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<h4>Job summary</h4><p><strong>Is it time you unlocked your potential?</strong></p><p>Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.</p><p><strong>Our Values</strong></p><p>Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work: </p><ul><li><p><strong>Honesty</strong>: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.</p></li><li><p><strong>Empowerment</strong>: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.</p></li><li><p><strong>Accountability</strong>: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Respect</strong>: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.</p></li><li><p><strong>Trust</strong>: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.</p></li></ul><p>These values are more than words—they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>SLC now have an opportunity for a Business Analyst to join our team on a 12-month FTC basis. Reporting to a Lead Business Analyst, the Business Analyst will be assigned to small to medium sized projects or as part of a team supporting and working in larger and more complex projects.</p><p>As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role in understanding business problems and identifying opportunities for improvement. You will use your analytical mindset to explore how a business or business area operates — considering people, processes, data, information, technology, and organisational structures. You will help shape meaningful change by identifying areas for improvement, exploring feasible options, analysing impacts, and defining what success looks like.</p><p>You will work closely with stakeholders to understand and articulate user and business needs, enabling the effective design, development, testing, and implementation of services and business change that align with organisational goals.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>What you bring:</strong></p><ul><li><p>An understanding of agile working practices and ability to apply them in projects.</p></li><li><p>Ability to identify, investigate, and analyse complex business problems and opportunities.</p></li><li><p>Experience in conducting options analysis and feasibility assessments on small or medium projects or as part of larger programmes</p></li><li><p>Proficient in modelling business processes with minimal supervision.</p></li><li><p>Skilled in analysing, designing, prioritising, and implementing business process changes.</p></li><li><p>Excellent understanding of requirements management and ability to define and manage requirements effectively.</p></li><li><p>Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders and manage their expectations and commitments.</p></li><li><p>Ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams</p></li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £45,172, Student Loans Company contributes £13,086 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p><strong>You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:</strong></p><ul><li><p>28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays</p></li><li><p>Option to buy/sell annual leave</p></li><li><p>Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available</p></li><li><p>Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme</p></li><li><p>Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary</p></li><li><p>Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption</p></li><li><p>Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme</p></li><li><p>To find out what’s it’s like to work at Student Loans Company click here <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/student-loans-company-hub/" target="_blank">SLC Careers</a></p></li></ul><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>The Legal Bits</strong></p><p>We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.</p><p>SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email <a href="mailto:ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk" target="_blank">ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk</a>.</p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Talent Acquisition Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk" target="_blank">ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk" target="_blank">ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk</a></li></ul>

