Business Analyst - IT

About Low Carbon

Low Carbon is a purpose driven company that creates large-scale renewable energy in the global fight against climate change. Our mission is to protect the planet for future generations while delivering positive returns for our communities and investors. Our goal is to produce as much new renewable energy as possible while limiting our own environmental impact. We do this by developing, investing in, and operating large-scale renewable energy projects across the globe.

Our partnership with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is enabling us to accelerate the deployment of large-scale renewable energy and underpins our ambition to transform the global energy sector from fossil fuels to zero carbon.

All of us at Low Carbon know that trust is a vital component of the climate fight. We are a long-standing certified B-Corporation, a reflection of our fundamental ethos to balance the needs of the environment and society with our bottom line.

We are extremely proud of the highly professional and talented team at Low Carbon.  We have built a positive learning culture that incorporates respect, trust, collaboration, and a shared passion to combat climate change.  It is an open, friendly and supportive environment, and we are proud to say we work here. As we grow, we are committed to increasing diversity in the team, and continuing to foster an inclusive environment where we can learn from each other.

Role Description

Low Carbon is building a Digital Platform to transform enterprise data management, drive efficiencies and improve decision quality. Joining a small group of high performing technology and data science professionals, this role will play an important role in supporting a number of project initiatives and BAU activities to ensure the efficient and effective operation of our organisations IT systems and infrastructure.

You will be responsible for analysing user requirements, identifying technical solutions, and providing support to end-users.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse requirements by collaborating with business stakeholders
• Critically analyse and map IT systems, business workflows/process, and data flows, identifying areas for improvement
• Create documentation including functional and technical specifications, user manuals, workflow diagrams and data models
• Work closely with IT development teams to ensure successful solutions implementation
• Act as a focal point with business stakeholders, to troubleshoot and address issues
• Collaborate with third parties and internal teams to ensure smooth integration of new systems with existing infrastructure, deploying effective change management procedures
• Assist with the development and implementation of data management best practices

Person Specification

• A friendly, approachable and professional manner
• An excellent communicator who builds trusted relationships with people at all levels
• Energetic, reliable, adaptable and used to using their initiative
• Highly organised, great attention to detail and a focus on getting things done
• Be an enthusiastic and committed team player with a ‘hands on approach’ to problem solving

Skills & Experience

Prospective candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a related field such as IT, Computer Science, economics or statistics or equivalent academic or on-the-job experience.

• Essential: Previous experience as a Business Analyst – able to hit the ground running
• Experience with agile methodologies, including working in Scrum or Kanban teams
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and business intelligence skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to a non-technical audience
• Desirable: Proficiency in Excel, SQL and Python
• Desirable: Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI
• Desirable: Strong knowledge in IT systems, networks, infrastructure, Azure

Our Compensation & Benefits

• 26 days holiday plus your birthday off (with option to buy a further 5 days)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Annual Bupa Health Check
• Private Healthcare for you and your family (medical history disregarded)
• Contributory Pension
• EV Car scheme
• Cycle scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Plexi for commercial discounts and perks
• 3 additional days for volunteering to support causes of your choice
• £50 credit per month towards short notice childcare, eldercare and pet care via ‘Bubble’