Principal Business Analyst

Are you ready to lead change that truly makes a difference?, We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Business Analyst to join our IT & Business Change Guinness Team. This permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week vacancy based in our Oldham office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style.

The purpose of the role is to lead the Business Analysis practice, developing the team to deliver consistent high-quality outputs whilst ensuring effective collaboration on design and business requirements across the group.

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you'll not only be highly self-motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, you'll also be a confident collaborator, networker and relationship builder with a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.

You'll be able to demonstrate

Essential:

• Experience in a Principal or Senior Business Analyst role, with prior responsibility for a BA Practice or a domain management.
• Proven ability to deliver quality business solutions for programmes / projects, balancing time, cost and quality in a range of delivery environments including agile and waterfall.
• Strong analytical background with a proven track record of development of robust business cases through the provision of fit gap and cost benefit analysis.
• Proficient in the use of software delivery, collaboration and business process management tools e.g., Lucid Chart, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), MS Teams and Asana.
• Able to lead, develop, engage, and influence at all levels.
• Excellent written, numerical, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 tools.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard.

Desirable:

• Experience of core housing business processes.
• Experience of Cloud Adoption projects and programmes., Essential:
• BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.
• Educated Level 6 (Degree or equivalent) or higher.

Desirable:

• Process re-engineering/improvement accreditation e.g., Lean or Lean Six Sigma.
• Enterprise Architecture qualification e.g., TOGAF.

• Holidays We offer 25 - 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years' service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services., The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services., At the most fundamental level, Diversity and Inclusion is about treating everyone with respect. It matters to all organisations because it is morally right, it is a legal duty, and it makes good business sense. But at Guinness, we know it's about more than that. We recognise that your individuality brings us different skills and ways of thinking. It inspires and generates great ideas and helps us find the right solutions. We know that by bringing together a wide range of perspectives and harnessing diverse insights and talents, we will do more for our customers and the communities in which we work.