business analyst Kettering, England
British Red Cross
Full Time
Kettering, England
40000 - 33000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job Title: Business Analyst
Job Location: UK Flexible
Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 per annum
Hours: 35 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Location: UK Flexible
Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 per annum
Hours: 35 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you a talented Business Analyst who wants to make a meaningful impact in a charity organization, using your skills to gather and manage business needs, ultimately contributing to the success of projects that support the mission of helping others?
The Business Analyst role serves as a liaison between end users/customers and the technical development team, responsible for gathering, analysing, and managing the business needs of stakeholders. They collaborate closely with business units, experts, and technical resources to prioritize requirements and oversee development to ensure customer satisfaction.
A day in the life of a Business Analyst will involve:
- Capturing and analysing existing processes, identifying issues, and working with stakeholders to create improved processes that align with project goals.
- Gathering requirements through interviews, analysis, surveys, and workshops, and prioritizing them based on their business value.
- Managing non-functional requirements like system integration and browser compatibility, and effectively communicating them to the development team.
- Analysing and documenting changes to information systems using data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, and entity relationship models.
- Collaborating with the Test and Quality Assurance Manager to develop test scenarios and ensure that requirements are met.
- Working closely with the project manager to meet project deadlines, schedules, and methodologies.
- Actively participating in team meetings, supporting colleagues, and following organizational policies and values.
To be a successful Business Analyst, you’ll need:
- Strong ability to produce prioritized functional and user-focused requirements.
- Proficiency in mapping current and proposed business processes.
- Experience as a Business Analyst, leading stakeholder teams and managing project scope.
- Excellent communication skills to gather system requirements from diverse business units.
- Skill in developing and executing comprehensive test scenarios and cases.
- Behaviours including collaboration, leadership, information seeking, embracing change, and commercial accountability.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on the of 21st June 2023. Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early, given high volume.
In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:
- Holidays –You’ll get 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) and the option to buy an additional 5 days leave.
- Pension scheme – We offer up to 6% contributory pension.
- Flexible working – We will do what we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you.
- Learning & Development Opportunities – We are one of the UK’s largest charities and have a wide range of career opportunities. We also provide comprehensive learning opportunities for staff to develop themselves.
- Discounts – You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Discount Card and our own employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Support – Staff wellbeing is always priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support.
- Team Working – You will be working as part of a team that is supporting our mission of helping people in crisis.
- Cycle2Work – The cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle.
- Season ticket loan – We offer an interest free loan to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work.
At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the support of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
Connecting human kindness with human crisis
About British Red Cross
CEO: Michael Adamson
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: www.redcross.org.uk
Year Founded: 1870
British Red Cross
www.redcross.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
Michael Adamson
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
1870
