Business Analyst (PMO)
Salary: £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time
Location: Poole, Dorset, England
Location description: Hybrid between home and Poole - requirement to work in the office as needed for the role
Closing Date: 26-04-2026
Reference: 21399
About us
Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. And to save every one. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
We’re looking for a Business Analyst to join our central Portfolio Office team. The successful candidate will be part of a team of change professionals working with stakeholders to deliver a wide range of strategic projects to improve the quality of our services for our supporters, volunteers and staff. Projects and programmes at the RNLI are varied, and we are looking for all-round business analysis experience.
Some of the benefits
- Salary - £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cashplan
Your Role
As a Business Analyst, you will be tasked with focusing on the following areas:
- Work across the RNLI at all levels, to gather, document and analyse functional and non-functional requirements which will be used to help define the scope and deliverables of strategic projects
- Utilise business analysis tools and techniques, including workshop facilitation, process mapping and requirements prioritisation
- Support project stakeholders and teams to influence, develop and deliver strategic change within the organisation
- Identify, analyse, and respond to project risks, pre-empting potential issues and, in some cases, challenging the design and development community to work towards solutions
- Input into continuous improvement initiatives to improve the maturity of the BA team at the RNLI
About You
To be considered as a new Business Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience as a Business Analyst working on projects throughout their lifecycle
- Good end-to-end requirements management understanding, with experience in writing requirements documentation
- Strong communication skills to build good relationships with our key stakeholders and customers
- To be a team player who is highly self-motivated and able to work independently
- Good problem-solving skills and a flexible approach
- To be a logical and analytical thinker that can quickly evaluate information and identify key issues
- Experience in testing and test script writing
- A good level of MS Office knowledge
If you’d like to be part of the team that provides many of the functions to support multiple strategic projects in the RNLI and support our organisation’s aim to save every one, please apply via the button shown.
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding, protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One