Business Analyst

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Business Analyst (Inside IR35) for a contract until March 2027. This is a hybrid working role (occasional travel to Swindon required).

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields - from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

Job Purpose:

The Information Governance Optimisation project is the first phase of a multi-workstream cluster of initiatives designed to:

Strengthen UKRI’s information governance posture across the Group.

Reduce risk exposure associated with poor data handling, compliance breaches, and information loss.

Deliver a unified and consistent approach to information governance across UKRI, aligning policies, processes, and controls.

Protect UKRI from significant financial, operational, and reputational harm arising from regulatory non-compliance or data incidents.

Achieve compliance with UK Government standards and statutory obligations, including Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, and Freedom of Information requirements.

As a Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be to:

Translate strategy into delivery: Convert UKRI’s information governance objectives into clear, actionable business and functional requirements.

Align multi-workstream delivery: Ensure consistency and integration across Privacy, Automation, Physical Records, and EDRMS initiatives.

Standardise processes and controls: Define "as-is" and "to-be" processes to enable a unified governance approach across UKRI.

Embed regulatory compliance: Ensure requirements meet UK GDPR, Data Protection Act, FOI, and government standards.

Mitigate risk exposure: Identify gaps in current practices and shape solutions that reduce financial, operational, and reputational risk.

Bridge stakeholders and delivery teams: Facilitate engagement and translate business needs into implementable solutions, supporting adoption and outcomes.

Essential:

Demonstrable Business Analysis experience

Experience in JIRA/Confluence

Experience in designing business process

As-Is To-Be experience

Desirable:

Business Analyst Qualification

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant / Commitment

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".