Senior Business Analyst (Full Time)

New Start; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to identify, develop, and deliver positive change across council services, driving improvements for citizens and services.

You will lead analysis, set direction, mentor colleagues, and work with senior stakeholders to shape opportunities, benefits, and action plans.

The role is hybrid, with home working and at least two days a week in offices at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough or Selby, within the Transformation directorate.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and inspiring teams delivering high performance.
• Strong abilities in persuasion, influencing or negotiation.
• Understanding of business change methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, RPI, BPR, human-centred design).
• Good functional understanding of key technologies (BI, CRM, cloud, data integration).

Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for change.
• Develop and present cases for change to senior management and Council partners.
• Manage and undertake a range of analysis activities to define opportunities, benefits and action plans.
• Use analysis to develop options and make recommendations.
• Review the impact and success of initiatives to quantify realised benefits.
• Be part of a supportive Business Analysis team focused on delivering positive change.
• Directly manage a small team of Business Analysts and support their development.

Skills

Lead and inspire teams

Persuasion / negotiation

Change methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma,

Technologies for transformation (BI, I

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

Salary: £48,738-£53,051 per annum

Job Type: Full Time

Expires: 27/09/2026

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

At North Yorkshire Council we are looking to recruit a Senior Business Analyst to help identify, develop, and deliver positive change across all council services.

Our Senior Business Analysts take a lead on analysis, setting the direction, leading others, solving complex problems and working with a range of senior stakeholders. They also play a key role in growing and mentoring our Business Analysts and Assistant Business Analysts through line management and being a visible role model.

If you enjoy leading analysis, identifying opportunities, and delivering practical solutions, and want to see your work have a positive impact and bring improvements to public services in North Yorkshire – this could be the role for you!

The role is hybrid working with a combination of home working, together with minimum 2 days per week in an office base at one of our local transformation hubs at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough and Selby.

Within the Transformation directorate we place people at the heart of what we do, and Business Analysts are a valuable component of this service to help make sure the change initiatives and opportunities progressed are right for North Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire citizens.

Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for change.
• Develop and present cases for change to senior management and Council partners.
• Manage and undertake a range of analysis activities to further define opportunities, benefits and action plans.
• Use your analysis to develop options and make recommendations.
• Review the impact and success of initiatives, to assess and quantify to what extent benefits have been realised.
• Be part of a supportive and dedicated Business Analysis team who are committed to delivering positive change.
• Directly manage a small team of Business Analysts and support them throughout their development.

What you can bring

• Good understanding of business change methodologies e.g Lean, Six Sigma, Rapid Process Improvement, BPR, and human-centred design
• Demonstrable track record of leading, managing and inspiring teams delivering high levels of performance
• Ability to confidently use persuasion, influencing or negotiation techniques to influence others in difficult situations.
• Good functional understanding of key technologies (e.g. business intelligence, CRM, digital technology, data integration, cloud computing) to support transformation.

Further Information

Learn more via our Transformation Campaign Page .

For further information about this vacancy or to arrange an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Ben Potts via [e-mail].

You may see this role advertised across multiple locations, you only need to complete 1 application for the location that is most convenient for you.

Recent applicants for this role are not required to reapply. Applications should only be resubmitted where there has been a significant change in experience, skills, or suitability against the requirements of the role

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 27 th September

Interviews: 8 th and 9 th October

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £48,738-£53,051 per annum

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

Sector: Regeneration and Local Economies

Sector: Business

Job Role: Analyst

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This role expires 27/09/2026.