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Overview:
The Business Analyst (PMO), reporting to the Head of Data and Transformation, is responsible for supporting the business transformation team. The role supports the team to enable the prioritisation and delivery of cross-functional transformation projects, and helps hold the business to account.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Transformation Manager in the day-to-day operation of governance processes: to include project initiation, change management, progress measurement and management, clarity on success criteria, to completion.

• Support the Portfolio Manager in maintaining the programme pipeline:

• Support the collation of project initiation documentation and business cases to enable proper scrutiny as part of governance processes, ensuring projects meet business objectives, and resource/time/cost/benefits are well understood and prioritised.

• Collate KPIs and performance metrics to measure the success of strategic initiatives. Regularly evaluate progress.

• Compute project prioritisation aligned to the Group’s strategic objectives by routinely reviewing the in-mind and in-flight projects against key criteria.

• Collaborate with stakeholders:

• work closely with operational teams, IT, Finance and other department heads to collate project scopes and understand transformation plans.

• Support the Portfolio Manager and Senior Transformation Manager in working with SLT, divisional and segment leadership

• Communicate: prepare reporting on programmes and strategic initiatives for the Head of Data and Transformation to deliver to executive, support office stakeholders, and Mars divisional and segmental leadership.

• Oversee project execution: collate progress on implementation of transformation projects to assess whether they are operating within agreed timelines and budgets through planning and control activities.

Person specification

Essential

• 2+ years experience in business analysis

• Foundational business understanding (Marketing, Operations, Finance, HR, Procurement etc.)

Desirable:
 

• PMO background

• Knowledge of veterinary market

Salary: For information on the compensation package for this role, please speak to Carl Atkinson, Senior P&O Business Partner.

Salary Value £32,000- £36,00 per annum;

Salary Description: from, depending on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

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