Business Analyst

ASA Recruitment’s client, the are working with a High Education client in Edinburgh who is looking for Business Analyst on a 12 months FTC with 2 days a week in the office on a salary of £46,049 per annum.

The Role:

To provide business analysis skills and expertise to a range of strategic change projects and work packages to deliver University priorities aligned to strategic objectives, an identified improvement or a responsive need.

Responsibilities:

To deliver business analysis activity aligned to the capability framework, approved project plans and deliverables, ensuring outputs are to the required standard and quality.

• To support the development of the required analysis approach and activity within a strategic programme in alignment with: approved frameworks and tools, each of its lifecycle stages of identify, initiate, plan, execute, deliver and close, and in consideration of the constraints of time and cost as defined as part of programme & project initiation.

• Identify and build relationships with leaders, managers and staff who are stakeholders regarding the change ensuring appropriate representation from across the organisation contribute to and has appropriate visibility of relevant analysis activities.

• Plan and organise assigned business analysis deliverables and contribute to the regular, standardised and accurate programme and project reporting in relation to this analysis activity. Monitor and report on the contribution of targeted groups in relation to the input to analysis activity and endorsement out appropriate outputs.

• As a member of the business analysis capability, support the Head of Business Analysis and associated community of practice in the continuous improvement of the Business Analysis Framework including supporting the development of guidance materials. 5% Key contacts / Relationships can be included here

• Direct report to Head of Business Analysis

• Relevant Programme/Project/Change managers

• Business Analysts allocated to a programme

• Senior Business Analysts with programme oversight

• Regular contact / working relationship with programme and project leads, stakeholders and members of a project team

• External partners aligned to the project

• Resource managers and business areas to ensure the appropriate resource are released to contribute to workshops and playback sessions

Essential Experience:

• Significant evidenced practical experience of successful business analysis delivery within a project utilising a robust approach
• Experience of process redesign aligned to enabling organisation design and technology
• Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise assigned business analysis activities.
• Developing effective relationships and establishing trust with colleagues and stakeholders
• Preparation for, the running of and reporting outputs from effective workshops aligned to achieving deliverables
• Collating information and data, preparing documentation and presenting to stakeholders
• The ability to work with limited supervision, accurately and consistently to required standards