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Business Analyst (Senior) - 31475

Business Analyst (Senior) - 31475

Number of jobs available

1

Region

National, South West

City/Town

Bristol , Various

Grade

Staff Grade 5

Post Type

Permanent

Role Type

Analytical, Architecture and Data, Business Management & Improvement, Digital

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours

Salary Minimum

£41,617

Closing Date:

07/09/2025, 23:55 hours

Job description attachment 1

Candidate pack

Security checks level

Basic Check

Job description

At the Environment Agency we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.

We are transforming how data drives decision-making across our organisation. As part of the Chief Data Office (CDO) and the wider Data & Insight (D&I) programme, our Data Management team is at the forefront of enabling smarter, insight-led services. We're building a future where data is not just managed-but actively leveraged to deliver strategic insights, operational improvements, and digital transformation.

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst who is passionate about using data to unlock value and drive change through building better data foundations. In this role, you will work across the organisation to understand how we use data and how data flows through our systems. Establishing how it supports business processes, and how it can be better structured and used to inform decisions and improve services.
You will:
• Lead discovery and analysis to understand how teams use, generate and specify data.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, accessibility, and integration to support insight generation and capture these with our department roadmaps and portfolio.
• Work with wider department and stakeholders to define data-driven business needs and translate them into actionable requirements.
• Support the development of data standards, governance, models and architecture that enable transformation.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and subject matter leads to ensure data is trustworthy, AI-ready, and aligned with strategic goals.
• Contribute to key initiatives such as Data Basics, Trustworthy Data, and AI-Ready Data.
• Document your work and findings to support engagement and influencing our strategies, outcomes and deliverables.

The team

The Data Management team is a centre of excellence within the Data and Information department, part of the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance directorate. We specialise in data architecture, integration, standards, and quality. Our mission is to empower the Environment Agency to create trusted data, enabling smarter decisions and better outcomes. By delivering expert services, leadership, and best practice, we help teams across the organisation work more efficiently, confidently, and strategically with their data.

Experience/skills required

Essential Qualifications & Experience
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in a data, or transformation context.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex and represent data and business processes.
• Experience working on data-centric projects, including data lifecycle, quality, standards and integration including processes modelling, requirements elicitation and stakeholder analysis.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear, evidence-based requirements.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration and user-centred design principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present insights and recommendations clearly.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience
• A relevant professional qualification such as:
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent
• Ability to define and measure success criteria and business benefits for change initiatives and investment programmes.
• Knowledge of data architecture, governance, data analysis or AI-readiness.

Contact and additional information

This role requires UK Security Check (SC) clearance. To be eligible, you must:
• Have lived in the UK for the past five years
• Provide a verifiable employment history

We are unable to sponsor Skilled Worker visa applications.

Bristol is the preferred location to support hub-based working, though other locations may be considered based on office capacity. We support blended working, you'll have a formal office base, with flexibility to work from home. Occasional travel may be required. Remote collaboration via Teams and Outlook is expected.

We pay a 19% employer contribution into your pension pot. This role includes incident response duties. Further this and benefits are outlined in the candidate pack.

Interviews will be held in early-October via Microsoft Teams.

Contact: susan.macleay@environment-agency.gov.uk

Competence 1

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description

Description - Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Question
Please provide an example(s) of how you have used your experience and skills to explore or dig deep to find the root cause of a problem: What questions did you ask, and how did you validate your findings?

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for interview selection.

If a large number of applications are received, an initial sifts using this lead capability may be conducted. Successful candidates will then proceed to a full sift or directly to assessment/interview.

Competence 2

Focuses on Customers and Partners

Description

Description - Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.
Question
Describe a situation where a customer's requirements were unclear or conflicting. How did you clarify and agree their needs and deliver a workable solution?

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for interview selection

Competence 3

Achieves Results

Description

Description - Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Question
Please use an example to demonstrate where you have had to balance several different priorities and how managed to then delivery these to time, quality and budget?

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for interview selection.

Competence 4

Communicates Effectively

Description

Description - Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Question
Use an example to describe a situation where asking the right questions helped you uncover important information. What was the impact of that discovery and how it changed your thinking?

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for interview selection

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.