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Business Analyst

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Location
Southampton, United Kingdom
Salary
£30,942 to £38,017 Per annum
Closing date
31 May 2021

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Job Type
Professional Services, IT Services
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Customer Experience

Location:  1 Guildhall Square
Salary:   £30,942 to £38,017 Per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Monday 31 May 2021
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1371721JF

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and dynamic team of business analysis professionals which have earned an excellent reputation throughout the University for their customer service and innovation. The team are part of iSolutions Project Management Office (PMO) that has a crucial role in delivering successful change across the University. Due to the pandemic the team are all working remotely but the role is normally primarily based at 1 Guildhall Square, central Southampton, but will involve travel to and potentially some time co-locating with other teams to carry out BA activities on any of the University’s UK campuses in Hampshire. 

iSolutions, the University of Southampton’s IT department, is an essential enabler to deliver the University Strategy and the Business Analysis team provides a vital part of iSolutions capability. The Business analyst will provide support for initiatives across Education, Research and Professional services portfolio, Working with Stakeholders in each of these groups and other iSolutions colleagues including Project and Change Managers to carryout requirements elicitation analysis, documentation of system and operational as-is and to-be views, produce options papers and provide data for the development of evidence-based business cases.

The Business analyst will also support procurements of software and services. Higher education experience would be useful but is not essential. Ideally you will have some formal BA qualifications or training however the University is committed to equipping all its staff with the skills to succeed in their roles and we will consider great candidates with transferrable skills. This is a full-time role 35 hours per week, some out of hours working may be required to meet service level targets.

What you’ll do

  • Apply business and system analysis skills and knowledge to identify business needs, operational efficiencies, and future technical solutions.
  • Accurately document current and potential working practices through the eliciting, analysing, validating, and mapping of systems and processes in a way that clearly identifies requirements, acceptance criteria and business benefits.

 What you’ll bring

  • Experience of using recognised business analysis tools and techniques.
  • A desire to understand how processes work through talking to those using them. 
  • A willingness to challenge current process and practices where there is the opportunity to improve them. 
  • The ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative as required.

If this sounds like a role that you would relish, we would love to hear from you!

The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance (30+ days), defined benefit pension, flexitime and flexible working, generous parental leave, and childcare provision. For more information on our benefits, please visit our human resources pages.

Application Procedure 

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Nash (HR Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk  Please quote reference 1371721JF on all correspondence.

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