Unity Programme - Data Business Analyst

Unity Programme role

Key responsibilities

• Take ownership of ambiguous work, structure it and progress it to clear decisions and deliverable outcomes.
• Independently progress complex work, plan the approach, bring together stakeholders and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Prepare decision-ready, accessible materials aligned with programme objectives and governance standards.
• Lead workshops with departmental leaders, subject matter experts, delivery partners and operational teams.
• Assess delivery options for feasibility, policy alignment, risks and service impact, and turn viewpoints into evidence-based recommendations.
• Contribute to transformation planning, readiness assessment and transition design.
• Work with operational leaders to ensure new processes, roles and services are understood and viable.
• Collaborate across government departments, agencies and delivery partners, influencing without authority.

Person specification

• Strong business analysis experience within large-scale transformation.
• Proven capability in some or all of process design, service design, target operating model development and requirements definition.
• Be able to take ownership of ambiguous work, progress complex assignments independently and deliver high-quality outputs.
• The available person specification text ends after stating that the candidate will be confident; further requirements are not provided.

Working pattern

• The role is listed as permanent, with flexible working and full-time, job-share or part-time working patterns available.
• Occasional travel may be required for cross-government and cross-department meetings.

Compensation

• The listed salary range is £58,541–£72,711, with national and London ranges specified; external applicants join at the pay band minimum.
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% is listed.

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