Business Advice Centre at the University of East London (BAC) · 3 days ago
Senior Business Analyst
Campus, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
£62K/yr - £72K/yrThe University of East London (UEL) is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join their team during a transformative period. This role involves leading the Business Analysis function, ensuring high-quality analysis across major programmes and projects, and guiding senior stakeholders to deliver meaningful change.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Lead, develop, and manage the Business Analysis team, providing direction, coaching, and support to enable high performance and continuous improvement
Oversee resource allocation, ensuring the right BA expertise is deployed across programmes and projects
Define and embed BA standards, frameworks, and methodologies, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with UEL’s wider change and delivery practices
Personally deliver high-level analysis on complex and strategic initiatives, leading activities such as requirements gathering, process design, options appraisal, and business case development
Facilitate workshops and engagement sessions with senior stakeholders, identifying needs, challenges, and opportunities for transformation
Analyse and model business processes, identifying opportunities for optimisation, automation, or significant redesign
Ensure clear traceability of requirements through to delivery and benefits realisation, safeguarding alignment and value throughout the change lifecycle
Represent the Business Analysis function within governance boards, senior forums, and programme structures
Provide assurance and quality oversight of analysis deliverables, business cases, benefits maps, and project documentation
Promote a culture of knowledge sharing, developing tools, templates, and BA best practice resources
Qualification
Required
Highly experienced Senior or Lead Business Analyst — or an established BA Manager
Proven track record of delivering analysis for complex, cross-functional programmes
Confidence operating at senior levels across a large organisation
Analytical rigour combined with strong leadership
Emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments
Skill in balancing multiple priorities with clarity and focus
Adept at navigating ambiguity and uncovering real business needs
Experience in facilitating meaningful conversations and translating insights into actionable recommendations
Collaborative, solutions-focused leadership style
Enjoyment in developing teams and establishing best practice
Strengthening organisational capability
Preferred
Experience in Higher Education or other complex institutional environments
Benefits
A genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.
Company
Business Advice Centre at the University of East London (BAC)
The Business Advice Centre at the University of East London (UEL) is dedicated to providing career guidance, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs, and supporting small businesses to thrive.
Founded in 2022London, London, GB
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase