Title:  Assistant Business Analyst

Sanctuary Scotland manages rented and shared ownership homes across the country, including Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Glasgow, Cumbernauld and Dundee. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.

Assistant Business Analyst

This post can be based at any of our Scotland offices – Aberdeen, Dundee, Cumbernauld, Toryglen, Glasgow or Priesthill, Glasgow

£35,137 - £36,986 per year

37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

We have an opportunity for an Assistant Business Analyst to join our Service Development team in Scotland. As an Assistant Business Analyst, you will support the work of the Service Development Manager. You will work with different teams and roles across Sanctuary to effect changes for the benefit of our colleagues and customers.

The role of Assistant Business Analyst will include:

• Conducting detailed data analysis and research into areas requiring improvement, best practice, presenting data and making recommendations for business change
• Undertaking project tasks, producing and maintaining documentation and monitoring projects throughout the project lifecycle
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders and supporting the review of key business issues whilst considering how best to improve business performance and providing advice and guidance on potential issues, opportunities and outcomes
• Supporting the testing and implementation of project management processes and review and updating relevant policies and procedures and system / intranet information

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience working in a similar role
• Experience in supporting business improvement projects within time, quality and budget constraints
• Proven experience in undertaking business analysis and identifying business improvements
• Excellent customer care and communication skills
• Proven experience of producing quality business documentation and updating of systems
• Good presentation skills and the ability to think creatively and laterally
• Knowledge, understanding and skills in Microsoft products

Why work for us?

Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association is one of the country’s largest social landlords.  We provide around 8,000 quality affordable homes for rent and sale to those least able to compete in other sectors of the housing market.

We strive to ensure our investments provide sustainable benefits to the communities we serve. As a not-for-profit organisation any surpluses we achieve are reinvested in our homes and neighbourhoods. Our Investors in People accreditation shows Sanctuary Scotland’s commitment to being the best employer we can.

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• £35,137 per annum (rising to £36,986 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

This post will be based at one of Sanctuary Scotland’s offices. We operate a hybrid working model so there will be opportunities for some flexible and home working.

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Closing Date: 19 September 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Limited, a charity registered in Scotland No. SC024549, is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.