Business Analyst

Cranfield Water; Cranfield; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious postgraduate institution in Cranfield is seeking a Business Analyst to join their IT team. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to identify business efficiency opportunities and requires strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology and be eager to enhance their expertise in business analysis. Flexible working arrangements are available, with a permanent contract offering a competitive salary.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficient in standard business analysis tools and techniques.
• Strong interpersonal skills and business analysis expertise.
• Ability to assess business processes and leverage technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance business efficiency.
• Capture and analyze business processes and requirements.
• Evaluate and select appropriate solutions for business needs.

Skills

Business analysis expertise

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

Tools

Standard business analysis tools

Job description

Organisation: Cranfield University

Faculty or Department: IT Services

Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £37,337 to £43,158 per annum (full‑time starting salary)

Posted Date: 31/10/2025

Apply by: 23/11/2025

Documents:

• 5140 - JD & Person Spec.pdf (PDF, 320.77kb)

About The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a commercially‑focused Business Analyst to join our busy IT team, and to contribute to the success of our business change programme.

The role’s primary responsibility is to collaborate closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for business efficiency. You will capture ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ business processes and requirements, to ensure the most appropriate solutions are evaluated and selected. The role also requires expertise in related areas, such as business case preparation, testing, stakeholder management, and project management.

About You

You’ll have a passion for critically assessing business processes and exploiting technology to drive improvements.

You will have strong interpersonal skills, business analysis expertise, and be proficient in the standard business analysis tools and techniques. You may have business process automation skills but, if not, we’re willing to help you learn.

Your enthusiasm for adding value, learning and problem solving, alongside tackling diverse tasks such as data analysis and test management, will be key to your success.

We welcome less experienced individuals who are eager to develop within the role, as well as Business Analysts with established expertise.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world‑class expertise, large‑scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

The IT Project Office provides project management and analysis expertise to support Cranfield’s business change programme.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on‑site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How To Apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jon Lane, Senior IT Project Manager, on (E): [e-mail]
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [e-mail]. Please quote reference number 5140.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 23 November 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.