Senior Business Analyst

Full Time Fixed Term for 24 months

In this position, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth delivery of transformational Student Record Systems Change Programme. 

Do you have a passion for transformation, like to challenge the status quo, think differently, and look at ways technology can solve business problems? Are you dynamic, resilient, and keen to get involved in delivering change that drives the University of Southampton’s strategy?

If you are motivated by delivering value through technically enabled change, thrive working across a variety of assignments, are keen to learn new tech and have strong relationship building skills, this could be the role for you!

The University of Southampton is searching for a Senior Business Analyst to join a new programme of change. This is an exciting new programme, shaping a multidisciplinary team of change professionals to deliver multiple workstreams of technically enabled change, ranging from new infrastructure, student system software, business change and process and data redesign.

Joining this programme as a Snr Business Analyst, you'll be ensuring key business goals are understood and requirements are documented. To do this, you'll be working with colleagues to ensure that quality business solutions, that address the requirements of the business are delivered. We'll look to you to participate, lead, and contribute to relevant business and project meetings, Provide support and training to the technical and business teams for the new systems and processes.

Delivering for staff and students is critical, so considering their needs and being prepared to challenge decisions that are not in their best interests is vital. You'll need to understand ERP, other change initiatives, recognise dependencies, and determine if business benefits can be realised through alignment of change initiatives.

About you:

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst with implementation or integration/API experience.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to confidently analyse and resolve complex integration problems.
• An excellent understanding of creating and writing functional and technical specifications for systems.
• Excellent analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable with facilitating
• Ability to lead, negotiate and influence - to challenge and drive the necessary changes.
• Experience of working on medium to large scale assignments
• Detailed knowledge and experience of application of business analysis tools and techniques
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, comfortable navigating tight deadlines.

Working at UoS

Our Strategic Plan: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) builds on the ambition articulated in the University Strategy: “It matters that we act continually to ensure the University is supportive and inclusive of everyone”.

Work-life balance is important to us, and this is reflected in our generous maternity policy and childcare facilities; employees are also able to participate in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. Our staff may wish to have working patterns that fit in with their caring responsibilities, so we invite requests to undertake this role on a part-time or a flexible working basis. We also welcome applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability, or illness.

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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