Corporate Business Analyst

Position

Grade 12, 2 Years Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Opportunity for LBE Staff. Salary: £52,194 – £54,267 pa inclusive. Full‑time basis.

Overview

Corporate Business Analyst in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Programme Management Office (PMO). Support the MTFS Board by overseeing delivery of projects and programmes that strengthen the Council’s long‑term financial sustainability, monitoring savings and identifying further opportunities for financial sustainability.

Key Responsibilities and Skills

• Able to adapt to different delivery methods by defining your role and responsibilities, agreeing scope and priorities with stakeholders, and clearly explaining the benefits of phased delivery and early results.
• Able to lead the mapping of business processes, systems, and data for projects and programmes, and assess the impact of proposed changes on services and operations.
• Able to analyse current processes to identify problems and opportunities, design and implement improvements, and accurately document both current and future workflows.
• Able to understand organisational context and root causes, set clear goals, and develop and evaluate multiple options with evidence‑based recommendations.
• Able to advise on requirements management, ensure traceability through all project phases, prioritise requirements, and negotiate solutions to meet programme objectives.
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships, develop communication plans, resolve issues, and influence stakeholders to secure buy‑in for savings and transformation initiatives.
• Able to identify and analyse IT system capabilities, collaborate with technical teams to design solutions, and assess the impact of changes on users and operations.
• Able to recommend and apply testing methods, define acceptance criteria, and review test plans and results to ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Able to analyse and prioritise user needs, recommend techniques to validate user experience, and explain how these needs influence system design.

Requirements

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work will be requested at the interview stage.

Additional Information

• Work location: Perceval House – expected to be in the office 3 days per week.
• This role is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.
• External applicants will be offered a fixed‑term contract; existing Ealing Council employees will be offered the opportunity of a secondment (LBE employees must ensure a secondment release form is signed by their line manager before applying).

EEO Statement

Ealing Council is committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive. Applications will be determined on merit.

Closing Date

Closing date for applications: 27 July 2026.

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