A Senior Business Analyst will lead small to medium sized projects and will also be part of a team of analysts on larger, more complex projects, leading on specific epics/high level requirements. You will make sure outcomes are aligned with the service vision and business strategy by connecting the current and future business models and delivering towards achieving the business architecture strategy. You will also be involved in supporting and informing product iteration, evolution and optimisation.

You will build and manage effective stakeholder relationships internally and externally. You will challenge constructively and act as a critical voice to stakeholders and delivery colleagues in order to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose. You will work independently and/or as part of a team and will have a good understanding of your own work area. You will help to advance the Business Analysis community through sharing of best practice and mentoring others.

What You’ll Do:

• Investigating operational and business needs and problems and assisting in the recommendation of service improvement and business solutions.
• Understanding and defining the problem to be solved and ensuring strategic decision-making supports business outcomes as well as user needs.
• Eliciting, analysing and validating business requirements and user needs, as well as business strategy problems, in the most appropriate and effective manner and format.
• Collaborating with other professions within scope of the delivery to embed the Business Analysis role and value in the context of a project and multidisciplinary team.
• Planning and leading large areas of Business Analysis delivery, owning the challenge and driving through to conclusions.
• Creating acceptance criteria (often utilising the concept of Behavioural Driven Development) to allow your new service to be properly tested.
• Modelling processes/procedures using established techniques with understanding of their purpose and importance.
• Production of periodic performance measures to inform stakeholders and drive discussion around the required service.

Essential skills:

• Promoting and building strong relationships with a broad range of people (technical and non-technical), and applying proven communication, and analytical skills to ensure the team’s plans and objectives are achieved.
• Constructively challenging, negotiating and persuading different stakeholders in order to achieve a consensus in opinion.
• Promoting working as a team, contributing ideas and opinions in a flat non-hierarchical structure and advocating to external people on the team’s behalf.
• Being adaptable in shifting and uncertain environments.
• Communicating in a variety of methods, applying the appropriate methods to each scenario/audience.

Why join us:

At the Home Office, your work has real-world impact, shaping the safety and security of millions. We offer:

• Meaningful Work: Contribute to critical national security and public service initiatives.
• Career Growth: Benefit from tailored development frameworks and professional communities.
• Flexible Working: Balance your professional and personal life with hybrid work options.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Join a workplace where your unique background and talents are celebrated.
• Learn more about our benefits: Benefits – Home Office Careers

Additional Information:

• This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas.
• We are holding a Home Office Product and Delivery recruitment event on 30th July 2025 at 1pm. Join us to learn more about what its like to work at the Home Office, hear from a two members of staff about their experience working in Product & Delivery Roles, and to find out more about our recruitment process.
• Please use this link to register.