Business Analyst 

Location:  These are hybrid roles; typically working 3 days in the office or on client site in London, Manchester or Cheltenham and up to 2 days working from home.  

Employment Type:  Permanent or Contract 

Salary:  Dependent on experience 

As a Change Consultancy, at Clarion Insight we help organisations, teams and individuals to successfully embrace complex business change, by putting people at the centre of everything we do

We are seeking several Business Analyst at all levels to join our dynamic team working primarily with clients in the National Security and Defence domains, which is fast paced and extremely rewarding.  

About The Role

You will be part of a project team that provides full lifecycle support to the design, development and delivery of change and transformation activities to our clients. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with a diverse range of stakeholders at all levels of the client to define and manage requirements in a way that allows the client to understand and buy into any proposed solutions. 

  • Articulating those requirements through user stories and use cases, defining acceptance criteria, and ensuring that the development team has a clear understanding of the priorities and what needs to be built. 

  • Collaborating with the broader Clarion team and project members to ensure that all solutions are effectively delivered to our clients. 

  • Acting as a liaison between stakeholders and the development teams to ensure customer requirements are clearly communicated and understood. 

  • Process Modelling: Creating process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and other visual aids to represent business processes and system interactions. 

  • Solution Assessment: Evaluating proposed solutions to ensure they meet business needs and identifying any gaps or issues. 

  • Testing and Validation: Assisting in the development of test plans, conducting user acceptance testing (UAT), and validating that the final product meets the specified requirements. 

  • Working across multiple projects to deliver Business Analysis expertise where required. 

About You

We are looking for people who:  

  • Have experience in delivering/leading Business Analysis within a consultancy environment, preferably within a defence or National Security environment.   

  • Have experience of analysis, test, and prioritisation of different client requirements. 

  • Have experience of process modelling, solution assessment, test and validation. 

  • Will be comfortable working as part of a team or working on your own 

  • Will be confident with client engagements at all levels and be able to develop effective stakeholder relationships.  

  • Will be able to think creatively, constantly looking for new and innovative ways to engage different audiences and will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

  • A Business Analysis qualification would be advantageous. 

     

About Us

Clarion Insight is a specialist consultancy focusing on improving organisational, team and individual performance through the transformation of relationships and ways of working.  We have an enviable track record of successful delivery of both small and large-scale change and transformation programmes in exacting and sensitive environments.   

We believe that the greatest competitive advantage for any business is in the quality of their people and how they work with each other. That’s why people are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about helping clients improve the quality of their relationships at all levels of the organisation.     

We adopt these same principles for our own teams. Our core values of Trust, Tolerance and Teamwork are at the heart of how we work. We encourage and empower our people to lead, take responsibility, and make optimal use of their skills and expertise - all whilst working together as one integrated team.     

Benefits

Clarion offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, holiday trading scheme, private medical insurance, up to 10% Company pension contributions, life assurance, hybrid and flexible working.

Clearance

We have several roles at different levels within Clarion, eDV clearance would be ideal, but we would consider those with MOD DV or SC.  

All successful applicants must be eligible & willing to obtain DV clearance. For further information on the criteria to obtain this please visit - United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  

Application

Successful candidates will be interviewed by video call followed up with a second interview at our offices in Cheltenham. We will look to accommodate any individual requirements to ensure our selection process is inclusive.  

Our values and company ethos are very important to us, and we strive to live these through everything we do. We are committed to equality of opportunity for our team and encourage all applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, pregnancy and maternity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion / belief and marriage / civil partnership.