Business Analyst Apprentice
Role
- Process improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements within the ART through data analysis, focusing on increasing efficiency, reducing waste, and delivering higher value to the business. Create process models, diagrams and flowcharts to represent current and future state processes.
- Requirements gathering: Collaborating with stakeholders to analyse and document business requirements and user stories to ensure alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. Ensure we have captured the desired business outcome and the key performance indicators that tell us what good looks like. Convert business needs and requirements into detailed user stories, ensuring they are well-defined, prioritised, and include acceptance criteria. Collaborate with Product Owners to maintain a well-groomed product backlog. Coordination and communication between business users, members from their own team and enabling teams throughout the development process.
- Data analysis: Analyse data using Lean Six Sigma methodologies to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can inform business decisions. Follow trends to ensure that the value stream makes continuous improvement and adds value to the business.
- Support of Agile ways of working: Contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile processes and methodologies within the team or organisation. Actively participate in PI Planning sessions, helping to define features, clarify requirements and ensure that user stories are properly estimated and aligned with the program’s objectives.
Training
Why choose our Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship?
Our Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship develops learners to investigate information systems solutions and gain the know-how to improve operational efficiency for your organisation. The principles of data analytics are being applied across just about every industry. Using past-event data, business analysts are making important insight-based business decisions and driving customer value across every team and function, including operations, finance, sales and marketing.
QA’s Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:
- Become a change professional who helps organisations deliver business and digital change successfully.
- Regularly investigate and analyse solutions to ensure the right one is chosen.
- Experience a flexible learning journey using a blend of learning methodologies, including online learning, practical exercises, video content, coaching and workshops.
Tools and technologies learned: Apprentices will learn to use Unified Modeling Language (UML), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Data Modelling, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), SWOT & PESTLE.
90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Business analyst (level 4)
- Training Provider
- QA LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday, shifts between 8am - 5:30pm (e.g. 8am - 4pm or 9:30am - 5:30pm). This is a hybrid role.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 2
- Closing Date
- Wednesday, 13th August 2025
- Start Date
- Wednesday, 20th August 2025
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
Qualifications
- Business Degree, grade Any (Desired)
- Similar subject Other, grade Level 3 (Desired)
About the Employer
- Company
- GENUS PLC
- Location
- London Road, Stapeley, Nantwich, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £25,000 a year
- Posted
- Company
- GENUS PLC
- Location
- London Road, Stapeley, Nantwich, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £25,000 a year
- Posted