Senior Business Analyst

Maritime and Coastguard Agency; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays and Privilege Day

Staff discount portal

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

Job summary

Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Southampton is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the IT Delivery Management function. You will help turn complex challenges into clear, effective solutions and influence decisions through stakeholder collaboration.

The role includes mentoring, analysing business problems, researching processes and data, and contributing to value-driven change across IT portfolios. Salary is £44,241 with an additional Civil Service pension contribution and flexible

Qualifications

• Possess a functional appreciation of business analysis methodologies.
• The use of analysis and modelling techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

• Managing stakeholder relationships to support successful project outcomes.
• Developing the business analysis community through mentoring and sharing best practice.
• Analysing business problems and opportunities to inform decision-making.
• Researching organisations, processes, data, technology and ways of working.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Job description

Salary: £44,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Fixed term - Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

About the role

Can you turn complex business challenges into clear, effective solutions? Do you enjoy working with stakeholders to shape meaningful change? Have you led analysis that influenced decisions, services or change initiatives?

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the IT Delivery Management function, based in HQ Southampton. The function enables the organisation to deliver world class services by managing IT portfolios, programmes and projects in line with government policy, value for money and organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing stakeholder relationships to support successful project outcomes.
• Developing the business analysis community through mentoring and sharing best practice.
• Analysing business problems and opportunities to inform decision-making.
• Researching organisations, processes, data, technology and ways of working.

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Maritime and Coastguard Agency contributes £12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Possess a functional appreciation of business analysis methodologies.
• The use of analysis and modelling techniques and tools.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 28th September 2026