Business Analyst Fixed Term

Job Description

Are you an experienced Business Analyst looking for a new and exciting roleAs a leading Housing Association, Sovereign is committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities. Were led by our values and driven by a strong social purpose, placing our residents at the heart ofeverything we do.Weve got a fantastic opportunity for two experienced Business Analysts to join our Transformation team, working at the forefront of significant strategic and transformational business change projects. This is a 12 month fixed term role, based from our head office in Basingstoke with flexibility for some remote working. We are open to considering part time options for this role (30 hours or more), working across 4 or 5 days.What youll be doingYoull work across multiple business change projects, providing end to end business analysis to identify business customer needs and mapping processes to support the definition, design and delivery of successful projects that are solution orientated anddrives a customer centric culture.Responsibilities include:

• Liaising with a variety of stakeholders youll gather, prioritise and validate their business needs through detailed analysis, offering your guidance and subject matter expertise
• Working with the Design team youll shape and develop business and technical requirements into clear and robust business cases that support the development, signoff and delivery of effective solutions
• Lead the Benefit Management process in the project phases by supporting the business to identify and document the drivers, objectives, benefits and enablers for the changeinitiative
• Assisting in researching and evaluating new product ideas or enhancements to existing solutions in order to determine their potential
• Acting as a change champion, enabling people to understand the benefits and challenges associated with planned change and to identify/overcome any barriers to success of change initiatives

You will be strengthening our approach to change and growing the Business Analysis capability within the business by proactively promoting business analysis techniques and sharing knowledge with business stakeholders.What we need from youYou should have demonstrable experience workingas a Business Analyst within a business change environment. Were also looking for:

• Proven experience of Stakeholder Management, Requirements Elicitation and Process Analysis
• Strong knowledge and experience of Benefit Management and Cost Benefit Modelling is desirable
• Experience of Transformation Programme and Change delivery
• Previous experience of working closely with a Design Team would be beneficial
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to form effective relationships with multiple stakeholders at various levels
• Any experience within Housing Associationsor Property Management with RFP Process for IT Solutions would be advantageous
• A qualification in Business Analysis is desirable but not essential

What youll receive from us

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - were committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

There may be some travel between sites when required to deliver workshops or attend meetings so you should have access to transport and be happy to travel.What we do makes a real difference to peoples lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself atSovereign - take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.