Business Analyst

Juice Recruitment; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Juice Recruitment is supporting a Gloucestershire-based organisation in Gloucester for a Business Analyst / Readiness Lead on a 6-month contract. The role is hybrid, based in Gloucester, with a salary band of £40,000 to £55,000 FTE or a day rate around £400, reflecting a significant digital transformation programme.

The successful candidate will bridge business and technical teams, embed quickly, map processes, and drive readiness and adoption across multiple workstreams to support recovery and

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst, Change Analyst or Readiness Lead within complex transformation programmes.
• Strong business process mapping and requirements gathering expertise.
• Experience coordinating testing and user acceptance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders across business, IT, architecture and third-party suppliers.
• Capture, analyse and document business requirements.
• Review and map current and future-state business processes.
• Identify gaps, risks and dependencies across programme workstreams.
• Support programme recovery and re-baselining activities.
• Lead and coordinate business readiness planning and delivery.
• Define testing requirements and support UAT activities.
• Develop stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
• Ensure operational teams are prepared for upcoming change and adoption.
• Produce clear, concise programme documentation and reporting.

Skills

Business analysis

Change management

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Job description

Business Analyst / Readiness Lead
Gloucester (Hybrid)
6-Month Contract
£40,000 - £55,000 FTE or circa £400 per day

Juice Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a respected Gloucestershire-based organisation in the search for an experienced Business Analyst / Readiness Lead to support the recovery and successful delivery of a major digital transformation programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a high-profile project that will have a significant impact across the organisation. We're looking for an individual who can quickly embed themselves within the business, bring structure to complexity, and drive momentum across multiple workstreams.

The Opportunity

Joining at a critical stage of the programme, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders to support the recovery, re-baselining and launch of a major Technical Infrastructure Project (TIP).

Acting as the bridge between business and technical teams, you'll help establish clarity around requirements, business processes, testing activities and organisational readiness, ensuring the programme is positioned for successful delivery and adoption.

This role requires someone who is highly organised, commercially aware and capable of becoming effective from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with key stakeholders across business, IT, architecture and third-party suppliers.
• Capture, analyse and document business requirements.
• Review and map current and future-state business processes.
• Identify gaps, risks and dependencies across programme workstreams.
• Support programme recovery and re-baselining activities.
• Lead and coordinate business readiness planning and delivery.
• Define testing requirements and support UAT activities.
• Develop stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
• Ensure operational teams are prepared for upcoming change and adoption.
• Produce clear, concise programme documentation and reporting.

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:

• Proven experience operating as a Business Analyst, Change Analyst or Readiness Lead within complex transformation programmes.
• Experience supporting large-scale digital, systems or infrastructure projects.
• Strong business process mapping and requirements gathering expertise.
• Experience coordinating testing and user acceptance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to work independently and gain credibility quickly within a new environment.
• Experience working with external suppliers and technical delivery teams.

Desirable Experience

• Digital transformation or infrastructure programme experience.
• Organisational change and business readiness expertise.
• Experience working within membership, charity, not-for-profit or professional services environments.
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.

What's on Offer?

• 6-month initial contract
• Hybrid working model
• Gloucester-based organisation
• £40,000 - £55,000 FTE equivalent
• Day rate circa £400 (flexibility available for the right individual)
• Opportunity to influence and shape a high-profile transformation programme
• Immediate start available

Interested?

If you're an experienced Business Analyst or Readiness Lead who thrives on bringing clarity to complex projects and enjoys driving meaningful organisational change, we'd love to hear from you.

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