Business Analyst Coventry, England
Job description
Business Analyst
£40,000 - £48,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Hybrid working / based out of our Coventry Head Office
Permanent, Full Time
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The Opportunity:
At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
We are currently recruiting a Business Analyst to join the Project Management Office (PMO) to undertake the analysis of our projects aimed to support our ambitious growth strategy and our student success. Responsible for liaising with key stakeholders across the University to identify business needs and translate these into requirement specifications. The role will lead on identifying and documenting process improvements and opportunities for deployment of new solutions for the organisation, providing accurate and relevant information to decision makers.
The role holder will be a Business Analyst on projects which will deliver process change and system development, so must be experienced both in eliciting requirements for new initiatives and testing against these requirements once a solution has been developed.
About You:
You will be an enthusiastic ‘people’ person able to build rapport quickly at all levels. You will have a successful track record as a Business Analyst within a complex organisation. Ideally with exposure of a HE environment too, you will bring your knowledge and expertise of different business analysis methodologies and techniques with the confidence to criticise ideas and requirements against business objectives and manage challenging situations.
You will have experience working on projects involving applications, data and digital technologies so apt at being the liaison between IT and other business departments. A creative and natural problem solver and be able to think outside of the box to find creative solutions for your work which impacts a number of essential departments in the University.
Why Arden:
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
- 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
- A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
- PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)
- Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
- Plus, other competitive benefits!
Arden’s values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply!
Closing Date: Sunday 28th of May 2023
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position.
At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!
