Senior Business Analyst, Migration and Borders Technology Portfolio (MBTP)

Government Recruitment Service; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead and manage projects, ensuring alignment with service vision and business strategy. The role involves investigating business needs, eliciting requirements, and collaborating in multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have strong stakeholder management abilities and experience in business analysis. This position offers flexible working, requiring time in the office and encouraging diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis and project management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Investigate operational and business needs.
• Define problems to support strategic decision-making.
• Elicit and validate business requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Plan and lead Business Analysis delivery.
• Create acceptance criteria for testing.
• Model processes and procedures.
• Produce performance measures for stakeholders.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

A Senior Business Analyst will lead small to medium-sized projects and be part of a team on larger, more complex projects, leading specific epics/high-level requirements. You will ensure outcomes align with the service vision and business strategy by connecting current and future business models and delivering towards the business architecture strategy. You will also support and inform product iteration, evolution, and optimisation.

You will build and manage effective stakeholder relationships internally and externally. You will challenge constructively and act as a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve fit-for-purpose solutions.

You will work independently and/or as part of a team, with a good understanding of your work area. You will help advance the Business Analysis community through sharing best practices and mentoring others.

Due to business requirements, this post is available on a full-time/flexible working basis. Some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working, with employees expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Queries can be directed to the email at the bottom of the advert.

We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from various backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, and LGBT+ individuals, as they are currently under-represented at this grade level. Appointments will be based on merit through fair and open competition.

We are holding a Home Office Product and Delivery recruitment event on 30th July 2025 at 1 pm. Join us to learn more about working at the Home Office, hear from staff about their experiences, and discover our recruitment process.

Register via the following link: Digital, Data and Tech Event: Product and Delivery Tickets, Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM, Eventbrite

Your main day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. Investigating operational and business needs and problems, and assisting in recommending service improvements and business solutions.
2. Understanding and defining problems to support strategic decision-making that aligns with business outcomes and user needs.
3. Eliciting, analysing, and validating business requirements and user needs, using appropriate methods and formats.
4. Collaborating with other professionals within the scope of delivery to embed the Business Analysis role and value in projects and multidisciplinary teams.
5. Planning and leading significant areas of Business Analysis delivery, owning challenges, and driving solutions to completion.
6. Creating acceptance criteria, often using Behavioural Driven Development, to ensure proper testing of new services.
7. Modelling processes and procedures using established techniques, understanding their purpose and importance.
8. Producing periodic performance measures to inform stakeholders and facilitate discussions on the required service.