Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst (Inside IR35) On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a Senior Business Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 5 months contract based Hybrid in Manchester or Newcastle . The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: Responsibilities Support projects and tasks using a hybrid of Agile and Waterfall methodologies and work closely with stakeholders across multiple teams to understand, identify and analyse user needs and business requirements. Act as the first point of contact for stakeholders to investigate problems, working confidently with other product and delivery professionals, technical specialists and senior managers. Experience working with relative independence, analysing current processes and driving business improvements in a fast‑paced environment. Lifecycle working: Experience working across the full project delivery lifecycle, including the setup of new and significant programmes of work. Agile working: Ability to prioritise work and balance multiple tasks in uncertain and changing environments. Business analysis: Proven experience investigating, analysing and communicating complex business problems and defining new business processes while working with relative independence. Requirements definition: Strong capability in identifying, analysing, validating and prioritising business and user requirements, including managing sign‑off. Procurement: Experience writing business cases, performing options analysis and steering cost proposals through approval boards. Stakeholder management: Confident working under limited supervision with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to elicit requirements, foster agreement and resolve conflict. Documentation: Ability to create accurate, well‑written and well‑presented documents throughout the life of any project, product or task. Essential Requirements SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Preference may be given to candidates who hold active security clearance. Additional Experience Enterprise technology: Experience working on the delivery of hardware, infrastructure, networking or estates-based IT at a scale. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas. Disability Confident The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates with a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. Veteran / Military Spouse Consideration The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex‑military candidates / military spouses or partners who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different". #J-18808-Ljbffr Great British Energy Group