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Senior Business Analyst - Data Quality and Validation
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Hays are partnered with a leading public sector organisation who is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a key data quality improvement programme. Working within a collaborative and data-focused environment, you'll play a pivotal role in helping the organisation improve the quality, consistency and reliability of information received from external stakeholders.
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This is an initial 3-month contract paying £400-450/day (Inside IR35) with remote working available and an immediate start preferred.
This is a discovery and investigation-focused role, centred around understanding the causes of data quality and validation issues and identifying practical opportunities for improvement. Working with a range of stakeholders, you'll analyse current processes, data standards, guidance and ways of working to determine where issues are occurring and how they can be addressed.
Key responsibilities will include:
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- Conducting root cause analysis into data quality and validation failures
- Working with stakeholders to gather requirements and understand current challenges
- Facilitating workshops and discovery sessions
- Mapping business processes and identifying improvement opportunities
- Producing clear documentation, reports and recommendations
- Helping shape improvements to data standards, guidance and operational processes
What you'll need to succeed and what you'll get in return
To be successful, you'll be an experienced Business Analyst with strong discovery, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills. You'll be comfortable investigating complex issues, working through ambiguity and translating findings into meaningful recommendations.
You'll ideally have experience across some of the following areas:
- Business Analysis and requirements gathering
- Data quality, data governance or data validation
- Root cause analysis and problem investigation
- Process mapping and process improvement
- Regulatory, public sector or local government environments
- Producing reports, issue summaries and recommendation papers
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In return, you'll have the opportunity to work on a high-profile programme with real organisational impact, alongside flexible remote working and the potential for extension.
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