About The Role

Are you ready to make a real difference? As a Business Analyst - Programmes, you will play a vital role in delivering projects that align with LiveWest's strategic objectives. You will work closely with stakeholders, translating business requirements into solutions that enhance customer and business outcomes. From facilitating workshops to developing project plans, you will be at the heart of change, ensuring every step of the journey leads to a measurable success.

Key Responsibilities:

Engaging with stakeholders to gather, evaluate, and document business requirements.
Facilitating workshops and meetings to support project planning and analysis. Developing and maintaining project documentations, including plans, action trackers and RAID logs.
Translating business needs into system functionality by working with the IT teams and external suppliers.
Supporting testing activities, including creating test scripts, conducting tests, and guiding end-users through changes.
Collaborating with project teams to ensure successful implementation and delivery of measurable outcomes.

Why Join Us?

At LiveWest, we do more than build homes - we create thriving communities. Your ability to collaborate, listen and put customers at the heart of everything you do will make you a perfect fit for LiveWest.

We have two opportunities available. One is a full time, permanent position, the other is a full time, fixed term position for up to 12 months. It is essential that you live within a commutable distance of any of our three offices - Exeter, Weston-super-Mare or Tolvaddon, as you will be required to come into the office 2 - 3 days per week.

Interviews for this role will take place week commencing 27 January 2025.

For further information about this opportunity, please click here to view our candidate information pack.

About The Candidate

To be successful in your application, you will meet the skills, knowledge and experience for a Level One role (please see our candidate information pack, and the following role specific requirements:

A natural problem solver, with a passion for delivering change.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships.
A proactive approach, with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a dynamic environment.
Proven experience in project work, with the ability to develop test scripts and guide end-users through changes.
Strong IT skills, including a proficiency in MS Office.
A Project or Change Management qualifications.

About The Company

Our Reward and Benefits:

Hybrid working with 2 - 3 days in the office, dependent on business need 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
Family Friendly policies.
Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
Employee Assistance Programme.
Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Car Benefit Scheme
Up to four volunteering days per annum.

About Us:

LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility. As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities.

Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.

As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please click here.

Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role; therefore, applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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