Senior Business Analyst

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>Grade 8</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Hybrid working included</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The University of Oxford is looking for a highly-effective Senior Business Analyst to support investment in the digital infrastructure underpinning its world-leading research.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>This is a hybrid role meaning that whilst you will be based in our offices in central Oxford &#8211; and will be expected to come to site as required for key project activities and practice meetings &#8211; you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Oxford is world-famous for research excellence and home to some of the most talented people from across the globe. Our work helps the lives of millions, solving real-world problems through a huge network of partnerships and collaborations. The breadth and interdisciplinary nature of our research sparks imaginative and inventive insights and solutions.&#160;</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The institution&#8217;s Digital Transformation programme is reimagining the culture, processes and technology underpinning all it does. Working within the Research portfolio of the programme, we now have an exciting opportunity to join a newly forming team. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will collaborate closely with the researcher and researcher support communities, system and process owners and wider stakeholders to support delivery of a focused but ambitious programme of works.&#160;Focussed initially on research computing, the role will in time likely contribute more widely to development of administrative platforms, data and analytics capabilities, research data management and more.</div><br> <div>For the right individual, this varied and stimulating role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to our world-leading position, and the impact of our researchers on the world.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the role</strong></div><br> <ul><br> <li>As a Senior Business Analyst in the Research Portfolio, you will work collaboratively with the portfolio team, as well as with representatives from academic Divisions, departments and colleges, end-users, system and process owners and technical teams to identify and define technology, process and other solutions to end-user requirements.</li><br> <li>Alongside demonstrable professional skills and experience, the postholder will exhibit the curiosity, attention to detail, and proactivity necessary to quickly assimilate the process and system landscape across the portfolio, including key dependencies, and to build credibility and influence with senior stakeholders.</li><br> <li>The&#160;successful applicant will be supported by the well-established Business Analysis team in IT Services. There will be appropriate training and guidance to help you develop key skills and capabilities as part of this opportunity.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About you</strong></div><br> <ul><br> <li>You will have experience mapping and designing processes for fast-paced, highly technical and at times complex operational teams, and providing analysis on opportunities for improvement. You will have an understanding on the role that the technology plays and you will appreciate where shared IT infrastructure may offer opportunities to improve services and underlying processes.</li><br> <li>You will have <strong>excellent communication and interpersonal skills</strong>, enabling you to shape your messaging to different audiences, build consensus and bring teams together to make real change at the University.</li><br> <li>You will have <strong>strong analytical and problem-solving skills</strong> to understand complex issues and propose effective workable solutions, building on your experience of working in a complex environment with a wide range of parallel and mutually dependent activities.</li><br> <li>You will have proven experience of working <strong>collaboratively</strong> with University stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships so that you can understand user needs and represent their voice in this strategic programme of work. Your proven negotiation skills will help with defining the scope of the work and agree on competing user requirements.</li><br> <li>You will be <strong>adaptable and flexible</strong> in your approach, able to respond to changing demands and priorities. You will be a self-starter and able to bring clarity where there is ambiguity.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What we offer</strong></div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees&#8217; well-being and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>38 days annual leave</li><br> <li>A comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> <li>Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application Process</strong></div><br> <div>If you would like further information about the role, please contact <strong>Cristina Iturralde,</strong> Cristina.Iturralde@it.ox.ac.uk</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your supporting statement, please explain why you would like to do this role and how you meet the selection criteria in the job description.&#160; See application guidance by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement">clicking&#160;here</a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement"></a></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The <strong>closing date for applications is Thursday 26 September at 12:00 noon</strong>. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Please note:</strong> Interviews may take place while the advert is live and also within two weeks following the advert's closing date</div> </div>