The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is recruiting Business Analysts (Band 3/SEO) to support major digital transformation, service improvement and organisational change programmes across the organisation.
There are 2 positions available, with salaries ranging from £47,686 to £54,453 per year. The roles are available on an 18-month fixed-term, loan or secondment basis, with full-time and part-time working options.
The positions are based across Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds and Nottingham, with hybrid working available.
Important: This vacancy is not open to applicants who require sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system.
Job Details
- Employer: Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Job Title: Business Analyst (Band 3/SEO)
- Reference: 479297
- Job Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Band 3
- Salary: £47,686 – £54,453 per year
- Contract: Fixed term, loan or secondment
- Contract Length: 18 months
- Number of Vacancies: 2
- Business Area: HSE – Operational Services Division
- Job Type: Operational Delivery
- Locations: Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds and Nottingham
- Working Pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working and job share
- Part-Time Minimum: 30 hours per week
- Closing Date: 12:00 midday, Thursday 1 October 2026
- Reference Number: 479297
About the Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. Its work focuses on protecting people and places while helping create safer and healthier working environments.
The Business Analyst position sits within HSE’s Change Team, part of the Operational Services Division. The Change Team includes three key areas:
- Transformation Office
- Programme and Project Management
- Business Design & Change
The successful Business Analyst will work with other analysts, Business Design & Change practitioners, business architects and operational specialists to support significant transformation programmes across HSE.
About the Role
The Business Analyst will help design, build and implement new operating models and digital services that support HSE’s strategic priorities.
The role involves analysing existing services and processes, identifying business and user requirements, designing future-state processes and supporting the implementation of new services, organisational structures and ways of working.
The successful candidate will also contribute to continuous improvement across HSE operations and may mentor or manage more junior Business Analysts.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst to contribute to major transformation projects while developing their skills within HSE’s growing professional community.
Key Responsibilities
The Business Analyst will:
- Undertake business analysis, including performance and productivity baselining, demand analysis, impact and feasibility analysis, scenario modelling, activity-based costing and benefits tracking.
- Support the development of comprehensive transformation plans.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams and operational colleagues to design efficient, effective and user-focused services.
- Gather and refine business and user requirements for future operating models.
- Document current-state services, functions, end-to-end processes and user journeys.
- Design future-state processes, workflows and user journeys.
- Contribute to target operating models and organisational designs.
- Help define operational pilots and test scenarios.
- Report on outcomes and results and adjust proposed solutions where necessary.
- Work with operational teams to support process control, performance and compliance.
- Develop operational frameworks that support ongoing service delivery.
- Identify and manage key stakeholders.
- Adapt communication approaches to suit different stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively across HSE.
Requirements / Person Specification
Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience and skills in the following areas:
- Experience capturing user needs and requirements and documenting functional and non-functional requirements and user stories within a digital transformation environment.
- Experience baselining current processes and designing future-state processes, workflows and user journeys.
- Ability to support the implementation of new processes and technology and associated change management activities.
- Ability to manage demand and resources by prioritising work and identifying capacity constraints.
- Awareness of competing priorities and the ability to support informed decision-making.
- Experience engaging and managing stakeholders from different backgrounds.
- Ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Proficiency with relevant Microsoft tools, including Azure DevOps, Dynamics 365, Excel and Visio.
The lead criterion for the role is experience of capturing user needs and requirements and documenting functional and non-functional requirements and user stories within a digital transformation environment.
Hybrid Working
HSE offers hybrid working, combining home and office working where the arrangement is suitable for the role.
The allocated HSE office will remain the contractual place of work. Employees working under the hybrid arrangement are expected to attend the office or another business-related site for approximately 60% of their working week.
Office attendance will depend primarily on business requirements, while personal and other relevant circumstances may also be considered.
Applicants are encouraged to consider whether they can reasonably travel to their allocated office before applying.
Working Pattern
The vacancy supports:
- Full-time working
- Part-time working
- Flexible working
- Job share
Part-time applicants must be able to commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Salary & Benefits
The salary for the role is £47,686 to £54,453 per year.
The HSE also contributes towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
Other benefits include:
- Civil Service Pension Scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working options
- Family-friendly policies
- Carer-friendly policies
- 185 hours of annual leave, increasing to 222 hours after five years of qualifying service
- Public holidays
- One day of Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- E-Gift Cards and vouchers through EdenRed
- Inclusion and diversity initiatives
- Workplace adjustments for eligible candidates
Visa / Right-to-Work
This role does not offer sponsorship for applicants who require sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system.
