Senior Business Analyst

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; Galashiels; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to provide strategic leadership for business analysis across SPPA, shaping the delivery of business and digital transformation for Scotland's public service pension schemes.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will identify opportunities, influence strategic decision-making and ensure change initiatives deliver measurable benefits.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example in applying a range of analysis techniques to analyse the current state of people, processes, data and technology with our stakeholders.
• Facilitates collaboration and leads effective communication with all stakeholders, both business and technical, to support design, build and delivery to meet user needs.
• Drive improvements to the overall quality of the analysis service through close collaboration with Head of Programme Delivery and other team members.
• Provide leadership and management to a team of Business Analysts, giving direction and advice where necessary and balancing workloads.
• Providing effective consultancy and advice to customers and stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the organisation's strategic goals, ensuring this is recognised through solutions and performance improvement.
• Build capability within own team, implementing best practice and enhancing skills capability through coaching and mentoring.
• Lead your team and ensure all analytical design work is in line with the Digital and Data standards in the Scottish Government, including the Scottish Digital Scotland Service Standards and the Scottish Approach to Service Design.

Job description

Job description

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) administers pensions for Scottish Teachers, Police, Firefighters' and National Health Service employees on behalf of the Scottish Government.
We're responsible for protecting the financial futures of over half a million people , that’s around 1 in 10 people in Scotland.
If you’re looking for meaningful work, a supportive environment and a career with purpose, you’ll find it at the SPPA.
Our office is based in Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders, the train station is a short two minute walk away and offers regular services to and from Edinburgh Waverley, making it a convenient and well connected location for commuters.
The surrounding area offers access to green space, walking routes and a strong sense of local community, supporting wellbeing both in and outside of work.
Our modern office building is designed to support flexible and collaborative working, with spaces for teamwork, quiet focus and hybrid working. Colleagues benefit from a comfortable, welcoming environment that reflects our commitment to wellbeing and inclusion.

As Lead Business Analyst, you will provide strategic leadership for business analysis across SPPA, shaping the delivery of business and digital transformation that supports Scotland's public service pension schemes. Working with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will drive the identification of opportunities, influence strategic decision-making, and ensure that change initiatives deliver measurable benefits. Your leadership will help shape services, systems and operating models that enhance outcomes for hundreds of thousands of members while supporting SPPA's long-term transformation ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example in the application of a range of analysis techniques to analyse the current state, of people, processes, data and technology with our stakeholders.
• Facilitates collaboration and leads effective communication with all stakeholders, both business and technical, to support design, build and delivery to meet the user needs.
• Drive improvements to the overall quality of the analysis service through close collaboration with Head of Programme Delivery and other team members.
• Provide leadership and management to a team of Business Analysts, giving direction and advice where necessary and balancing their workloads.
• Providing effective consultancy and advice to customers and stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the organisation's strategic goals, ensuring this is recognised through solutions and performance improvement.
• Build capability within own team, implementing best practice and enhancing skills capability through coaching and mentoring.
• Lead your team and ensure all analytical design work is in line with the Digital and Data standards in the Scottish Government, including the Scottish Digital Scotland Service Standards and the Scottish Approach to Service Design.