Lead Business Analyst

A Lead Business Analyst will have a good understanding of strategic arenas, leading large/complex projects. Strong people management, mentoring and coaching skills. You will be able to develop best practice and assist with communities of practice. Ensuring outcomes are aligned to service vision/ business strategy by connecting the current/future business models whilst delivering future business architecture strategy. Support and inform iteration, evolution and optimisation.

Strong stakeholder management skills, forming strategic relationships with senior stakeholders. Challenge constructively, acting as a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve outcomes. Lead effective communications to support design, build and delivery teams which meet user needs and business objectives.

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Join Our Team:

A Lead Business Analyst in Migration and Borders will have a good understanding of strategic arenas and will lead large and complex projects. You will have functional and people management responsibilities and mentor others in the Business Analysis community.

You will help to develop best practice and assist with communities of practice activities (internally and across government). You will also make sure outcomes are aligned with the service vision and business strategy by connecting the current and future business models and delivering to the future business architecture strategy. You will also support and inform product iteration, evolution and optimisation.

You will build and own your stakeholder relationships, often forming strategic relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally. You will challenge constructively and act as a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose. You will lead effective communication with all stakeholders to support design, build and delivery teams in meeting user needs and business objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Defining, planning and leading Business Analysis delivery on significant assignments. This will include providing recommendation and rationale to programme/project leads to critically shape project scope and to the Principal Business Analyst to accurately and dynamically inform resource planning across the Profession.
• Working with the Head of Role to develop and embed clear and consistent Business Analysis standards, guidance and templates across the profession.
• Understanding and defining the problem to be solved and ensuring strategic decision-making supports business outcomes as well as user needs.
• Planning and leading significant areas of Business Analysis delivery, owning the challenge and driving through to conclusions.
• Developing a specialist area and delivering coaching and mentoring to staff within this area to develop their Business Analysis, professional skill set, confidence and strategic thinking. Overseeing the work of other Business Analysts to ensure work is focused on the right solution to deliver business value.
• Advising the business around which metrics to put in place to ensure the product is adding business value and to identify service improvement opportunities.
• Modelling complex processes/procedures using established techniques with understanding of their purpose and importance.

Essential skills:

You'll bring a genuine passion for Business Analysis, along with proven experience or strong skills in the following areas:

• Building strong, strategic relationships with the ability to understand, empathise, negotiate and influence individuals and groups.
• Collaborating with user researchers and championing user research to focus on all users. Defining approaches to understand the user story.
• Recent experience of working in the delivery of technology.
• Strategic thinking skills with the ability to turn longer term goals and business outcomes into strategic and tactical solutions as required.
• Guiding your team to decide the best approach, helping them to visualise outcomes, prioritise work and agree minimum viable product.
• Eliciting requirements and needs and leading investigations and implementations of changes to programme scope.

Why join us:

At the Home Office, your work has real-world impact, shaping the safety and security of millions. We offer:

• Meaningful Work
  : Contribute to critical national security and public service initiatives.
• Career Growth
  : Benefit from tailored development frameworks and professional communities.
• Flexible Working
  : Balance your professional and personal life with hybrid work options.
• Diversity and Inclusion
  : Join a workplace where your unique background and talents are celebrated.

Benefits include:

• Exceptional pension
  : Employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Generous leave
  : 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King's Birthday.
• Flexible working
  : Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).
• Learning and development
  : Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
• Recognition and inclusion
  : A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.
• Learn more about our benefits
  : Benefits - Home Office Careers

Additional Information:

• This role requires SC clearance
  . To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas.