Lead Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst£570 - £670 p/d Umbrella 3-6-Month Contract3 Days On-site in Hampshire Need to be able to get SC Clearance Your new companyYou'll be joining an IT Delivery Management function that plays a vital role in enabling the organisation to deliver world-class services. This team oversees IT portfolios, programmes, and projects - ensuring value for money, alignment with government policy, and delivery against organisational objectives. Within this function, the Business Analysis team provides essential analytical support, helping shape decisions by gathering and interpreting business requirements to meet stakeholder needs and strategic goals.

Your new roleAs Lead Business Analyst, you will take ownership of complex and high-profile business analysis activities that drive effective problem-solving and high-quality delivery. You'll build and nurture strategic relationships across the wider Civil Service/Department for Transport (DfT) and external suppliers. A key part of your role will be embedding a strong business analysis culture across the organisation, raising standards, and ensuring quality commercial outcomes.Key responsibilities include:

• Managing strategic stakeholder relationships across the Civil Service and DfT.
• Leading and mentoring the business analysis community, sharing best practice.
• Articulating complex business problems to enable effective delivery and commercial arrangements.
• Conducting in-depth research and analysis of business operations, processes, data, and technology.
• Providing expert challenge to ensure solutions deliver value for money and align with strategy.
• Driving improvements, assessing impacts of change, and defining success measures.
• Ensuring requirement traceability and guiding prioritisation decisions using analysis-led insights.
• Leading benefits identification and embedding outcomes into business-as-usual operations.

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst, with a broad range of skills developed over time.
• Strong ability to analyse complex business processes and data, providing clear, actionable recommendations.
• Skilled in capturing, documenting, and prioritising business needs effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage projects, and deliver results on time.
• Technical expertise across Agile working, business modelling, process improvement, requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and systems analysis.

What you'll get in return

• The opportunity to lead business analysis at a strategic level within a high-profile organisation.
• A chance to shape and grow the business analysis community, influencing standards and practices across the wider Civil Service and beyond.
• Exposure to complex, high-impact projects that directly support government policy and organisational objectives.
• The ability to work with senior leaders, suppliers, and cross-departmental stakeholders, building a strong professional network.
• Professional development in a role that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration.

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