Lead Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst

Location:

National
* Closing Date: 19th November
Interviews: W/C 30th November (subject to change)
Grade: G6
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary**:
London: £75,674 – £85,257 (which may include an allowance of up to £4,801). National: £71,381 – £80,419.
Working pattern:
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Job share.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Number of vacancies: 1
Vacancy number: 23890

* We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

We’re recruiting for a Lead Business Analyst here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations team.

This role aligns against Lead Business Analyst from the Government Digital and Data Framework.

The Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations area enables Ministry of Justice staff to stay connected and securely access business critical applications, data, and information whenever and wherever they need. The team enables staff to communicate and collaborate with each other and with users of our services across the UK.

This is a senior leadership role within the Business Analysis profession. You will work across multiple services, operating in complex and often ambiguous environments to help shape priorities, clarify problems, and ensure that business analysis activity is focused on delivering meaningful outcomes.

A key aspect of this role is partnering closely with the Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations business area. You will be expected to develop a strong understanding of this domain and become a trusted advisor to senior leaders, helping to shape and influence how services evolve to meet organisational needs. This includes supporting decision making in areas such as risk, security, and service performance, where priorities are often complex and competing.

You will provide visible leadership to a cohort of Business Analysts, supporting their development and strengthening business analysis capability within your area. Alongside this, you will play an active role in the wider Business Analysis community across JDDS, contributing to how the profession grows and evolves.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across security, technology, and product, you will help bring clarity to competing priorities and support decision making in areas where there may not be a single clear answer. You will ensure that business analysis is used effectively to understand problems, explore options, and align work to organisational goals.

This role requires you to look beyond individual services, understanding how different parts of the organisation connect and where dependencies and risks exist. You will help shape how Business Analysts are deployed, ensuring their work is focused on the areas of greatest value.

As a Lead Business Analyst, you will be expected to lead through others, creating an environment where Business Analysts are supported, challenged, and able to do their best work. You will champion the role of business analysis, building strong relationships with stakeholders and helping to embed a shared understanding of the value it brings.

You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), + 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
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• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support…