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Systems Thinking Business Analyst

United Kingdom, Manchester · Job Posted February 19, 2026
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Our Systems Insight and Solutions team combine deep industry insights with innovative systems approaches, across engineering, architecture and modelling, and methods to help organisations achieve exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities, and people worldwide. Our Business Analysts play a key role in delivering practical solutions which help to achieve these results. We are looking for security cleared Business Analysts across a variety of levels who wish to develop their career. You will be a part of a team providing direction, guidance, and support to both clients and PA's wider business.

Job Responsibility

  • Work with clients to define and steer business analysis workstreams
  • Work with clients to ensure processes are defined and requirements are captured and managed
  • Help clients build a compelling case for change and manage transformation
  • Provide support to programme and project implementation
  • Work with clients to unlock better decision making
  • Analyse and help clients maximise the complex and connected systems within which they operate
  • Develop personal knowledge and skills by attending and delivering training

Requirements

  • Minimum of two years' experience as a Business Analyst or using business analysis skills as a Systems Engineer or Systems Thinker
  • Experience in sectors: Defence and Security, Transport, Energy and Utilities, Public Services
  • Demonstrable experience employing business analyst approaches, tools, and responsibilities in complex system and programme environments
  • Ability to translate stakeholder needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements
  • Experience facilitating workshops and interviews with key stakeholders
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skill
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Competence in industry recognised tools for data handling, analysis and requirements management
  • A desire to support PA's internal capabilities and develop PA's Business Analysis expertise

Nice to have

  • Performing gap analyses, and devising strategies to tackle complex challenges
  • Designing future-state processes aligned with systems thinking principles
  • Mediating between low-level technical detail and higher-level objectives
  • Understanding test approaches and experience in supporting testing activities
  • Certifications in Business Analysis (e.g., BCS)
  • Defining the business analysis approach for large scale programmes and complex procurements
  • Experience of coaching and developing teams
  • Analysing operational and performance data to identify patterns
  • Informing decision-making with evidence-based insights, recommendations and scenario modelling
  • Conducting options analysis
  • Completing a current state analysis of business functions
  • Establishing metrics to measure system performance and business outcomes
  • For senior roles: led teams of BAs, managed commercial aspects, managed bids and business development, delivered internal projects

What we offer

  • Private healthcare
  • 25 days annual leave plus bonus half day on Christmas Eve with opportunity to buy 5 additional days
  • Generous company pension scheme
  • Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • PA share ownership
  • Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
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