Business Analyst

Aatom Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Business Analyst for a 4-month contract based in Preston, UK, with potential extensions. The ideal candidate will support the implementation of a new education management system, leading strategic improvements within the local authority context. Responsibilities include delivering change initiatives and enhancing business processes. Candidates must have experience with education management software and local authority operations. Immediate applications are encouraged, with interviews scheduled shortly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in implementing education management systems.
• Ability to drive strategic improvements in a business environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver aspects of strategic improvement and change activity.
• Support business improvement by building skills infrastructure.
• Communicate business improvements using real case studies.

Skills

Experience with education management system software

Local authority experience

Job description

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Business Analyst on a 4 months contract initially with a possibility of further extension.

Closing date for CVs is 13/11

Interviews to take place 14/11 and 15/11

Candidate must have the following:

• Experience with education management system software and local authority experience.

The project role is a business analyst to support the implementation of a new education management system.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• To lead and deliver all aspects of strategic improvement and change activity in a defined functional discipline or cross-business process.
• To lead key business improvement and change programmes linked directly to the business strategy.
• To lead and deliver all aspects of analysis that will lead to the identification of programmes and major change initiatives in defined functional disciplines.
• To support the Business Architect/business improvement discipline in building the appropriate business improvement skills infrastructure within Digital Services.
• To embed a ‘business improvement’ way of working at all levels of the organisation that delivers sustainable improvement including improved customer satisfaction, increased revenues and decreased costs.
• To demonstrate the value of using ‘business improvement’ techniques by helping people to understand what and how they will help them to achieve their goals.
• To challenge non-fact-based decisions, and create both innovative and disciplined ways of working.
• To communicate business improvements in a compelling, inspiring and interesting way using real case study examples.
• To lead external / internal benchmarking activities in support of improvement initiatives.
• To provide a common point for the migration of best practice/performance into wider activities to utilise best practice activity.

If this sounds good to you so far, please apply for immediate contact or call us directly.