Business Analyst Remote
Job description
We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's more than just homes that make a community - it's the people. That's why we build homes and manage communities where everyone can thrive.
We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're a part of our cause.
More about your role
Currently we are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support the Transformantion team with a huge programme of change. We are a large Group, and many of our businesses have ambitious plans for growth often driven using technology. Either looking at making more of current platforms or implementing new systems and processes. As Business Analyst you will act as an intermediary between IT project teams and our Group businesses to collect, clarify, and translate business requirements into documentation and conceptual designs, ensuring that applications and solutions are developed to meet evolving business requirements and drive better value from IT systems.
You will take a lead role in understanding business requirements and translating these into effective technical solutions and system developments liaising with colleagues to help deliver these.
What is unique about working for IT at Places for People is that we work closely with our partners at Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to provide all our team including FTCs access to lots of training and resources so that you can gain skills and knowledge on cutting edge cloud technologies to help support you in driving our move to cloud but also to further your own learning and development.
For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.
More about you
You will possess considerable experience working as a Business Analyst, with good knowledge of project management and process design software such as Visio and MS Project. Ideally you will have experience with property/construction however this is secondary to the ability to take complicated problems, analyse them, and develop a clear set of requirements for manageable, deliverable solutions.
Over the coming year the Group businesses you will support will be undergoing considerable business change, reorganisation and harmonisation of processes and software, therefore it would be advantageous if you had experience of software procurement and process mapping/ solution design methodologies.
Finally, and possibly most importantly is your ability to build relationships with colleagues at all levels of the business quickly, to be able to ask the right questions to understand their needs and be able to translate these into business requirements that deliver strategic objectives. You will need the ability to be a “critical friend” in order to question assumptions and help teams to think “outside the box” to achieve their optimal business processes. You will need superb communication and presentation skills.
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
- Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
- Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
- A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
- Training and development
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please call the recruitment team on 01772 666555.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [email protected].
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
