• Business Analyst (110161-0225)

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department

Development & Alumni Engagement

Position Type

Permanent

Salary

£34,866 - £45,163 per annum

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Steve Walsh (Information Systems Manager) at steve.walsh@warwick.ac.uk

To provide business analysis for Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) to help the Department achieve their strategic objectives through the implementation of effective systems and processes.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

About You

We are looking for a business analyst to join our growing Systems and Insight team within Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) at Warwick. The successful candidate will play an important role in enabling the work of the DAE team in preparation for a major new institutional fundraising campaign.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a Business Analyst mindset to contribute to a world-leading University and help the DAE team optimise its processes and systems. We’re looking for someone who is ready to make a truly impactful contribution during a transformational time at Warwick.

Typical tasks for a Business Analyst will include gathering and analysing business requirements, pain points, improvement opportunities and proposed solutions, facilitating workshops, capturing the voice and needs of the end user, understanding our service performance metrics, designing and documenting future processes, supporting solution design and participating in testing. You may also be called upon to deep-dive ad-hoc business problems, identify root causes and recommend appropriate solutions.

You will work within the Systems (data) team and liaise with stakeholders at all levels across the DAE team, to support the initial assessment of requirements with a focus on process analysis, to enable effective project scoping and prioritisation. You will work closely with project managers to help articulate desired project goals and benefits, define current and target states, elicit requirements, evaluate options and feasibility, and propose recommendations. You will also support project delivery activities, ensuring that solutions meet end user requirements.

Prior experience as a Business Analyst is not essential but you must be able to demonstrate evidence of strong analytical skills, the ability to capture and analyse complex information and a track record in championing change and the needs of the end user.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About the Department

Meet the team and find further information about Development & Alumni Engagement on our microsite.

Be Part of Our Future

This is an exciting time to be joining the Development and Alumni Engagement Team (DAE) at the University of Warwick. We’re entering the early planning stages of a major new philanthropic campaign, which will significantly scale the ambition for the University’s fundraising and engagement activity.
As a team, we in DAE believe in making a difference, collaborating, being solutions focused, and learning from our best performances. These behaviours are core to how we work together and how we achieve our ambitious strategy and celebrate our success.
We have a major role to play in helping the University break down barriers to education and advance research. Our team, and donor community creates lasting value in society and the economy through supporting students, research, and facilities at Warwick.

If you join us, you can play your part in making a real difference too.

About the University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 30th March 2025 at 11.55pm

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).

Please attach a CV and cover letter.

Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.

Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the

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