Business Analyst

Shared Services Partnership; Hyde; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A local authority organization is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join its team for an 18-month contract. The role is pivotal in supporting IT programmes through effective stakeholder engagement and requirement gathering. Candidates must have extensive business analysis experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage and translate complex business requirements into IT solutions. The position supports flexible working, promoting a work-life balance in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Interest-free travel loans

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in conducting business analysis on complex IT and/or business change projects.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels.
• Experience in public sector and significant experience within an IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting and analysing complex information.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Support Service Managers to translate business requirements into IT solutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Business requirements gathering

IT knowledge

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Analyst to join our Business Analysis Team for an 18‑month contract to support the organisation in the delivery of its IT programmes. The role involves liaising with staff in departments, running workshops and meetings and documenting requirements. It is essential that you have extensive experience of conducting business analysis on complex IT and/or business change projects in large organisations, articulating business ideas, suggestions and problems in technology terms.

Key Responsibilities & Experience

• Interpreting and analysing complex and disparate information
• Establishing, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with project stakeholders
• Successfully balancing conflicting demands
• Support Service Managers and Architecture teams to translate business requirements to IT requirements and solutions
• Identify interdependencies
• Understand constraints
• Scope and size solutions (working with Design Architects)
• Manage, and control changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Define and assure artefacts, such as problem statements, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria and non‑functional requirements, to communicate business and user needs
• Develop high level project estimates (in conjunction with the Project and Solutions teams)
• We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible
• Experience in public sector and significant experience within an IT environment
• Experience in business requirements gathering, translating business requirements into technology requirements, business cases/options appraisals
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills at all levels, including oral, written and presentation skills, influencing through information and advice
• Ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels
• Excellent analytical skills
• Happy to work independently or as part of a larger project or programme team

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying. This role offers flexibility, with a mix of home and office based working, for which an ability to build effective working relationships is essential. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment within an engaged, hard‑working and successful Business Analysis team.

We support an effective work life balance and offer flexible working and a flexi scheme. We welcome both full and part time applications for this role, with a minimum requirement of 22.2 hours over 4 days. Part‑time applicants should state availability. We are deeply committed to inclusion, diversity and wellbeing – see our Inclusion Strategy for further information. Find out more about working within IT at Hampshire County Council. Our benefits package includes details of holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi‑time scheme, family‑friendly policies and interest‑free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace and have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles. If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch! Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest‑performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward‑looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment. Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work‑life balance.