Senior Business Analyst

Role: Senior Business Analyst  Location: Birmingham (Flexible Hybrid – 2 Days In-Office Weekly) Salary: £45,000 - £56,000 Contract: Fixed-Term (12-Months) Network IT are supporting a major transformation programme within a Higher Education environment, focused on aligning IT Services with strategic objectives and delivering innovative business analysis solutions. We’re seeking a Senior Business Analyst to provide expert analysis and drive improvements across complex organisational processes.Role Overview and Responsibilities As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play a key role in shaping business change initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and objectives. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and facilitating access to subject matter experts. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong, strategic relationships across departments and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Leading workshops and visioning sessions to support strategic thinking and IT alignment.
• Analysing and documenting As-Is processes and designing To-Be processes to enable effective change.
• Applying best-practice business analysis techniques, including requirements elicitation, stakeholder mapping, and options appraisal.
• Supporting organisational readiness for change and ensuring benefits realisation.
• Promoting innovation by identifying new opportunities, methods, and technologies.
• Maintaining high standards of communication and collaboration across all levels of the organisation.

Essential Skills and Experience To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• Proven experience in business analysis within complex organisations, ideally Higher Education.
• Strong knowledge of business analysis methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with process improvement, organisational change, and benefits realisation.
• Familiarity with delivery approaches such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Degree and/or professional qualification in Business Analysis or equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to user experience analysis and modelling techniques.
• Understanding of financial, cultural, and technological factors influencing change.
• Ability to champion a Business Analysis Centre of Excellence.