1 x Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

• Daily rate paying Outside IR35
• Location: Edinburgh
• Job Type: Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)

Join a leading public sector initiative as a Senior Business Analyst, contributing to a major digital transformation in education, research, and innovation. This role is pivotal in shaping future technology strategies, improving system integration, and enhancing service delivery across Scotland’s tertiary education landscape.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Review systems and hosting models, assess contracts, and define transition costs. Explore options like buy, build, or managed services.
• Map system architecture, validate cost models, and analyse documentation and stakeholder input.
• Design future funding models, recommend simplification strategies, and align with existing structures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, support communications, and maintain governance cadence.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Business Analyst within public organisations.
• Proficient in feasibility and strategic reporting.
• Skilled in requirements gathering, process mapping, and using BA techniques such as UML and BPMN.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging with senior managers and directors.
• Excellent communication, influencing, collaboration, and conflict management skills.
• Significant experience in business change and transformation projects.
• Ability to work effectively in both Waterfall and Agile project environments.
• Proactive, self-starter attitude with strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to contribute to a significant digital transformation in the education sector.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.

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