Job description

Job Role Profile.

Job Title: Junior Business Analyst

We’re looking for a business problem solver to join our team as a Business Analyst.

Role overview: In this role you will work in close partnership with businesses, helping them research and develop strategies that fuel their growth.

Responsibilities:

- Lead research projects that pinpoint business opportunities and challenges and inform decision making:

The following areas of research are a significant part of the role:

• Market Research
• Customer Research
• Competitor Research
• Employee Research
• Governance and Leadership Audit
• Brand Audit
• Sales and Marketing Audit
• Financial Audit, Risk Audit
• People Audit
• Process Audit.

- Develop methodologies in response to research briefs, which define a research output and a proposed schedule of work to reach that end point.

- Confidently execute the following research tactics: interviews, surveys, desk research and workshop facilitation. Interviews, surveys, workshops and desk research are a significant part of this role.

- Collate research results and prepare documents to display and discuss findings.

- Support the development of strategic planning outputs across the varied Genoa Black client portfolio:

- Using insights gained, support the development of strategic outputs across the following areas:

• 1-3-5 Year Business Plan
• Organisational Design
• Governance
• Culture
• Recruitment
• Talent Development
• Branding
• Marketing
• Sales
• Digital Transformation
• Financial Management
• Risk Management

- Once developed support the presentation of strategic outputs to the client team.

- Deliver excellent client management, building deep and valued relationships with the client teams.

- Deliver excellent project management.

Ideal Experience:

• Professional experience in business management research and insight delivery.
• Professional experience writing business plans.
• Professional experience of stakeholder and client management.

Essential skills:

• Ability to create and articulate a clear methodology for solving a brief.
• Ability to execute a wide variety of research techniques.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Essential behaviours:

• Self organisation.
• Commitment and dedication.
• Courage to contribute ideas.

We look forward to your application.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Unlimited paid holidays
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person