Unity Programme - Data Business Analyst

Role overview

Job description

• Provide analytical leadership to support transformation, public value, and future service delivery.
• Structure ambiguous work and progress it into practical decisions and deliverable outcomes.
• Plan work, convene stakeholders, and deliver high-quality outputs independently.
• Prepare decision-ready, accessible materials aligned with programme objectives and governance.
• Lead workshops with departmental leaders, subject matter experts, delivery partners, and operational teams.
• Assess delivery options, feasibility, policy alignment, risks, and service impacts.
• Develop clear recommendations from diverse viewpoints.
• Contribute to transformation planning, readiness assessment, and transition design.
• Work with operational leaders to ensure new processes, roles, and services are understood and viable.
• Occasional travel may be required for cross-government and cross-department meetings.

Person specification

• Strong business analysis experience in large-scale transformation.
• Proven capability in some or all of process design, service design, target operating model development, and requirements definition.
• Able to take ownership of complex work, work independently, plan approaches, and deliver high-quality outputs.
• The source description is truncated during the person specification.

Salary and pension

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

Contract and working pattern

• Contract type is permanent.
• Working pattern options include flexible working, full-time, job share, and part-time.

Locations

• The posting lists Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Preston, and Stratford as role locations.
• Newcastle is available only to existing HMRC staff in that location.