As a Business Analyst you will be part of a highly successful team working within the HRA Digital Directorate, supporting the development and delivery of complexsolutions within the HRA’s portfolio of national information systems for health research.
These currently include a major programme to build a new research application and workflow system, the successful migration and eventual closure of current systems (IRAS and HARP) and the implementation of a new service management system (HaloITSM).
You will liaise with internal stakeholders (business, technical and project management teams). External stakeholder management will also be required as you will be liaising with HRA partners and system suppliers to ensure that the system requirements of all stakeholders are understood and clearly defined. This will involve the production of complex specifications using different tools and techniques (e.g., user stories, acceptance criteria, workshop facilitation, business process mapping) to enable the recommendation of solutions.
For those IT systems being developed in an agile environment, the business analyst will take part in daily scrums, presenting complex information to large groups, including senior stakeholders, at show and tells and play a key role in sprint planning.
This role requires a professional business analysis qualification and expertise in business analysis, process mapping, stakeholder engagement, and IT service management frameworks.
For this role there is possibility of permanent role due to multiple positions available.
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
Job type: Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Roles & Responsibilities
- Leading on medium size complex projects and supporting larger projects.
- Working closely and effectively with a diverse group of senior level internal and external business and IT stakeholders to identify, document, and analyse complex requirements to produce requirements documentation, user stories and acceptance criteria that will be signed off by stakeholders and used to quality assure the development.
- Developing a detailed and expert understanding of HRA work areas and policies through the documenting of existing and designing of new processes.
- Supporting the implementation of an effective support structure for all HRA systems, ensuring successful deployment and user acceptance testing (UAT) of systems.
- Support the design and implementation of improved and aligned service processes that drive consistency, standardisation, and efficiency of the BA function
- You will work closely with the business and technical teams contributing to the production of complex requirement specification documentation, including writing technical business and functional requirements.
- Playing an active role in the HRA BA community, collaborating in the sharing and development of best practice.
Eligibility Requirements
Experience
Essential
- Experience in supporting user acceptance testing (UAT) and process implementation
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
Essential
- Identify, document and analyse current services through process mapping and business process reengineering to assess the impact of new processes
- Ability to analyse complex logical problems and business requirements and translate them into effective system requirements
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- A flexible team player, able to adapt to changing needs and contribute to a high performing team
About the Employer
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that help us to deliver the best services.
We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community. This includes:o ageo disabilityo ethnicityo gender identity and expressiono religion or beliefo sexo sexual orientationo other diverse characteristics
We have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement – if it works for you, we’ll do our best to make it work for us.
Please note, if applying to our Manchester, Nottingham or Bristol locations, we are only able to offer the role as home based.
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