Senior Business Analyst

Apple Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst on behalf of the NI Assembly. This role will be up to 31 st December 2026. Hourly rate based on £44,039 p.a. (+£4,875 salary supplement p.a.) which is £25.42 per hour.

Job Description:
The main duties and responsibilities of the post are to:

• Build knowledge and understanding of two main areas;

- Current IS technology base - infrastructure and software environments; and

- Assembly Procedures.

• Assist in the running of IS Office related Project and Change Management projects
• Work alongside Assembly Commission business units to assist in and improve the planning and delivery of ICT enabled projects. This will involve:

- Assisting Assembly Commission business units by providing support in the delivery of;

• Innovative digital solutions;
• Business improvement processes;
• Change management;
• Business mapping processes;
• Pre Market Engagement activities as required;
• Strategic business cases to support the replacement of key systems;
• Outcome-based requirements to support procurement activities;
• Utilising MS DevOps to support capturing requirements and assign tasks;
• Guidance on how to make effective use of existing IT solutions;
• Information gathering, analysis and regular review meetings with Assembly Commission business units: identifying potential key business development opportunities.
• Have an understanding of basic finance and HR processes to support the organisation replace core applications.
• Participate in business modelling processes, being conversant with techniques covering the full range of modelling situations and have ability to gather insight from stakeholders and communicate modelling results clearly to them.
• Understanding and experience of software product life cycle especially the Agile development methodology;
• Providing business analysis of software development requests to support IS
• Application and Infrastructure teams to ensure that requests align with the vision, objectives and strategy of the organisation.
• Production of user stories (requirements) in relation to software development requests and then working collaboratively with the lead software developers to finalise these stories from a user and technical point of view.
• Review design and requirements documentation in order to assist and support the end user in the testing of developed systems. Support the recording of these results and provide analysis and feedback to IS Developers.
• Manage and use feedback from customers and stakeholders to help measure effectiveness of stakeholder management. Help develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Manage contracted equipment or services suppliers to ensure project timetables are met and services are being delivered to agreed standards via scheduled review meetings.
• Support creation and delivery of training across the M365 products and newly provisioned application as procured / delivered.
• Support end users with the adoption of new technologies and applications.
• Comply with the Assembly's Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures.
• Manage information and records in accordance with established policies and statutory requirements.
• You may also be required to carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission reasonably requires of you.

If you wish to apply or would like more information, please email your CV in Microsoft word format to Caroline Parker by Friday 18th You must also include a bullet pointed synopsis at the top of your CV demonstrating how exactly you meet the Essential Criteria below.

Essential Criteria:
Applicants for the post of Senior Business Analyst must, by the closing date for applications, have:
(i) A primary degree, 2:2 classification or post-graduate qualification, in computing or information management related discipline .
Applications will be considered from applicants with formal qualifications of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.

AND

(i) Possess up to date PRINCE2 or PMI Agile Practitioner certification

Successful candidates who do not have up to date Practitioner certification will be expected to attain this within the first six months following appointment.

AND

(ii) At least 3 years' experience in each of the areas specified at a-c below;

OR

(iii) At least three GCE A-levels, grade C classification, in any subject.

AND

(iv) At least 5 years' experience in each of the following areas:

(a) Managing, or assisting in the management of, complex information technology projects delivered using a formalised project management approach.
(b) Leading, or contributing to, the implementation of change programmes that impact across different key business areas within an organisation.
(c) Anticipating and analysing problems to produce options and recommendations to senior staff and/or decision makers.

AND

(v) Current PRINCE2 or PMI Agile Practitioner certification.
Successful candidates who do not have up to date PRINCE2 Practitioner certification will be expected to attain this within the first six months following appointment.
NB Only those courses with a computing or information management content of 50% or more will be considered and applicants must give full details on the application form of how the content of the course meets this requirement.

A complex information technology project is defined as a project with a total budget value
greater than £200k and involving significant business change for a user base of 200+ users.

Further Details:

• Hourly Rate based on £44,039 p.a. (+£4.875 salary supplement p.a.)
• Duration: Up to end of December 2026
• This role is due to start asap
• This business area offers limited hybrid working
• Date for informal discussion: Week commencing 21st September via Teams
• Closing date for CV submission to Apple: Friday 18th

If you wish to apply or would like more information, please email your CV in Microsoft word format to Caroline by Friday 18th
Applicants must ensure their CV is accurate and up to date. The CV should include your full employment history inclusive of dates, all academic achievements and full personal contact details.

Please note only applicants that match this criteria can be considered for the role.

Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple
Recruitment Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer.