Business Analyst Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Grade - UE07 £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
College of Science and Engineering, School of Informatics
Contract Type - Fixed Term until 31st July 2025
Full time 35 hours per week
1 post available
The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is recognised worldwide as a leading centre of informatics and computer science research, knowledge exchange and teaching. It is one of the largest schools within the university and has grown significantly in numbers of staff, students and income in recent years.
The Opportunity:
We are inviting applications for a Business Analyst. The post-holder will provide project management and business process analysis for projects and other activities which will enhance the way the School operates, with a primary focus on streamlining administrative processes.
The role will require the post-holder to think and engage strategically and tactically in order to deliver and support projects. It will require a high degree of flexibility, adaptability and personal drive.
The post-holder will be highly organised, resourceful, and passionate about continuous improvement. They will have experience of leading the conceptualisation, planning and implementation of projects, ideally within the higher education sector; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; a track record of working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders; and change management experience.
When submitting your application, please outline via a cover letter how your knowledge, skills and experience meet those outlined in the Job Description.
Interviews are expected to be in September, with a start date as soon as possible.
Previous applicants for our recent Business Improvement Manager position need not apply.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience are:
- Degree or equivalent formal training, plus typically relevant hands-on experience in a similar or related role(s). Or typically vocational experience, demonstrating development through involvement in progressively more demanding relevant work/roles
- Business process analysis/re-engineering experience.
- Practical understanding of project management and business process analysis methodologies
- Ability to build productive relationships with colleagues at all levels across the organisation
- Experience in using influencing skills to achieve positive outcomes
- Strong understanding of the people side of change with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures, map business processes and document business requirements
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently, as well as working collaboratively within a team
The following desirable criteria will be evaluated by the level of proficiency. Recruitment will aim at selecting those candidates with the best possible performance in these criteria.
Desirable knowledge, skills and experience are:
- Relevant project management or analysis qualification, e.g. APMP, BCS, Prince2 or agile certification
- Experience managing business improvement projects
- Proficient in SharePoint and or Power Automate
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
- Experience of High Education level school operations
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Please note that feedback will be provided only to interviewed candidates.
All informal enquiries should be directed to: Eddie Wilkinson, Head of Operations [email protected]
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right-to-work webpages.
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
