We are recruiting for a full time Senior Business Analyst (Digital Waste Tracking) on a fixed term basis for 23 months

Your passion has never had a greater purpose

Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.

That’s why, when you join us as Senior Business Analyst (Digital Waste Tracking), you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.

Work that goes beyond your desk

Experts at what we do, we work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. This digital specialist role will be a critical part of SEPA’s Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) project and will work alongside our User Centred Design Team. Responsible for undertaking various aspects of user research, business analysis and service design to inform and align with DWT related policy decisions and strategy, both internally within SEPA and more broadly with Scottish Government and Defra.

Taking a lead role in engagement with representatives from across the organisation and wider UK DWT project to plan, design and carry out research activities with users; understand business operations and needs and identify tools, interfaces and processes which will enable SEPA to manage and use DWT data. This will include coordination across SEPA teams and with other Agencies.
Be the key contact on data and digital related aspects of digital waste tracking project development, working in partnership with colleagues in other UK regulators and devolved governments. Coordinate with these partners to ensure the DWT system meets SEPA’s business and user needs and is aligned with organisational goals. This role will involve the active participation in many multi-agency groups.
Taking a lead role in identifying and elaborating user and business needs to enable effective design, development and testing of DWT system and data (for SEPA) and use feedback from this to inform future priorities and requirements. Provide SEPA support to the wider UK DWT project data testing environment.
Work with colleagues to ensure DWT is embedded in the wider organisation digital transformation programme. This digital specialist role will be a critical part of SEPA’s Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) project and will work alongside our User Centred Design Team. Responsible for undertaking various aspects of user research, business analysis and service design to inform and align with DWT related policy decisions and strategy, both internally within SEPA and more broadly with Scottish Government and Defra.

Respect for your expertise

This is a highly important role within our Regulation, Business & Environment portfolio, which means you’ll need:

Relevant experience or qualification to SCQF Level 8-10 (minimum HND level)
Experience of delivering business solutions in alignment with business goals and objectives
A solid track record of business analysis in a data/digital/ICT project environment, with knowledge and use of business analysis techniques and practices
Ability to lead the analysis, identification, design, prioritisation and implementation of processes which will be centred around the digital waste tracking system
Excellent communication skills with an ability to articulate complex content to a wide range of stakeholders, clarifying the technical and business needs through consultation and consideration of consequences

Please open the link to the Senior Business Analyst role profile link which outlines the core responsibilities and expectations of the role within a defined activity family. Please note the role profile name may be different to the job title being advertised.

Support that goes beyond the workplace

We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:

Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Progressive Family Friendly policies
Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.

Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

Passionately you. Purposefully supportive

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.

Passionately Purposeful about Scotland’s environment – and your career.

Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that’s grounded in respect for your expertise – and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.

We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis. Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply.

We support flexible working arrangements to help you maintain a healthy balance between career and homelife. This includes working part time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely. As a flexible first employer we are open to having conversations about flexible working arrangements that work for you and SEPA from day 1 of your employment with us.

We are proud to be a 'Disability Confident' employer and will work to identify and implement reasonable adjustments and equipment to support you in the role that you do.

Applicants with a visual impairment can request job descriptions and application forms in Braille, large print or on tape.

For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates will undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process please contact SEPA’s Recruitment Team at recruitment@sepa.org.uk

Apply now to join a Passionately Purposeful workplace