Business Analyst

at  The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

This is an exciting time to join an organisation with an essential role in the UK’s tertiary education sector.
QAA is the UK’s independent quality body for tertiary education, and our purpose is to ensure that students and learners experience the highest possible quality of education. We have changed to meet the evolving needs of a sector that has undergone reform across all nations of the UK.
We are the UK’s authority on quality and standards, acting as custodian on behalf of the sector of reference points including the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Subject Benchmark Statements, and the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications.
Throughout the UK we are the trusted partner of governments and funding bodies. In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, we work in collaboration with the sector to meet the needs of each nation. In England, our highly successful membership programme provides a rich source of resources to strategic leads, quality specialists and students and learners alike. Globally we are recognised as one of the world’s leading quality bodies and support the UK sector as it welcomes international students and extends its reach through transnational education.
We are a world-leading quality agency with unmatched experience of providing impartial regulatory and collaborative quality assurance and enhancement. We support universities and colleges in working with students and learners, governments, funders and regulatory bodies to evidence and enhance the excellent quality and high standards of the education they provide.
We are a remote first organisation and encourage day-to-day flexibility. It’s important to us that our working environment enables us to deliver our services in a way and location that provides the best outcomes for our stakeholders and customers and meets their expectations. Alongside this we want individuals and teams to feel empowered to work where, when, and how they want, providing that business needs are met.

POSITION:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Business Analyst to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This role, within our Finance and Infrastructure Services department, is wide and varied. It is responsible for critically appraising project proposals, documents, business processes, products, services and software and to elicit, analyse and validate the requirements for changes to business processes, information systems, and policies including the translation into detailed IT specifications and user stories. This involves working closely with colleagues at all levels across the organisation.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a highly motivated and confident individual with a can-do attitude. Someone who, through strong communication, can research, analyse and problem solve - seeing both the detail and the bigger picture. You should be able to work both independently and as part of a team to drive continuous improvement and facilitate critical reflection.
More information about this role can be found in the job description. If you would like more information in advance of applying please contact careers@qaa.ac.uk

Please refer the Job description for details