Business Analyst

3513

Operations and External Affairs
University IT Services
UAL - Elephant and Castle, London UK
Grade 5
£37,265 - £48,402 per annum

Permanent

Full time - 35 hours per week

27 August 2017 23:55

The opportunity

As a passionate and driven Business Analyst you will work directly with key stakeholders across the university to understand existing and future business requirements. You will review systems and processes to help define how changes to IT services can be successfully and consistently delivered to add value to the organisation.

You will be involved with the full project life cycle from inception through to completion and will gather requirements, analyse and produce detailed process maps, and deliver functional and non-functional specifications. You will assist in the successful embedding of change within the organisation whilst encouraging and promoting best practice across the project and analysis team.

About you

  • Experience as a Business Analyst in the full project life cycle from inception through to completion, including project initiation, process and requirements analysis, testing, and transition to live activities
  • Demonstrable experience of the use of core business analysis tools and techniques including workshop facilitation, process mapping and requirements elicitation and documentation
  • Experience in successfully influencing changes in current practices to support business benefits
  • Experience of working with methodologies such as waterfall and agile
  • You will be a self-motivated and dynamic individual who is adaptable, flexible and able to adjust to a new situations and environments
  • ISEB Business Analysis and/or Project Management methodologies such as Prince 2 qualifications are desirable but not essential

 

Communication

 

  • It is essential that you are able to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively, and can present compelling arguments both written and oral
  • You will have experience in building good relationships at all levels across stakeholder groups and partner organisations to enable the smooth delivery of business change
  • You will be able to work effectively in cross-functional teams including with business and technical stakeholders

 

As an employer of choice the University of the Arts London offers an extensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive salary package of £37,265 – £48,402 dependent on experience
  • 34 days annual leave plus public holidays
  • Competitive pension package
  • A healthy work-life balance for all employees

Please note that the recruitment for this role is being managed by our IT recruitment partner Hays – to apply for this role click on the following link and submit your details and CV via the Hays UAL IT opportunities microsite:

http://www.hays.co.uk/jobs/university-of-the-arts-london/job-opportunities/JOB_1736951

This opportunity is closed to applications.