Lead Business Analyst

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in Cardiff is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to guide the Business Analysis team and service offerings. The successful candidate will collaborate with PMO leads, oversee significant assignments, and support commercial tenders. This role requires strategic planning and mentoring of team members to ensure effective delivery of business value. A competitive salary and additional allowances may apply.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in shaping the N&I Business Analysis team and service offering.
• Support significant commercial tenders and ensure the right supplier is selected.
• Define, plan, and lead Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments.
• Provide recommendations to inform resource planning across the Profession.
• Work with the Head of Role to develop Business Analysis standards.
• Understand and define the problem to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead significant areas of Business Analysis delivery and drive conclusions.
• Develop a specialist area and coach staff to enhance their skills.
• Oversee the work of other business analysts to deliver business value.
• Advise on metrics to ensure the product adds value and identify improvements.
• Model complex processes using established techniques.

Job description

£60,300 to £66,330 per year, You may be eligible for an additional Recruitment and Retention Allowance, pending a Capability and Skills Assessment, with a value of up to £6,000.

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

20/12/2025

About this job

The Home Office Digital directorate designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government.

Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Networks and Infrastructure PMO Team in Enterprise Services as a Lead Business Analyst.

Networks and Infrastructure provide Hosting, Connectivity and Cloud services across the Home Office.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will play a key role in shaping the N&I Business Analysis team and service offering, working closely with the PMO Lead and Head of Delivery to ensure the best outcomes for our internal and customer deliveries.
• They will also play a key role in supporting significant commercial tenders, ensuring the right supplier is selected to deliver the department’s requirements and anticipated benefits.
• Defining, planning and leading Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments.
• Providing recommendation and rationale to programme/project leads to critically shape project scope and to the Principal Business Analyst to accurately and dynamically inform resource planning across the Profession.
• Working with the Head of Role to develop and embed clear and consistent Business Analysis standards, guidance and templates across the Profession.
• Understanding and defining the problem to be solved and ensuring strategic decision‑making supports business outcomes as well as user needs.
• Planning and leading significant areas of Business Analysis delivery, leading the challenge and driving through to conclusions.
• Developing a specialist area and delivering coaching and mentoring to staff within this area to develop their Business Analysis and professional skillset, confidence and strategic thinking.
• Overseeing the work of other business analysts to ensure work is focused on the right solution to deliver business value.
• Advising the business around which metrics to put in place to ensure the product is adding business value and to identify service improvement opportunities.
• Modelling complex processes/procedures using established techniques with understanding of their purpose and importance.

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