Business Analyst - Current DV Clearance Required

MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH

As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last.
We're seeking a Business Analyst to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact for our Central Government client

*please note, this is an initial 3-6 month inside IR35 PAYE umbrella contract that will require up to 3 days working onsite in London. Given the nature of the role, a valid DV clearance used in the last 12 months will be required. Applicants must also be a UK national or have dual citizenship

SUMMARY

As a Business Analyst, you will lead small to medium projects and support larger initiatives by ensuring business and user needs are clearly understood and translated into well-defined requirements. You will work independently within multidisciplinary teams, managing stakeholder relationships, building consensus, and resolving conflicting needs through clear and regular communication.


YOU WILL:

• Engage and manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and building consensus across diverse groups

• Elicit, analyse, and validate business and user needs, resolving conflicts and defining clear requirements

• Translate needs into structured artefacts such as problem statements, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria with full traceability

• Use structured analysis techniques to understand context, identify root causes, and evaluate options with clear recommendations

• Model and analyse business processes, systems, and data to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement

• Support delivery and testing activities by defining acceptance criteria, reviewing outputs, and validating that requirements are met

• Work within delivery methodologies and multidisciplinary teams, adapting approaches while contributing to continuous improvement and best practice sharing

IDEALLY, WE'D LIKE:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and facilitate consensus

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and evaluation of options

• Ability to define, structure, and manage requirements clearly, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability

• Competence in business process, systems, and data analysis to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement

• Adaptability in working within different delivery methodologies, collaborating effectively in multidisciplinary teams

• Relevant experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar analytical role

• Proficiency in requirements management tools and techniques

• A degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.
This is a temporary employee (PAYE) opportunity working via an Umbrella company.

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.