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Business Improvement Unit

Senior Business Analyst

Salary from £53,949 to £62,160 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

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.

As Senior Business Analyst, you will elicit and present business requirements, design processes and be a key agent of transformation. You will be responsible for liaising and collaborating with diverse stakeholders across School to deliver comprehensive information on the current state and future state. You will work with a project delivery team from across multiple disciplines to deliver business analysis whilst adherence to project delivery governance.

The successful candidate will:

·         Have experience of working closely with programme and project managers, team members and stakeholders to clarify scope and deliverables for programmes/projects.

·         Be able to gather and interpret user requirements and produce viable user-centric solutions in accordance with regulatory requirements and School policies and procedures.

·         Have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to lead, manage, coach and/or mentor staff as required.

·         Have a readiness to challenge the status quo and proactively identify and solve problems, including a willingness to understand issues beyond the boundaries of the project.

LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. For this particular role, we can accept applications from all parts of the UK, provided the applicant is able to travel periodically to the London campus.

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 24 August 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.