Senior Business Analyst
Birmingham
Role: Senior Business Analyst Location: Birmingham (Flexible Hybrid – 2 Days In-Office Weekly) Salary: £45,000 - £56,000 Contract: Fixed-Term (12-Months) Network IT are supporting a major transformation programme within a Higher Education environment, focused on aligning IT Services with strategic objectives and delivering innovative business analysis solutions. We’re seeking a Senior Business Analyst to provide expert analysis and drive improvements across complex organisational processes. Role Overview and Responsibilities As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play a key role in shaping business change initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and objectives. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and facilitating access to subject matter experts. Your responsibilities will include: - Building strong, strategic relationships across departments and managing stakeholder expectations. - Leading workshops and visioning sessions to support strategic thinking and IT alignment. - Analysing and documenting As-Is processes and designing To-Be processes to enable effective change. - Applying best-practice business analysis techniques, including requirements elicitation, stakeholder mapping, and options appraisal. - Supporting organisational readiness for change and ensuring benefits realisation. - Promoting innovation by identifying new opportunities, methods, and technologies. - Maintaining high standards of communication and collaboration across all levels of the organisation. Essential Skills and Experience To succeed in this role, you should bring: - Proven experience in business analysis within complex organisations, ideally Higher Education. - Strong knowledge of business analysis methodologies, tools, and techniques. - Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively. - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. - Experience with process improvement, organisational change, and benefits realisation. - Familiarity with delivery approaches such as Waterfall and Agile. - Degree and/or professional qualification in Business Analysis or equivalent experience. Desirable Skills - Exposure to user experience analysis and modelling techniques. - Understanding of financial, cultural, and technological factors influencing change. - Ability to champion a Business Analysis Centre of Excellence. |  |  |  |
Recruiter: Network IT
Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 Per Annum
Reference: 272106717