Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Location:Oldham (Hybrid 37 hours per week)
Reporting to:Head of Project Management
Contract:Permanent
Salary:43200

Improving lives in Oldham

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have an exciting opportunity for aBusiness Analystto join our Project Management Office (PMO) and play a key role in shaping and delivering change across the organisation.

This is a full-time hybrid role whereyoullsplit your time between home and our friendly collaborative office in the centre of Oldham.

Working closely with Project Managers and colleagues across FCHOyoullhelp ensure projects are aligned to our Corporate Plan clearly defined and deliver measurable value for customers and colleagues.

Please see a full job description at attached to the bottom of this page.

The impactyoullmake

As a Business Analystyoullprovide analytical insight and clarity to projects helping the organisation understand problems definerequirementsand develop effective across multiple projects supporting strong decision-making robustgovernanceand consistent delivery standards.

Youllalso contribute to the ongoing development of FCHOs Project Delivery Framework sharing knowledge and best practice across the PMO.

You will:

• Support the validation of business cases and identification of project benefits.

• Lead scoping activities to support effective project initiation.

• Identifyand engage key stakeholders through structured stakeholder analysis.

• Carry out process mapping gapanalysisand root cause analysis to support project delivery.

• Facilitate workshops and interviews to capture and document business requirements and user stories.

• Translate business needs into clear structured specifications for project teamsICTand suppliers.

• Assess data and system impacts working with business BI and ICT teams to align requirements.

• Identifyand support the management of project risks and change requests.

• Support testing activities to ensure solutions meet agreed requirements.

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of BA standardstoolsand best practice within the PMO.

Our ideal candidate

Youllbe an analyticalcuriousand collaborative Business Analyst who enjoys working at pace and helping organisations turn insight into comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and confident communicating complex information clearly.

You will have:

• Proven experience in business analysis including process mapping and requirements gathering.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand problems using data and evidence.

• A good understanding of project methodologies and how business analysis supports project delivery.

• Experience working with ICT and technical teams to develop and implement specifications.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate between business and technical audiences.

• Clear and persuasive written skills to produce high-quality documentation.

• A customer-focused mindset and collaborative approach.

• The ability to work across multiple projects and operational areas.

• Experience Working in Housing is desirable though not essential.

Why Join FCHO

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is a housing association providing safe affordable and high-qualityhomes across Oldham and the surrounding areas. We own and manage over 11500 properties andhave the highest regulatory (G1/V1) daywereproud to make a real difference in our communities.

Our work is guided by ourBig Plan focused onprovidinghomeswereproud of supporting people to thrive and creatinga great placeto work. We care deeply about our customers our colleagues and our communitiesandwerecommitted to delivering services we can be proud of while improving the lives of people across Oldham.

We need great people to work with us-itsan exciting time to join as wework towards out big ambitions supporting the growth and prosperity of our local region.

Whats In It for You

We offer a fantastic range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing work-lifebalanceand career development:

• A salary of43200per annum

• A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options

• 30days annual leaveand 8 bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time colleagues)

• Optiontopurchaseadditionalannual leave

• Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution and salary exchange option

• Death in service benefit

• Healthcare cash plan covering dental optical and physiotherapy treatments

• Private health insurance

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering 24-hour confidential support

• Doctorline 24/7 worldwide GP access for you and your family

• Access to our colleague benefits platform offering discounts on major retailers and wellbeing tools

• Discounted gym membership

• Professional subscriptions paid (where essential for the role)

• Enhanced maternity paternityadoptionand sick pay

• Access to our on-site wellbeing room and on-site café

• Long Service awards

Interested

If youmeet the criteria for the role and have the passion to lead procurement Excellence at FCHOwedlove to hear from send your application before 12/01/2026

We are committed to building an organisation thatrepresentsa variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equalopportunitiesemployer FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discriminationon the basis ofage disability sex sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race or ethnicity religion or belief gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We care that you havea great experiencewith us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother please let us know &welldo all we can.