Senior Business Analyst (Maternity Cover)

About The Role

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

Application process: Please apply via the application button which will direct you to our careers site. If you require any adjustments to assist you in applying, please contact careers@thenottingham.com

We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Business Analyst to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead business analysis activities on complex change initiatives, working closely with the Principal Analyst to support the successful delivery of our change portfolio. You’ll also play a key part in shaping our Business Architecture and mentoring colleagues to strengthen our inclusive and collaborative analysis community. With a focus on continuous improvement, you’ll help embed best practices and contribute to the growth of our business analysis capability. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as a Senior Business Analyst at Nottingham Building Society:

• Practice Development: Contribute to the continuous improvement of the business analysis function, helping to embed best practices and innovative approaches.
• Leadership Support: Step in for the Principal Analyst when needed, ensuring continuity and strong leadership across business analysis activities.
• Team Guidance: Provide direction and support to Business Analyst and Associate Business Analyst colleagues, encouraging collaboration and shared success.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Support the growth of team members through coaching, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
• Business Architecture: Assist in developing and maintaining business architecture artefacts, enhancing strategic insight and organisational planning.
• Change Delivery: Produce key business analysis outputs across a range of change initiatives, from early scoping to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Quality Assurance: Review and assure the quality of deliverables produced by colleagues, promoting high standards and consistency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with a diverse range of stakeholders to support process improvements, supplier selection, and delivery of a £10 million change portfolio.

About you:

• Expert Knowledge in Business Analysis: Brings deep understanding of business analysis tools, techniques, and best practices, with hands-on experience across the full change and system development lifecycles.
• Versatile Delivery Methodologies: Confident working within a range of delivery approaches including Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid, adapting to suit the needs of each initiative.
• Strategic and Financial Awareness: Applies knowledge of financial principles to support feasibility studies and business case development, with an understanding of benefits management and business architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Extensive Industry Experience: Over five years of experience in business analysis, ideally within regulated environments such as financial services or retail banking, contributing to complex and high-impact change initiatives.
• Leadership and Mentoring: Demonstrates strong leadership in guiding business analysis activities, coaching colleagues, and driving continuous improvement across the function.
• Analytical and Technical Excellence: Skilled in producing high-quality requirements specifications and business analysis artefacts, with a strong track record in supporting complex IT projects and ensuring traceability throughout the change lifecycle.
• Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement: Builds inclusive and effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels, using excellent communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills to support decision-making and successful delivery.
• Professional Standards and Qualifications: Operates with integrity and independence, producing accurate, well-documented work. Ideally holds or is working towards the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis, with education to at least A-level, preferably degree level in a business or IT-related field.

Reward & Benefits:

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, Medicash healthcare scheme, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development.
• A friendly and inclusive culture where teams genuinely strive to do the right thing by their colleagues and our customers.
• A strong sustainability agenda – we’re continually finding new ways to be kinder to the environment by reducing our carbon footprint.
• Your health and wellbeing is our priority, we encourage this through a suite of support resources, including a team of trained mental health first aiders.

Embracing Diversity Together:

We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our internal culture to the way we approach advertising and engage with our customers. Our commitment means actively working to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation.

About Us:

We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and – well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members. Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring.