Job Description
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Principal Business Analyst to help enable successful change by guiding stakeholders on our business initiatives throughout the organisation.
The Role:
This is a key role in the Digital enablement team that is responsible for supporting the organisation with complex multi-stakeholder programmes within business processes.
Facilitate workshops, interviews and discussions to capture business needs and define problem statements.
Develop business cases, process maps (As-Is/To-Be), requirements documentation and solution options analysis.
Define and manage risks, issues and interdependencies within and between projects.
Mentor and coach junior business analysts to build capability and technical requirements.
Collaborate with the data engineer and architects to ensure data flows, definitions and models support business requirements.
Support with complex multi-stakeholder programmes involving business process redesign, system change and data migration.
Act as a trusted adviser to project managers, product owners and business leads.
This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
The Candidate:
You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
Youll have experience as a senior or principal business analyst working on complex functional change initiatives.
Youll have knowledge of service design principles and user journey mapping.
Youll have strong communication skills with the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders across al levels of the organisation, including senior leadership.
Youll have strong knowledge on project lifecycles from initiation to BAU handover.
Youll have experience translating strategic goals into clear business and technical requirements with the ability to communicate these with a range of audiences.
Youll have knowledge of data governance principles, data dictionaries and master data concepts.
Youll be proficient with tools such as Microsoft Visio, Miro, Excel, Power BI (for data exploration) and other BA documentation tools.
Youll have strong negotiation and collaboration skills with the ability to secure commitment from individuals.
Youll have experience supporting data migration, including source-to-target data mapping, data quality assessment and supporting testing/validation activities.
Benefits & Wellbeing:Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
Enhanced Employer Pension
Life Assurance
Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
Generous Annual Leave
Enhanced Parental Pay
Employee Assistance Programme
About Us:The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice:For fairness we keep our candidates personal details hidden from the hiring managers.Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.
Apply Now:If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on the 2nd and 3rd July.
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