Business Analyst (12-month Fixed Term)

Business Analyst (12-month Fixed Term)

We are seeking experienced Business Analysts to join the Strategic Projects Office within the PPSC. This role plays a critical part in shaping and delivering high‑priority strategic programmes and projects that support the University’s Strategy.

Whether operating at practitioner level or providing strategic leadership, you will apply strong business analysis expertise to help the University make informed decisions, realise benefits, manage risk and deliver sustainable change.

The Role

As part of the Business Analysis team, you will work closely with stakeholders across the University to support the scoping, analysis and delivery of portfolio programmes and projects. Your work will inform effective governance, effective allocation of resources, comprehensive risk management and robust benefits realisation.

Both roles will, in the first instance, support high‑priority strategic programmes of related initiatives that require further discovery work to identify solutions that generate efficiencies and create organisational capacity.

Business Analyst – Grade 7 (12 Months FTC) £38,784 - £46,049

You Will

• Work as part of the business analysis team to support discovery and analysis across a range of university functions.
• Apply established business analysis techniques to understand business needs, map processes and explore options.
• Engage with and influence a wide range of stakeholders to gather insight and support effective decision‑making.
• Contribute analysis that underpins successful programme and project delivery, assurance and benefits realisation.

About You

To succeed as a Business Analyst, you will:

• Have sound knowledge of business analysis methods and experience applying them within a large, complex organisation.
• Have skills and experience in business process mapping using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Be proficient at engaging with and influencing a range of stakeholders.
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a high‑performing team.

Be part of a team driving ambitious, institution‑wide change. At PPSC, we bring strategy, insight, planning and delivery together to build a high‑performing, forward‑looking organisation. We work collaboratively across the University to turn strategic ambitions into reality, guided by our principles of collaboration, clarity and capability.

The Business Analysis team provides a wide range of services, including:

• Business relationship management
• Root cause analysis
• Business case development
• Business and capability modelling
• Requirements management
• Business readiness and testing support
• Enabling services

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What We Can Offer You

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Further Details

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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