Business Analyst

Department: IT Services
Salary: £49,476 – £55,234 (Grade 6)
Reference: QMUL30150
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 26 September 2022
Closing date: 17 October 2022

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Overview

About the Role

Business Analysts will work within a complex and rapidly changing environment to deliver IT projects across Queen Mary University and will make a major contribution to the successful delivery of the Queen Mary strategic plan.

They will execute business and systems architecture analysis activities throughout the life cycle of IT projects i.e. feasibility, analyses, functional and non-functional, requirements gathering, scoping, procurement, transition, post-go-live, solution and supplier evaluation, implementation and post-implementation reviews.

Business Analyst considers how a wide range of work tasks and processes across and within departments could be changed to achieve a more efficient service.  Analyses existing processes, the technical landscape and any human factors in order to achieve an optimal solution for users.

About You

This is a challenging and important position for a highly organised, logical, self-starter, with excellent communications skills, and attention to detail, who has excellent planning, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

You will assist the organisation through the process of change by using a structured business analysis approach/framework. To do this, you must understand not only analysis methodologies, but also the business. This includes understanding Queen Mary’s business goals, corporate values, and corporate culture. Alongside that, the BA must display a knowledge of current and emergent technologies and have the technical expertise to apply those to business needs.

About the Department

IT Services is a key enabler to the successful fulfilment of Queen Mary’s strategic goals of excellence in research, and teaching and learning. Our services support students and colleagues and range from email and internet access to state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities, business application software and high-performance computing in support of research.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The are two posts – they posts are based at the Mile End Campus in London. They are full time, fixed-term appointments for 20 months, with an immediate start date. The starting salary will be Grade 6, in the range of £49,476 – £55,234 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Women, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Gilbert Lekan Olukotun [email protected]

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.

The closing date for applications is 17 October 2022.

Further details and apply