Business Analyst Manager

Business Analyst Manager

£65,100 - £72,450 per annum

Trowbridge and surrounding areas

Flexible working opportunities

Full time (37 hrs)

Fixed term contract (12-18 months)

Closing date: Midnight, 7 April 2024

The closing date of this advert is subject to change based on the volume of applications or the hiring timeline.

The role

We are looking for an accomplished Business Analyst Manager to lead our team of analysts in identifying, analysing, and interpreting business data and trends to inform strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of analytical expertise, leadership skills, and business acumen to drive insights and recommendations that support the achievement of company goals.

It has the following main responsibilities;

• Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to understand business objectives, challenges, and opportunities.

• Ensure projects meet their intended outcomes through the use and promotion of relevant success criteria and critical success factors.

• Ensure a balance is maintained between operational needs and aspirations through effective prioritisation of functional requirements and the backlog

• Develop and implement data-driven strategies to optimise business processes, improve efficiencies, and drive growth.

• Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to identify trends, patterns, and insights.

• Produce actionable reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate findings and recommendations to senior management.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance analytical capabilities, tools, and processes.

• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations and best practices.

What we need

For this role you’ll need to have the following skills and experience;

• Degree level qualification

• Relevant Business Analyst qualification

• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques

• Leading a team through complex transformation programmes

• Motivational team leadership and management capability

• Experience of working in project teams

• Experience of process re-engineering

• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and power platform

Who we are

Selwood Housing Group is a not-for-profit housing association committed to providing affordable local homes for our customers. We have nearly 7,000 homes for affordable rent and shared ownership in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset and employ over 300 staff from our offices in Trowbridge and Melksham. Please visit our website for further information.

What we offer

Our main benefits include;

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays

• 2 paid gifted days; one for your birthday and one over Christmas

• Buy / sell up to 1 weeks holiday

• Life assurance

• Flexible working opportunities - giving you flexibility on how long, where and when you work to support better customer service and promote a work/life balance.

• Competitive pension (you pay 4%, we pay 4% or choose to opt in to our enhanced pension scheme, where you pay 4%, we pay 9%)

• Cycle to work scheme