Jobs in Bolton, United Kingdom

Grade: I scp 31 £41,771 to scp 35 £46,142 Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 2 years

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Would you like to play a key role in helping us to deliver transformation in Bolton, by putting people at the heart of everything we do? We're looking for a dynamic Transformation Business Analyst to join the Change Unit of our Transformation team on a 2‑year fixed term contract. If you're passionate about driving change, improving services, and delivering real impact for communities, this is your opportunity to be part of a small team doing something big. This role would be an excellent development opportunity for someone with sound analytical skills and excellent Excel and PowerBI competency and is available as a secondment or fixed term contract.

The person we're looking for will have a blend of technical analyst skills, combined with experience of public sector transformation that engages and involves a wide range of stakeholders successfully. As a Transformation Business Analyst, you will need to collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs and drive meaningful change and apply whole systems thinking to analyse complex processes and uncover opportunities for organisation‑wide improvement. You will be using data to create visual tools, generate insights and support evidence‑based decision‑making and facilitating workshops, map processes, to support the delivery of transformation initiatives across the council. You will also measure the benefits of change efforts and report on this, in order to evidence success which will help shape services that are efficient, effective, and aligned with Bolton's strategic goals.

We're looking for someone who has strong analytical and communication skills and excellent attention to detail. You should be able to understand the bigger picture and how systems interconnect, turning data into action and insight. The ideal candidate will have experience in business analysis and transformation/ change management. You must have advanced Excel skills, be confident using tools like Power BI, Visio (or similar), and have excellent presentation skills.

This role involves regular face‑to‑face engagement with the team and stakeholders.

If this sounds like you, please submit your application by Sunday, 25th January 2026, with your CV and a covering letter of no more than 4 sides of A4, evidencing how you meet the application criteria within the person specification. For a chat about the role, please contact Nicky Connell on 07392108213 during office hours.

If you're applying as a secondment please discuss with your manager before applying.

Interviews and assessments will take place in February.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

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