Business Analyst (2964)

Salary: £41,600 - £54,000 (Depending on experience the salary is negotiable above stated range)

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Are you an experienced Business Analyst, who enjoys working as part of a team? Are you collaborative, responsible, adaptable and innovative? If you are we would welcome your application.

The Role

You will be responsible for providing business analysis, supporting a broad range of initiatives, from large scale technology transformation programmes to smaller scale initiatives.

Adept at stakeholder management, with a passion for getting it right for our customers, you will be a Business Analyst with a broad range of skills, who is able to consider and apply the most appropriate methodology and approach, to ensure the delivered outcomes are fit for purpose, whilst meeting business and customer needs.

Active contribution to the team and its on-going development is an essential part of the job. As part of the Architecture & Analysis team, we have a strong ethos of continual self-improvement, research, knowledge sharing and championing the profession.

What you'll be doing

• Develop, document, and communicate clear, coherent requirements
• Cultivate a deep understanding of the needs of our customers
• Help to ascertain the customer and the organisation goals and needs
• Contribute to the delivery of initiatives which support the business objectives in an efficient and cost-effective manner
• Provide advice and sound guidance in a collaborative, inclusive way that ensures all stakeholders are consulted and feel valued
• Be involved in the identification of business change, the implications and the activities needed to transition to new ways of working
• Proactively share knowledge and expertise with members of the wider team and other colleagues in the organisation
• Actively contribute to the continuous development of the Business Analysis team.
• Deep knowledge and application of industry standard tools and methodologies including BPMN, UML, gap analysis, root cause analysis, data analysis amongst others

About you

• A highly motivated, pro-active individual who adds value, clarity and energy to contribute to the successful delivery of initiatives
• A multi-tasker, who actively seeks out new challenges, initiatives and opportunities for new research
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Highly demonstrable business analysis experience, within at least two different roles and industries is essential. Experience within Education, Publishing or the Public Sector is desirable
• Broad experience across the project lifecycle, including Waterfall and agile/hybrid methodologies and from feasibility through to design and development
• Deep knowledge and application of industry standard tools and methodologies including BPMN, UML, data modelling, data mapping, gap analysis, root cause analysis, amongst others
• A team player who is pro-active in their personal development, to the development of others within the wider team and contributes to the knowledge base
• BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis is desirable.

The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you, and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 24th March with the interview process will commence during and immediately after the closure date.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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