Business Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Business Analyst to join our Strategic Change Team at the University of Plymouth. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and improving the way we deliver services across the University. You will work on key transformation projects, partnering with stakeholders to understand current processes and lead the design of future ways of working that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about driving meaningful change in a large and diverse organisation.

What We’re Looking For

You will bring demonstrable experience of successfully delivering business analysis and supporting change initiatives within a complex organisational setting. You’ll be confident in engaging stakeholders, facilitating workshops, and applying structured methodologies such as LEAN to co-create solutions.

We’re looking for someone with strong analytical thinking, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. You’ll be comfortable working independently and as part of a team, and able to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining a customer-focused approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders to capture and analyse current business processes.
• Apply structured methodologies to design improved future-state processes aligned with strategic goals.
• Build strong relationships across the University to support change adoption and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and maintain high-quality documentation, templates, and toolkits to support consistent analysis.
• Analyse data from various systems to generate insights and inform decision-making.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and support teams in embedding new ways of working.
• Ensure all activities comply with University policies and contribute to inclusive and safe practices.

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can acommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Nina Kearney: by email at nina.kearney@plymouth.ac.uk

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing Monday 22 September 2025

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 31 August 2025

Our Offer

When joining us, you will receive:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

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