Senior Business Analyst & Business Analyst (KW13587) - Bath, BA2 7AY

Senior Business Analyst & Business Analyst (KW13587) - Bath, BA2 7AY

We are seeking experienced Business Analysts at both Business Analyst and Senior Business Analyst level to join the Strategic Projects Office within the PPSC. These roles that play a critical part in shaping and delivering high‑priority strategic programmes and projects that support the University’s Strategy.

Whether operating at practitioner level or providing strategic leadership, you will apply strong business analysis expertise to help the University make informed decisions, realise benefits, manage risk and deliver sustainable change.

The Roles

As part of the Business Analysis team, you will work closely with stakeholders across the University to support the scoping, analysis and delivery of portfolio programmes and projects. Your work will inform effective governance, effective allocation of resources, comprehensive risk management and robust benefits realisation.

Both roles will, in the first instance, support high‑priority strategic programmes of related initiatives that require further discovery work to identify solutions that generate efficiencies and create organisational capacity.

Business Analyst – Grade 7 (12 Months FTC) £38,784 - £46,049

At Grade 7, you will:

• Work as part of the business analysis team to support discovery and analysis across a range of university functions.
• Apply established business analysis techniques to understand business needs, map processes and explore options.
• Engage with and influence a wide range of stakeholders to gather insight and support effective decision‑making.
• Contribute analysis that underpins successful programme and project delivery, assurance and benefits realisation.

Senior Business Analyst – Grade 8 (Permanent) £47,389 - £56,535

At Grade 8, you will play a strategic leadership role and will:

• Engage directly with University Executive Board members who sponsor strategic projects, as well as senior project leads and Project Board members.
• Lead business analysis activity within complex strategic programmes, establishing clarity, shaping options and making evidence‑based recommendations.
• Translate institutional strategy into practical, deliverable outcomes.
• Advise senior leaders on feasibility, impact, benefits and risk.
• Take responsibility for BA work planning and the quality of business analysis outputs across the programme.
• Mentor, support and advise less experienced Business Analysts within the PPSC to help build business analysis capability across the organisation.
• Support governance boards with high‑quality analysis, insight and documentation.

At the strategic level, the Senior Business Analyst is not only documenting requirements, but actively shaping university‑wide decisions and long‑term transformation initiatives.

About You

To succeed as a Business Analyst, you will:

• Have sound knowledge of business analysis methods and experience applying them within a large, complex organisation.
• Have skills and experience in business process mapping using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Be proficient at engaging with and influencing a range of stakeholders.
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a high‑performing team.

To succeed as a Senior Business Analyst, you will:

• Bring credibility, resilience and expertise to lead business analysis activity within complex strategic projects.
• Have extensive experience of business process mapping and analytical techniques.
• Be highly proficient at engaging with and influencing stakeholders, including at senior leadership level.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted working relationships across senior and operational teams.
• Be motivated to coach and mentor others and help build organisational capability.

Be part of a team driving ambitious, institution‑wide change. At PPSC, we bring strategy, insight, planning and delivery together to build a high‑performing, forward‑looking organisation. We work collaboratively across the University to turn strategic ambitions into reality, guided by our principles of collaboration, clarity and capability.

The Business Analysis team provides a wide range of services, including:

• Business relationship management
• Root cause analysis
• Business case development
• Business and capability modelling
• Requirements management
• Business readiness and testing support
• Enabling services

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 19 May 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £38,784 to £56,535