Business Analyst

This is a great opportunity for an IT Business Analyst to join the fourth largest local authority in England, who delivering a wide range of services to 15,000 staff and 1.2 million residents, businesses and organisations, who are delivering an ambitious Digital Strategy which is making a real difference to the delivery of public services. As a Business Analyst within the Digital Services team, you will translate senior client business issues into effective solutions. Remote working (candidates must be commutable distance to Preston). Starting salary £38,890 to £40,876 depending on experience, rising to £43,857 plus benefits.

The role:
Working in a busy, high pressured and diverse environment you will be able to effectively understand and translate business requirements from "As Is" and "To Be" into Statements of Works. You can expect to be involved in a number of requirements across differing functions and work-streams at any time, working in collaboration with other specialist disciplines and key partners - these can vary in both scale and nature, making the workload extremely interesting. 

About you:
* Relevant IT business analysis experience in private or public sector (local government experience desirable, not essential), ideally worked in ITIL environments.
* Attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Logical and technically capable to translate business needs into digital requirements with sufficient ICT skills to identify and suggest where technical / automation would be beneficial.
* Formal training / qualifications preferred, such as Business Analysis (BSC courses), ITIL Foundation (ITIL4), Continual Service Improvement or Lean Six Sigma.

Benefits 
The authority values staff as individuals and aim to help them achieve their full potential, offering a work environment that encourages staff engagement, team working and problem solving, recognising the importance and benefits of a good work life balance. In return for your passion and expertise a generous benefits package is provided, including:
 
* Flexible working hours (37 hrs per week) along with opportunities for agile working.  
* Extremely generous Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions.
* Great Holiday Entitlement: 25 days annual leave entitlement rising to 31, after five years' continuous service. Eight bank holidays and two further additional statutory days during the Christmas and New Year period. 
* Family friendly employer: Help to balance family commitments, including generous maternity leave, paternity leave and support for working carers Adoption and parental leave. Childcare voucher scheme. 
* Great location, just a short walk from the train station and main bus route.  

If you are a Business Analyst looking for an exciting role within an organisation that makes a difference and where you can impact multiple enterprise level projects, then contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People or apply now.

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