Corporate Business Analyst

Corporate Business Analyst

£52,194 - £54,267 pa inclusive

Grade 12

2 Years Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Opportunity for LBE Staff

Ealing Council has an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Business Analyst on a full time basis. We are committed to delivering value for money for residents by directing investment to where it delivers the greatest impact. The Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Programme Management Office (PMO) supports the MTFS Board by overseeing the delivery of projects and programmes that strengthen the Council's long term financial sustainability. The PMO monitors and reports on the delivery of agreed savings from the 2026/27 budget and identifies further opportunities to support financial sustainability in 2027/28 and 2028/29. Through effective resource management and a focus on prevention, we aim to deliver sustainable services and improved outcomes for residents.

As a Corporate Business Analyst in the MTFS Board PMO, you will play a critical role in helping the organisation achieve agreed savings targets through evidence based decision making and robust business cases. Working as part of the Programme Management Office (PMO), your focus will be on identifying, validating, and enabling cost saving opportunities that support financial sustainability.

This role is results driven, with a clear mandate: turn analysis into action that delivers measurable financial benefits and long term value.

• Able to adapt to different delivery methods by defining your role and responsibilities, agreeing scope and priorities with stakeholders, and clearly explaining the benefits of phased delivery and early results.
• Able to lead the mapping of business processes, systems, and data for projects and programmes, and assess the impact of proposed changes on services and operations.
• Able to analyse current processes to identify problems and opportunities, design and implement improvements, and accurately document both current and future workflows.
• Able to understand organisational context and root causes, set clear goals, and develop and evaluate multiple options with evidence based recommendations.
• Able to advise on requirements management, ensure traceability through all project phases, prioritise requirements, and negotiate solutions to meet programme objectives.
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships, develop communication plans, resolve issues, and influence stakeholders to secure buy in for savings and transformation initiatives.
• Able to identify and analyse IT system capabilities, collaborate with technical teams to design solutions, and assess the impact of changes on users and operations.
• Able to recommend and apply testing methods, define acceptance criteria, and review test plans and results to ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Able to analyse and prioritise user needs, recommend techniques to validate user experience, and explain how these needs influence system design.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we're looking forward to hearing from you.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities' agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Work location, Perceval House - expected to be in the office 3 days per week.

This role is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process.

External applicants will be offered a fixed term contract and existing Ealing council employees will be offered the opportunity of a secondment. LBE employees must ensure a secondment release form is signed by their line manager before applying and emailed to by the application closing date.

27 July 2026