Job Description

Ref Number

B01-05241

Professional Expertise

Strategy, Project and Change Management

Department

Vice-President (Operations) (B01)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

05-Nov-2025

About us

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UCL is one of the world's leading universities, recognised for academic excellence, global impact, and a strong commitment to tackling real-world challenges. We are a diverse community where bold ideas are not only welcomed but expected- where thinking differently is part of our culture.



Now is an exciting time to join us as we continue to develop our business analysis capability and lead transformation that is reshaping how students and staff experience UCL.

About the role

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The Head of Business Analysis is a key leadership position within the Strategic Change team. It is responsible for ensuring we have a sector leading BA capability, which can enable us to make the right decisions and deliver a more cohesive and straightforward set of services.



Engaging, strategic and influential, you will partner with our community and various stakeholders across the university to amplify the impact of our next five-year strategy. You will have a particular focus on identifying business problems and opportunities and building key relationships to execute effective solutions to meet our broader institutional objectives.



Please note the

minimum starting salary for Grade 10 Professional Services Staff is 84,594.

About you

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You will be a confident leader with well-developed influencing skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationship at all levels. You will bring experience of leading a business analysis function in a large and complex organisation. With proven experience in a role with responsibility for transformation and change management, and engaging a variety of audiences, you will bring a collaborative approach to delivering on our set objectives. We are pleased to accept applications from individuals who possess transferable skills and experience drawn from sectors outside of Higher Education.

What we offer

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In return, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact within the Student portfolio, working alongside talented colleagues. We offer a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work directly contributes to the university's bold strategic goals. Our people really are our greatest asset and we invest in them so that they can fulfil their potential. Equity, diversity and inclusion is important to us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets.



As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

Immigration loan

Relocation scheme for certain posts

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance


Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.



We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here :



https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/