Lead Business Analyst - Automation

Government Recruitment Service; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to lead large and complex projects, manage teams, and mentor junior analysts. The role includes developing best practices and aligning outcomes with strategic goals. You'll collaborate on AI initiatives, impacting public sector innovation while overseeing significant Business Analysis deliverables.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of strategic arenas and project management.
• Experience in leading complex projects.
• Ability to mentor others in the Business Analysis community.

Responsibilities

• Lead Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments.
• Develop and embed Business Analysis standards.
• Model complex processes and improve business value.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Business analysis techniques

Mentorship

Communication

Job description

A Lead Business Analyst will have a good understanding of strategic arenas and will lead large and complex projects. You will have functional and people management responsibilities and mentor others in the Business Analysis community.

You will help to develop best practice and assist with communities of practice activities (internally and across government). You will also make sure outcomes are aligned with the service vision and business strategy by connecting the current and future business models and delivering to the future business architecture strategy. You will also support and inform product iteration, evolution and optimisation.

Transform Government with AI

Help deliver the UK government's AI vision while transforming the Home Office. Our Automation and Innovation portfolio is implementing the Government's Generative AI Framework, turning technological potential into reality.

National Scale Impact

Our work spans Border Security, Immigration, Asylum case management and Counter-Terrorism operations. Develop technology that reunites families, creates safer communities, protects vulnerable people, and improves UK travel experiences.

Public Sector Innovation at Pace

We've delivered millions in efficiency savings by automating routine tasks, allowing colleagues to focus on complex human-centred work. Our solutions create meaningful improvements in public service delivery.

Join Our Team

Work with our Automation Centre, Data Science and Evaluation team, or Innovation Lab to:

• Build solutions improving lives nationwide
• Work with diverse AI and automation technologies
• Collaborate with technical experts
• Develop skills at the forefront of public sector innovation

Help build a future-ready Home Office where innovation delivers daily impact.

Ready to use cutting-edge technology to transform millions of lives across the UK?

Due to business requirements this post is available on a full time/flexible working basis. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of60% of their working time in the office.Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from the widest diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Defining, planning and leading Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments. This will include 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, owning 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.

We are holding a Home Office Product and Delivery recruitment event on 30th July 2025 at 1pm. Join us to learn more about what it's like to work at the Home Office, hear from two members of staff about their experience working in Product & Delivery Roles, and to find out more about our recruitment process. Please use the following link to register. Digital, Data and Tech Event: Product and Delivery Tickets, Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM , Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-data-and-tech-event-product-and-delivery-tickets-1469766674689?aff=oddtdtcreator