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Head of Business Analysis

Manchester Metropolitan University - IT & Digital

Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 18th September 2024
Closes: 1st October 2024
Job Ref: 7691

Are you passionate about our ambition and keen to support us realise our goals for Education and Research?

Are you keen to help introduce effective change that will help modernise, improve the effectiveness and success for Manchester Met?

Our Business Analysis practice is growing in IT&D and we now need a new Head to lead the team! Business Analysis works closely with the business teams across Education, Research and Professional Services and has rapidly expanded to support the delivery of our strategies.

Head of Business Analysis will lead, co-ordinate the team and provide the thought-leadership for the wider BA community. They will help to introduce the design and changes needed by the teams to modernise, improve and succeed. By combining established Business Analysis frameworks, applying lean process techniques to spot efficiency, the Head of Business Analysis will be supporting our delivery teams with their agile, continuous and iterative releases of change.

As we engage to support our strategies and change programmes this will be a highly visible role within the University. The applicants will need to be highly motivated, with a great attitude to teamwork and collaboration and be keen to make a difference to the University.

As a recognised expert in Business Analysis, you will:

  • Set the vision and strategy for the community of practice for Business Analysis. Collaborate with colleagues to ensure that the vision and strategy for the IT&D Business Analysis capability and the community of practice is aligned, supporting and delivering to the strategic priorities, outcomes and goals of the organisation.
  • Own the standards for Business Analysis and be responsible for defining, leading and continually improving these standards for the capability.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team of Business Analysts, providing coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. Developing a career path for Business Analysis in the University to support the progression of our Analysts to fulfil their career ambitions.
  • Coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach to take and evaluating this through the life of a project. Think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes. Act as a recognised expert and advocate for these approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team
  • Develop and empower a community of process improvement practitioners across the University, providing advice, guidance, best practice and policies to enable local and University-wide improvements.
  • You will have a proven track record of identifying, testing and championing the adoption of emerging frameworks, techniques and practices within your professional domain, advising digital teams on the art of the possible and examples of innovative thinking.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

  • Strategic thinker with a forward-looking mindset, capable of envisioning and shaping the future state of business architecture.
  • Coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this through the life of a project.
  • In-depth knowledge of Business Analysis frameworks (e.g. PESTLE, VMOST, SWOT, POPIT, BASF, RACI, MOSCOW, SIPOC, CARDI). Investigation, the application of information elicitation methods, analysis and modelling. Documentation.
  • Extensive and proven experience in Business Analysis within a complex IT environment, in developing and implementing Business Analysis frameworks, methodologies, and processes.
  • Experience working closely with senior stakeholders, including C-level executives, to align business architecture initiatives with strategic objectives.
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