Lead Business Analyst

Job description

Lead Business Analyst

3 days per week onsite in Worcester

Starting salary £60,189 rising after one year to proficient salary of £63,352.

WRK digital is exclusively partnered with Sanctuary as they go through and huge & exciting digital transformation. Sanctuary is the UK’s largest Housing Association, providing 125,000 homes they pride themselves on providing sustainable communities that provide a good quality and a safe place where individual potentials can be reached regardless of background and circumstances.

Sanctuary holds people at the heart of everything they do making this an incredibly rewarding place to work. They currently have a large scale technology transformation is happening across the organisation both internally and externally!

This is a great opportunity to join the bright minds of Sanctuary as they create meaningful change within technology.

We are searching for an experienced Business Analyst. This may be your first role stepping into a Lead role by title but in your career to date you will have experience of managing others (1-2-1s, appraisals etc) and prioritising work. Reporting to the BA Manager you will act as the right hand person ensuring efficient ways of working whilst also leading, coaching and mentoring the team (minimising duplication and maximising value).

You will have confident communication skills able to work at ease with all levels including the Senior Leadership Team. Listening skills as well as an inquisitive mindset is championed with the BA team.

This role requires you to also roll your sleeves up work as an active Business Analyst deployable to projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership across BA function
• Lead, coach and mentor other BAs
• Resource management
• Lead and ensure the creation of design artefacts and protypes as required to ensure solutions meet user needs
• Ensure Technology testers and operations teams are supported in their testing and preparation for adopting a solution prior to its deployment and during transition into service

At Sanctuary there is a low turnover rate of colleagues. This is because the team are truly looked after well. There is an active training budget available meaning continual upskilling is of high importance to Sanctuary. Every member of the team will receive an IIBA licence and the department is BCS accredited meaning you will operate within a true Centre of Excellence.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to work as a Lead BA where diversity of thought is championed.

For further information about this exciting Lead BA opportunity at Sanctuary please contact katie@wrkdigital.co.uk to find out more.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Worcester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

12-08-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English