Contract Business Analyst
Posted 3 days ago by Maxwell Bond
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Contract Business Analyst involves supporting two major system implementations at a leading UK University over the next six months. The successful candidate will lead business analysis activities for the implementation of a new curriculum and timetable management system, as well as the migration of the Student Information System to SaaS. This position requires a confident individual who can effectively engage with stakeholders and improve student experiences through user journey mapping.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead BA activity across both projects - requirements, process design, and system configuration.
- Work closely with the Academic Quality and curriculum teams to streamline end-to-end processes.
- Support data migration and ensure clean, accurate transfer with external suppliers.
- Improve student-facing experiences through UX and user journey mapping.
Key Skills:
- Proven Business Analyst experience leading large-scale system implementations.
- Knowledge of curriculum or academic systems (e.g. WorkTribe, Akari, Courseloop, TimeEdit).
- Strong data and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to map user journeys.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Preston
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
*** Contract Business Analyst - Outside IR35 - Can be fully remote *** We’re supporting a leading UK University with two major system implementations and need an experienced Business Analyst to support on two key projects over the next 6 months. The two projects Implementation of a new curriculum and timetable management system. Migration of the Student Information System from on-premise to SaaS. Both projects are mid-implementation, so we need someone confident hitting the ground running.
What you’ll do:
- Lead BA activity across both projects - requirements, process design, and system configuration.
- Work closely with the Academic Quality and curriculum teams to streamline end-to-end processes.
- Support data migration and ensure clean, accurate transfer with external suppliers.
- Improve student-facing experiences through UX and user journey mapping.
You’ll need:
- Proven Business Analyst experience leading large-scale system implementations.
- Must have knowledge of curriculum or academic systems (e.g. WorkTribe, Akari, Courseloop, TimeEdit).
- Strong data and stakeholder engagement skills as well as the ability to map user journeys.
Join a collaborative, forward-thinking university team driving simplification and standardisation across key academic systems. Apply asap with your CV - Interviews can happen this week!!!