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Join the University of Bath’s Strategic Projects Office (SPO). We are an inclusive, passionate, and energetic team with experience in a range of sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a fundamental role in enabling the University to embed strategic change, driven by its ambitious 2021-2026 Strategy.

About the role:

The Strategic Projects Office Business Analyst will be a key member of the SPO team, applying their expert business analysis capabilities within the University’s portfolio of strategic programmes and projects to help us deliver the benefits that will realise the University's Strategy.

This role will support, deliver and develop the integrated approach which links strategic objectives with the delivery of those objectives via programmes and projects.

The Business Analyst will work with and influence senior stakeholders across the University on the scoping, composition and analysis of the portfolio programmes and projects, benefits management, options analyses and providing relevant portfolio data. This information will support good governance, effective capital allocation and comprehensive risk management (across financial, operational, and reputational parameters). The aim is to deliver solutions through successful programmes and projects, offer assurance to underpin investment and promote effective benefits realisation.

This role is offered a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis with an expected end date of 31/07/2025.

About you:

To succeed in the role you will:

• Have a sound knowledge of business analysis methods and experience of applying them in a large, complex organisation.
• Have skills and experience in business process mapping, using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Be proficient at engaging with and influencing a range of stakeholders, including at a senior level.

About us:

The Strategic Projects Office (SPO) is now part of the newly formed department of Planning, Performance and Strategic Change. The new department combines strategic and business planning, informed by analysis and insight, together with the end-to-end monitoring of progress towards our long-term objectives and delivery of strategic projects. Pulling these elements together will integrate our approaches and focus our resources and investment on the realisation of our University Strategy. This strategic coordination will be complemented by the continuous improvement of our planning processes alongside effective project and change delivery.

The SPO provides leadership and coordination for major change initiatives across the University, through project, programme portfolio and change management.

This is an exciting time to join the University and play an active part in delivering the strategy, which is broad in scope, with highly ambitious objectives. It builds on the University’s strengths, driving excellence in education and high impact research, fostering an outstanding and inclusive community and enhancing our strategic partnerships, whilst responding to the wider Higher Education sector

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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