Unity Programme - Data Business Analyst

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Own and structure ambiguous work, progress it, and produce practical decisions and deliverable outcomes.
• Progress complex work independently; identify what is needed, plan the approach, bring people together, and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Ensure materials are decision-ready, accessible, and aligned with programme objectives and governance standards.
• Lead workshops with departmental leaders, subject matter experts, delivery partners, and operational teams.
• Assess delivery options against feasibility, policy alignment, risk, and service impact; turn viewpoints into clear 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, providing analytical leadership through influence.

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.
• A curious, forward-thinking problem solver able to take responsibility for complex work and progress it independently.

Salary and benefits

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

Locations and working pattern

• Listed locations are Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Preston, and Stratford.
• Newcastle is available only to existing HMRC staff at that location due to workforce controls.
• Working patterns listed include flexible working, full-time, job share, and part-time.
• Occasional travel may be required for cross-government and cross-department meetings.

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