31475 - Business Analyst (Senior)

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive change through better data foundations. You will analyze how data flows, improve quality, and support decision-making. Candidates should have a proven background in data-centric projects, strong analytical skills, and effective stakeholder engagement. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategic insights and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a data context.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data.
• Experience working on data-centric projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and analysis to understand data usage.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality.
• Define data-driven needs and translate requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Education

BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

Job description

At the Environment Agency we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.

We are transforming how data drives decision-making across our organisation. As part of the Chief Data Office (CDO) and the wider Data & Insight (D&I) programme, our Data Management team is at the forefront of enabling smarter, insight-led services. We’re building a future where data is not just managed—but actively leveraged to deliver strategic insights, operational improvements, and digital transformation.

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst who is passionate about using data to unlock value and drive change through building better data foundations. In this role, you will work across the organisation to understand how we use data and how data flows through our systems. Establishing how it supports business processes, and how it can be better structured and used to inform decisions and improve services.
You will:
• Lead discovery and analysis to understand how teams use, generate and specify data.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, accessibility, and integration to support insight generation and capture these with our department roadmaps and portfolio.
• Work with wider department and stakeholders to define data-driven business needs and translate them into actionable requirements.
• Support the development of data standards, governance, models and architecture that enable transformation.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and subject matter leads to ensure data is trustworthy, AI-ready, and aligned with strategic goals.
• Contribute to key initiatives such as Data Basics, Trustworthy Data, and AI-Ready Data.
• Document your work and findings to support engagement and influencing our strategies, outcomes and deliverables.

The team

The Data Management team is a centre of excellence within the Data and Information department, part of the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance directorate. We specialise in data architecture, integration, standards, and quality. Our mission is to empower the Environment Agency to create trusted data, enabling smarter decisions and better outcomes. By delivering expert services, leadership, and best practice, we help teams across the organisation work more efficiently, confidently, and strategically with their data.

Experience/skills required

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in a data, or transformation context.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex and represent data and business processes.
• Experience working on data-centric projects, including data lifecycle, quality, standards and integration including processes modelling, requirements elicitation and stakeholder analysis.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear, evidence-based requirements.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration and user-centred design principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present insights and recommendations clearly.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience
• A relevant professional qualification such as:
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent
• Ability to define and measure success criteria and business benefits for change initiatives and investment programmes.
• Knowledge of data architecture, governance, data analysis or AI-readiness.