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Business Improvement Unit

Business Analyst

Salary from £48,679 to £57,000 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £60,730 pa inclusive of London allowance (inclusive of a £6,000 market supplement which is periodically reviewed)

The Business Improvement Unit (BIU) was set up within the LSE to focus on delivering projects which support both transformational change and operational improvement requirements across the School. This approach is designed to streamline processes and systems that improve how Academic Departments and Professional Services Divisions work, as well as enhance the student experience.

The BIU is reforming the way that the School manages projects by concentrating on user-led process change, which is designed during communicative and cohesive discussions and workshops. There is an agile approach to project delivery with a focus on Lean principles.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join a dedicated team of Project Managers, Change Managers, Business Analysts and Portfolio Office staff, striving to be the centre of excellence.

You will be working with key Stakeholders on significant School wide projects, drawing on all of your communication, problem solving and negotiating skills to deliver high quality business analysis for projects within set timeframes.

Accountable to the Business Change Team Leader within the Business Improvement Unit, the successful candidate will have:

·         Significant experience of authoring high quality process documentation 

·         Significant experience of workshop facilitation

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

·         Excellent team player 

·         Good investigative and diagnostic skills

·         Ability to quickly interpret user requirements and produce viable proposals

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email BIU.Management@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 21 April 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.