Business Analyst in West Bridgford

Join Nottinghamshire County Council, a dedicated team committed to serving our community. We are looking to recruit two Business Analysts to work in the Strategic Insight Unit, supporting a wide range of continuous improvement, transformation and change initiatives. The work is diverse due to the many services we deliver and utilises a range of analytical methodologies such as systems thinking, lean, and predictive analytics. We seek to provide actionable insights and recommendations that help stakeholders make critical and informed decisions.

This is a demanding role ideally suited to a person who has experience of working in a complex local authority or similar public sector environment, and an excellent understanding of the current issues, challenges, and developments involved. Strong candidates will demonstrate experience of working beyond financial or IT analysis.

The role will be expected to:

• Undertake detailed diagnostics including root cause analysis
• Help to collaboratively generate and evaluate potential improvement and change options against a range of criteria
• Analyse current and forecast service demand/need, supply, utilisation, performance, and impact
• Apply understanding of the structures, inter-relationships and behaviours of complex systems and the processes within them
• Support the development of business cases and the identification, assessment and tracking of anticipated benefits, disbenefits, risks, issues, costs
• Integrate, analyse and interpret large and complex data-sets and information sources in various formats
• Understand, develop and manage complex stakeholder relationships effectively
• Work closely with colleagues in the Strategic Insight Unit and wider Transformation and Change Group to support a culture of inclusion, cohesion, collaboration, creativity and continuous learning

We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate business analysis experience in their own words, drawing on specific, real-life examples from their work in complex organisational environments. Applications that rely on generic descriptions of business analysis, stock phrases, or formulaic responses are unlikely to score well. We are interested in how you think, work, and learn as a business analyst — not textbook or template answers.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Laurie Heighway, Strategic Insight Unit Manager on 01159 772386 or by email on laurie.heighway@nottscc.gov.uk.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation. Under the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.

A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.