The advert specifically states that applications from candidates who require sponsorship will be rejected, and any provisional offer made to such an applicant may be withdrawn.
Applicants should therefore have the necessary existing right to work in the UK and should check the nationality and eligibility requirements before applying.
Selection Process
The vacancy uses the Civil Service Success Profiles recruitment framework and will assess candidates against:
- Behaviours
- Experience
- Technical skills
The behaviours assessed are:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
Only Communicating and Influencing requires evidence in the initial application.
The technical skills assessed include:
- Business Analyst – Adapting to delivery methodologies – Working
- Business Analyst – Context, problem and option analysis – Working
- Business Analyst – Defining and managing business needs, user needs and requirements – Working
Application Requirements
After submitting the short application form, candidates will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement Test.
The test is not timed, but candidates are advised to complete it as soon as possible, ideally within 24–48 hours, to allow enough time to complete the rest of the application.
Applicants who pass the test will proceed to the next stage.
The application includes:
- An anonymised CV covering career history, experience and qualifications
- A personal statement of no more than 750 words
- A 250-word statement addressing the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing
Applicants should tailor their CV and statements to the essential skills and criteria in the vacancy.
The CV, personal statement and lead behaviour statement will form part of the sift process.
Important Application Dates
- Application deadline: 12:00 midday, 1 October 2026
- Sift: Week commencing 5 October 2026
- First interview stage: Week commencing 19 October 2026
- Second interview stage: Week commencing 2 November 2026
Dates may change depending on panel availability.
There will also be maintenance affecting the online Civil Service tests on Sunday 27 September 2026 between 4pm and midnight. Candidates will not be able to access the tests during this period, although saved progress will remain available.
Artificial Intelligence and Applications
HSE permits candidates to use artificial intelligence tools to support their applications, but all examples and statements must be truthful, factually accurate and based on the applicant’s own experience.
Applications may be withdrawn where plagiarism is identified or where applicants present the ideas or experiences of others, including AI-generated material, as their own.
Security Checks
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a basic or equivalent criminal record check.
Candidates working with government assets must also complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.
HSE may conduct additional checks, including Google and social media checks, where applicable and in accordance with the relevant recruitment principles.
Nationality Requirements
The vacancy is broadly open to eligible:
- UK nationals
- Republic of Ireland nationals
- Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK
- Eligible EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic and Liechtenstein nationals and qualifying family members with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
- Certain individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme
- Turkish nationals and certain family members who have accrued the relevant right to work in the Civil Service
Applicants should check the Civil Service nationality requirements before applying.
Additional Information
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited non-departmental public bodies may apply, but successful candidates will only be considered on a loan or secondment basis as applicable.
Existing Civil Servants must obtain the required approval from their line manager before applying.
HSE may hold a reserve list for up to 12 months, although being placed on the reserve list does not guarantee a future appointment.
HSE is also a Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from disabled candidates. Workplace adjustments can be provided where appropriate.
Application / Selection Process
To apply, candidates should use the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy and complete all required stages before the deadline.
Applicants should ensure that their CV, personal statement and behaviour statement directly address the requirements of the vacancy.
Application deadline: 12:00 midday on Thursday 1 October 2026.
FAQs
Is sponsorship available for this Business Analyst role?
No. The advert explicitly states that the role is not open to applicants who require sponsorship under the UK points-based system. Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship will be rejected.
What is the salary?
The salary is £47,686 to £54,453 per year.
How many Business Analyst positions are available?
There are 2 vacancies.
Where are the jobs based?
The positions are available in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds and Nottingham.
Is the role permanent?
No. The advertised positions are for 18 months on a fixed-term, loan or secondment basis.
Can I apply part-time?
Yes. Part-time working is available, provided applicants can commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Is hybrid working available?
Yes. HSE offers hybrid working where appropriate, with employees generally expected to attend the office or another business-related site for approximately 60% of their working week.
What qualifications or experience are required?
Applicants need relevant Business Analyst experience, particularly in capturing user needs and requirements, documenting requirements and user stories, process analysis, stakeholder management, Agile delivery and digital transformation.
When is the application deadline?
Applications and the required online test must be completed by 12:00 midday on Thursday 1 October 2026.
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