Senior Business Analyst - Lead Change & Strategy (Hybrid)

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

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst to identify, develop and deliver positive change across council services. You will lead analysis, set direction, mentor analysts and manage a small team, working with senior stakeholders to define opportunities and benefits.

The role is hybrid, with at least two days per week in office at one of our transformation hubs in Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough or Selby, and a salary of £48,738–£53,051 per annum.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Rapid Process Improvement

BPR

Human-centred design

Tools

Business intelligence

CRM

Digital technology

Data integration

Cloud computing

Job description

North Yorkshire Council is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst to identify, develop and deliver positive change across council services. You will lead analysis, set direction, mentor analysts and manage a small team, working with senior stakeholders to define opportunities and benefits.

The role is hybrid, with at least two days per week in office at one of our transformation hubs in Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough or Selby, and a salary of £48,738–£53,051 per annum.