Business Analyst

Senior Performance Analyst

Home Office

Senior Business Analyst

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers and drive economic growth. </p><p>We’re looking for a Senior Analyst to join the Offshore Cost Assessment team within our Major Projects Directorate. This team plays a key role in assessing the costs of large-scale electricity transmission infrastructure projects, including offshore, onshore and interconnector developments, to ensure they deliver value for money for consumers. </p><p>This is a cost-focused infrastructure role, ideal for someone with experience in engineering economics, capital project delivery or infrastructure cost modelling. You’ll lead the scrutiny of detailed cost submissions from developers, benchmark costs across projects and help shape the regulatory decisions that guide billions of pounds of investment in the UK’s energy networks. </p><p>You’ll be responsible for managing the assessment of multiple major projects each year, working closely with internal colleagues, external consultants and project developers. Your analysis will directly influence how efficiently these projects are delivered and how costs are controlled. </p><p>Key responsibilities include leading detailed cost assessments, comparing and benchmarking submissions, and producing clear, evidence-based recommendations to support regulatory decisions. You’ll manage project timelines, oversee external consultants and coordinate work across the team. You’ll also engage with developers and stakeholders to test assumptions and challenge proposals, contributing to internal reports, consultations and impact assessments that shape how infrastructure investment is regulated. </p><p>We’re looking for someone with strong analytical skills and experience interpreting complex cost or technical information. You’ll have a background in infrastructure project assessment, engineering economics or capital cost modelling, and be confident communicating technical findings in a clear and straightforward way. </p><p> You’ll bring proven experience managing projects or work packages to tight deadlines and be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders including industry, government and technical advisers. Experience managing people or working in a matrix team environment is also important. </p><p>Join us at Ofgem, where your skills and passion can make a real impact! </p><h4>Job description</h4><p>The breadth of work ranges from technical analysis, cost and statistical/econometric modelling to report drafting and stakeholder engagement (eg. discussions with industry). Your management of people will also allow team members to play to their strengths or develop in new areas. </p><p>Typical outputs and deliverables include:</p><ul><li>Detailed and robust analysis of developers submissions to help determine the economic and efficient costs associated with the development and delivery of these projects. This will include comparing costs across different projects, undertaking detailed benchmarking analysis to inform and support our assessments, and helping to set appropriate incentives on project developers to manage their costs efficiently.</li><li>Creative but also robust analysis of complex information that supports policy and decision-making.</li><li>The ability to quickly review and draw conclusions from detailed cost and technical submissions.</li><li>Presentation of analysis and consequential clear and concise policy/decision proposals to senior managers and external stakeholders.</li><li>Produce internal management papers, external reports, consultations and impact assessments.</li><li>Lead assessment of two or more large (&gt;£100m) infrastructure projects at any time. This will involve project planning, analysis of issues, management of external consultants and their contracts, and management of work packages allocated to other team members.</li><li>Project plans and other project documentation (eg reports, risk/issues logs)</li></ul><p><strong>Key Outputs and Deliverables</strong></p><ul><li>Accountable to Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO), Interconnector and Large Onshore Transmission Infrastructure (LOTI) teams for delivering cost valuations of transmission assets at the agreed time for each project.</li><li>Accountable to other teams for providing numerical/cost analysis as and when required.</li><li>Budget accountability if managing an external contractor, professional development lead for two or more members of staff, depending on specific role and experience of the successful candidate, as well as responsible for task managing other team members’ work and line management responsibilities.</li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Excellent analytical skills and an ability to assess and interpret complex cost information to highlight relevant trends and draw conclusions (LEAD)</strong></li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience of stakeholder management;</li><li>A proven track record of effective delivery of work packages or projects in a commercial or public sector environment;</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical details in a straightforward and concise way;</li><li>Good project management skills with a strong track record of delivery against challenging deadlines; and</li><li>Experience of people management, either directly or in a matrix working environment. </li></ul><p><strong>Desirable Criteria</strong></p><ul><li>Excellent understanding of economics, regulation, or commercial considerations relating to infrastructure investment and delivery; and</li><li>Understanding of the energy sector.</li></ul><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Changing and Improving</li><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £47,895, OFGEM contributes £13,875 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p>Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about. </p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.<p>When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications. </p><p>You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. </p><p><em>The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by</em><em> [</em><a href="https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn" target="_blank"><em>https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn</em></a><em>].</em></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Lisa Buchanan</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles. <br><br>In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.<br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzczMDMmdmVyaWZ5PTVjMzg0NGM4NjNmMDJiOWQ1MTI3NzU3ZTM5YzU4MGFlJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4MDE5NTQ1LTcxMjFlMWRjNjEzNzFiMzczYWVjYjVjNmJlNGI2NWNlZThjY2ZiMzg=" target="_blank">Candidate Pack_Senior Analyst, Offshore Cost Assessment 444096 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 660kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzczMDQmdmVyaWZ5PTFkOGM4ZjVjMjA4NDYzMDgwYTdhNDEwZDk2OWVmYTdiJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4MDE5NTQ1LTcxMjFlMWRjNjEzNzFiMzczYWVjYjVjNmJlNGI2NWNlZThjY2ZiMzg=" target="_blank">Role profile Senior Cost Analyst – Offshore Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 153kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzczMDUmdmVyaWZ5PWNiZWRhMmIzN2FjM2MyZjgxZmIwNTFmZGIzNWU4ODcwJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4MDE5NTQ1LTcxMjFlMWRjNjEzNzFiMzczYWVjYjVjNmJlNGI2NWNlZThjY2ZiMzg=" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions April 2025 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 335kB)

OFGEM

Senior Analyst, Offshore Cost Assessment

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