Business Analyst
You don’t need a badge to make a difference. As part of our police staff team, your skills and perspective help us cut crime, build safer communities and support victims.
The main purpose of the Business Analyst role is to work as part of a small group of Business Analysts the role will be tasked with the elicitation, analysis and clear definition of data, organisational, and system requirements.
Perform up-front analysis on a project to determine its feasibility and business benefit realisation and to inform and influence the governance decision making, planning and prioritisation process.
Undertake, as part of the initial discovery stage, to define the business impact of each change on each source system and the downstream systems they feed to.
Collaborate with project stakeholders at all levels to understand their problems and capture, define and agree business requirements, business process workflows and system requirements.
Help identify and articulate options for potential solutions that meet the business requirements and are logical, feasible and cost effective.
Undertake, as part of the definition stage, to define both the deployment service model and the remediation approach on a source specific basis and document for each system.
Liaise with project personnel to ensure that the final deliverables of a task or project meet the stated business requirements and have been delivered and measured against original design specifications.
- The Business Analyst role is a hybrid (mix of home & office working) role
- Fixed term contract for 12 months
The closing date for this post is 12 noon on Friday 13th February 2026
Why work for us?
- 28 days Annual leave (increasing to 33 after 5 years service) + bank holidays.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Health and wellbeing, occupational health services, staff network and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Police Mutual, affordable private healthcare and other savings.
- Gym membership discounts.
- Discounts on Electric Vehicles and Cycle to work scheme.
- Register for a Blue light card – over 15,000 discounts from large national retailers.
To read more about the added benefits and rewards of working for West Mercia Police, please go to our website.
- We embrace diversity and welcome applications from everyone.
- We are also happy to talk flexible working where it is suitable for the role.
If you require any support to complete your application or you have any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01905 718444 (press option 1 then 5) or email BOC.staff.recruitment.team@westmercia.police.uk (internally please use myBop)
Internal applicants who are in need of redeployment will be offered positions ahead of other candidates, subject to them passing a selection process.
We know that people from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. We don’t want that to be a barrier for suitable candidates. If you meet the majority of the criteria and are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can thrive.
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