Business Analyst

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Business Analyst
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
• Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: 18 months
• Closing Date: 24/10/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 12679
• This post is not open to job share

Are you looking for the next step in your career?
If, like us, you want to make a real difference to people's lives and enjoy working in a team committed to change, then this opportunity could be just for you

About The Role
The Adult Transformation Team is looking for a full-time Business Analyst on 18 months fixed term contract. This role is central to supporting the delivery of aims and objectives within our People Experience portfolio and the deliveryof our new Target Operating Model across Adult Social Care.

You'll be responsible for analysing and interpreting performance and feedback data, helping to inform decision-making and drive improvements. Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, you'll turn complex information into actionable insights and compelling stories that support transformation.

About Us
You will join a small team based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, working as part of an agile working offer (which includes working from home combined with time in the office). If you join us, you can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, supportive, passionate, innovative, and highly experienced team. The suitable candidate will be well supported within their role and will receive formal training and regular supervision.

About You
You will have proven experience in process and data management, governance and analysis.

You are a highly organised and solutions-focused individual with a passion for using data and information to drive meaningful change in Adult Social Care. With strong analytical skills and a collaborative approach, you turn complex information into clear insights that support strategic decision-making.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

Our Offer
Our People Do All They Can To Make The Difference To Local Communities In Gloucestershire. And That's Exactly What We Aim To Do For Our People. Here Are Some Of The Ways We Aim To Achieve This

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Annual leave up to 30.5 days after 5 years employment
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Agile working opportunities (please discuss at interview)

Applying
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria on the Job Profile. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We're Closer Than You Think
We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean.

Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Business Analyst Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.