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Are you someone starting your career as a Junior Business Analyst or would like to return to work in this area? Do you enjoy working as part of a team within a large organisation, and are you collaborative, responsible, adaptable, and innovative? If you are looking to gain experience as a Junior Business Analyst, we would welcome your application for this exciting opportunity.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
You will join the central Technology Business Analysis team under the guidance of a Principal Business Analyst, tasked with assisting them on their work and with time spent on your own projects. Projects range from improving day-to-day processes for teams within the organisation to large Digital Transformation Programmes.
We understand what is needed to work in the challenging environment of business change and you will be supported throughout, with regular catchups with your line manager, training and mentorship, and a bespoke development plan.
What you'll be doing
- Gather and interpret complex information.
- Elicit and develop clearly documented, traceable requirements for change initiatives.
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure understanding of prioritised requirements.
- Undertake modelling and visualisation techniques appropriate for the project.
- Understand the Business Analysis team standards and apply them to analysis approaches and outputs.
About you
- Has an understanding of the role of the Business Analyst.
- Is highly motivated and pro-active, looking to contribute to the successful delivery of programmes/projects.
- Strong soft skills such as communication, attention to detail and problem-solving.
- Good stakeholder management skills.
The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and cared for.
And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you, and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.
We strive to attract the best talent, passionate individual, with potential, who want to either develop or restart their career after a break. Take a look at the job and apply even if you think you are a 60% match. Having a Business Analyst background is desirable but not mandatory.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Group personal pension scheme
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Green travel schemes
We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
The closing date for applications is 27th October however, this is a rolling campaign, and therefore we will conduct interviews as and when candidates apply. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
Why join us?
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
