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As a Business Analyst, you will be joining the Automatic Enrolment design team part of a broader change team who work on business design and analysis for the Automatic Enrolment Directorate. The overarching mission of the Automatic Enrolment Directorate is to ensure that UK employers are enrolling their staff in pension schemes in line with UK pensions law.

We are a busy team that works to ensure we deliver business operations as efficiently and effectively as possible. We meet with the wider business to understand changes we need to make to our processes and systems to support the directorate to regulate efficiently and effectively and ultimately ensure employees have access to pension schemes through their employers where they can save for their retirement.

What you’ll do

  • Learn through practical experience how the business change cycle works and associated transferable skills and use of tools such as process mapping and requirements elicitation.
  • Help ensure that our documentation of business processes and systems and data are accurate and up to date. Learning the use of tools through making updates to current, and potentially future, documentation.
  • Use a range of tools and techniques to understand business issues and potential changes. Working with the BAs and the business stakeholders to understand what the business needs and priorities are for IT and process change.
  • Support our analysts working on a range of changes from smaller continuous improvement to potentially larger more transformational change projects.

This placement would suit someone who may be studying courses in business-related subjects, STEM-related subjects, finance-related subjects or similar which involve analytical thinking, but we are open to all candidates with the right essential skills.

What you’ll bring

  • A student in penultimate year of study, or undertaking a degree requiring a year-long placement.
  • Strong communication skills with experience of tailoring style both verbally and in written format.
  • Works with accuracy and attention to detail.
  • An understanding of and interest analytics.
  • Experience of working in a team to deliver a successful outcome.

We put you first

We’ll give you a chance to put your theory into practice as you work alongside a diverse, friendly and experienced team. You’ll develop your skills in a safe and supportive work environment that values your thoughts, perspectives and ideas. You’ll receive regular feedback on your performance to help you learn, develop and improve throughout your time with us.

Kickstart your career

If you’re an undergraduate looking for a placement year, then why not join our team!

We’re having an assessment day on 26 March 2024, this will take place in our office. Make sure you’re free on this date as you’ll need to take part in group and individual assessments, as well as an interview.

Our culture

At The Pensions Regulator (TPR), we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and central to our success. We strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our Brighton office has been designed to be accessible for all. We're proud to have a range of networks to bring people together in supportive spaces to connect with like-minded individuals.

Benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

In addition, we offer annual performance-related pay increases and bonus opportunities to reward our employees for their successes and achievements.

About TPR

Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions' landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with a diverse range of skills and experience that will positively impact on millions of people for decades to come.

Selection

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date.

We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the criteria outlined in the ‘what you will bring’ section will be offered an interview.