Business Analyst

We’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team at Central Bedfordshire Council. You’ll play a key role in transforming how we work — driving strategic and operational change, streamlining processes, and supporting smarter, data-led decisions that benefit both residents and stakeholders.

As our new Business Analyst, you'll be at the heart of organisational transformation. From engaging teams across the council to facilitating workshops and reimagining how services are delivered, you’ll help us work smarter — not harder.

In this role, you will:

• Lead on creation of requirements with stakeholders to uncover improvement opportunities.
• Analyse business processes and identify more efficient ways of working.
• Provide robust options analysis and cost-benefit assessments to guide key decisions.
• Create clear, actionable requirement specs and project documentation.
• Work with vendors and tech partners to understand digital trends.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure change initiatives deliver real benefits.
• Participate in projects, providing clarification and Business Analysis support where required.

About you:

You're a qualified Business Analyst with a flair for communication and a passion for problem-solving. You thrive in collaborative environments and know how to turn complex requirements into clear, deliverable actions.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Hold a recognised BA qualification (e.g. CBAP, IIBA).
• Ideally have experience within a local authority or public sector setting.
• Confident working with Microsoft 365 and digital collaboration tools.
• Bring a proactive mindset and a drive to deliver lasting impact.
• Be a great communicator and relationship builder – interpreting complex business requirements transforming them into business processes or IT solutions understood by all stakeholders

Why join our team?

At Central Bedfordshire Council, you’ll do work that matters. This is your chance to shape services that directly impact thousands of lives — all while developing your career in a forward-thinking, supportive environment.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Rachael Harrington at rachael.harrington@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 6507

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To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours.   Please book your place here.

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council