Business Analyst X2

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join Homes England’s Digital Delivery team as a Business Analyst. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering digitally enabled systems and services that are simpler, more effective and user-focused.

Working within a collaborative and supportive team, you will contribute to projects that drive real change across the organisation, helping to improve processes, systems and user experiences. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst looking to make a meaningful impact while continuing to develop within the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) profession.

Job description

As a Business Analyst, you will lead small-to-medium sized projects and support larger, more complex initiatives within our Digital Delivery team.

You will work closely with Product Managers and multidisciplinary teams to shape priorities, manage product backlogs and deliver user-focused digital products. Building strong stakeholder relationships will be key, ensuring priorities are aligned and outcomes support wider strategic objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Translating business needs into clear, actionable artefacts such as epics, features and user stories
• Supporting the development and management of product backlogs
• Facilitating workshops, stakeholder sessions and agile ceremonies
• Identifying opportunities to improve business processes and drive efficiencies
• Analysing complex problems and recommending effective digital and non-digital solutions
• Supporting both agile and waterfall delivery approaches, producing appropriate documentation where required
• Contributing to the wider business analysis community by sharing best practice and supporting others

You will play an important role in ensuring our services are designed and delivered in a way that meets user needs and aligns with Homes England’s digital vision.

We are committed to continuous learning and development. Our roles align to the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) framework, with clear career pathways and structured training in place to support your progression.

Person specification

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst who is confident working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

You will demonstrate:

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decisions and communicate effectively at all levels
• Experience working in agile environments, including managing backlogs and developing user stories
• An understanding of waterfall methodologies and the ability to produce high-level, functional and non-functional requirements
• The ability to analyse complex business problems and translate them into practical solutions
• Experience facilitating workshops and working with multidisciplinary teams
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with the ability to switch between different delivery styles and priorities

You will also bring:

• A solid understanding of business processes and a track record of identifying and delivering improvements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including defining problem statements and evaluating options
• Experience working with user-centred design principles and delivering user-focused outcomes
• A commitment to continuous improvement and contributing to a community of practice

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Name: Recruitment Team

Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk