Business Analyst (Maternity Cover)

Reference: JAN20256254

Expiry date: 04:59, Tue, 25th Feb 2025

Location: Flexible in UK

Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (pro rata)

Duration: Maternity Cover

Attachments: RSPBCandidateGuidanceNotes.pdf

We are seeking a talented Business Analyst within our Transformation team, to support a range of key projects and programmes focused on transforming the way the RSPB works. This is not a technology or digital focused role, instead the role holder will focus on organisational improvement, culture, internal processes and ways of working.

Job Description

Nature is in Crisis, and here at the RSPB we are working to save it. As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers, we have an ambitious programme of work to transform our approach and deepen our impact.

Recognising that our people are at the heart of this, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented business analyst to join our Transformation team. The successful candidate will support an established and integrated programme and project management team, joining a team of project professionals who deliver organisational wide change across the RSPB. The work will be fast paced, far reaching and innovative, covering all elements of our operations.

You can be based anywhere in the UK, and we are very supportive of flexible working. We value and understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds within our workforce and strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community.

What’s the role about?

You’ll be responsible for delivering business analysis support and insight (e.g. requirements engineering, business process modelling, organisational design, etc.) to projects and change initiatives across the UK that will support the RSPB 2030 strategy. As an experienced and proactive Business Analyst you’ll be used to working at pace with a number of projects and programmes, interacting with stakeholders across the organisation.

The role can be performed remotely, with some occasional travel to RSPB offices when required. The role is advertised as full time though we will consider all candidates who can work at least 30 hours across a minimum of 4 days per week.

Key activities will include:

Supporting programme managers and project managers across the RSPB Transformation team in business analysis activities – requirements engineering, business process modelling, organisational design)
Supporting a number of concurrent projects across Transformation
Working with stakeholders from across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You’ll manage and maintain their support and engagement throughout your project's lifecycle and highlight emerging risks and issues, advising on mitigation, to the appropriate project board.
Communicating and engaging with colleagues and stakeholders at a variety of levels. You will be confident in articulating project needs with Senior Management to drive and manage positive change.
Managing all interdependencies between the project and departments/teams that will be impacted as a result of the change.

The ideal candidate will:

Have experience of leading on the development and delivery of projects using a standard project management framework e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, RSPB Project Management Framework
Have experience of stakeholder management. You should be confident persuading and influencing a wide range of people at all levels in an organisation
Be able to demonstrate where you have worked collaboratively across an organisation with colleagues from different departments
Be comfortable with managing the business analysis support to multiple projects and tight deadlines and be able to adapt to changing circumstances

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

Experience of managing multiple projects to time, cost and quality
Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders
Experience of effectively communicating change across an organisation
Experience of project delivery using a standard project management framework e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, RSPB Project Management Framework
Experience of owning, updating and reporting against a project plan
Experience of proactive issue resolution, and risk management

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

Experience of organisational-wide delivery
Experience of agile project management
Experience of working with a project team, including 3rd party suppliers/partners
Experience of building robust business cases and knowledge of financial project management
Experience of contributing to and sharing of project management or change management best practice.

This is a Full-Time maternity cover contract.

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

For further information please contact suzie.kennedy@rspb.org.uk

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.