Overview
Full Time (Hybrid) - Permanent
City of Wolverhampton Council is recruiting for a Lead Business Analyst within the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF). This is a hybrid role with responsibilities across the Finance, Resourcing and Transformation Service area.
Salary: £52,413 - £56,730 (Grade 8)
Location: i9 building, Wolverhampton (excellent transport links by car, bus, train and tram).
What The Day Will Look Like
* Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Business Analysts, including recent graduates.
* Assess and allocate tasks and projects to the team based on skills, capacity, and project requirements.
* Lead complex business analysis activities across multiple projects and cross-functional areas.
* Work collaboratively with stakeholders to define business requirements, objectives, and scope.
* Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project managers, ensuring clear and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
* Facilitate workshops, meetings, and presentations, using strong communication skills to gather requirements, resolve conflicts, and communicate project progress to diverse audiences.
About You
You will be an experienced Business Analyst with proven leadership skills, able to mentor and develop a team while delivering high-quality analysis across complex projects. With a solid understanding of business analysis methodologies such as Agile and SDLC, you will engage with stakeholders at all levels and translate business needs into clear, actionable solutions. Highly organized and detail-focused, you will bring strong communication, problem-solving, and influencing skills to drive successful outcomes that support the Fund’s objectives.
Why Choose the West Midlands Pension Fund
You will receive a generous holiday entitlement (starting with 26 days per year plus bank holidays). We typically work two days a week in the office and three from home. The fund offers a modern office environment with study and breakout areas, meeting rooms, and kitchens with free tea and coffee. There are cloakrooms, bike stores, showers and lockers available. Other benefits include an employee awards scheme and on-the-job development with study support for professional exams, formal education, and structured training, with opportunities to advance within a growing organisation.
Working at the fund provides opportunities to start or develop your career, with a collaborative environment and support to learn and grow, making a shared impact.
Accreditations and Diversity
We are accredited PASA, Investors in People, customer service excellence, and Bronze Organisational Membership with the British Dyslexia Association, and are working towards further recognition. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and an armed forces employer with a Gold Award, and we support care leavers. We offer a guaranteed interview if essential criteria are met.
How We Support Our Colleagues
We encourage a diverse workforce and foster an agile, inclusive environment that supports wellbeing and work/life balance. There is 24-hour access to an employee assistance programme.
New entrants to the Finance, Resourcing & Transformation team receive a robust 8-week induction and will be enrolled in professional training, including an introduction to the LGPS and team-building to encourage collaborative work.
How to Apply & Additional Information
For more information, please email WMPFRecruitment@wolverhampton.gov.uk or apply at www.wmjobs.co.uk.
For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Working Arrangements
All council roles are allocated to fixed, field, or flexible work styles. Some roles are agile, enabling employees to maximize performance while maintaining work-life balance. See the Job Description for the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.
Learn more about working for our organisation, including the culture, plan and vision, and staff equality forums here.
Diversity and Equality
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects our diverse community and to providing an inclusive, accessible workplace. We are Disability Confident, have Stonewall Gold Award status, and participate in the RACE Code Quality Mark. We offer a guaranteed interview where applicable. We support staff equality forums to ensure voices are heard and respected.
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders: The Council uses DBS checks where required and does not discriminate based on an applicant’s offending background.
Attached documents
Lead Business Analyst WMPF JDPS.pdf
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