Structured and logical thinking.
• Ability to handle changing priorities.
• Innovative and creative problem-solving.
• Effective team management and collaboration.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Why Join?

• Engage in impactful projects that align with strategic goals.
• Lead and develop a team of talented professionals.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Participate in professional development opportunities.