Places for People Hiring for Trainee Business Analyst Full Time

We are Places for People Group, we’re a social enterprise that believes it’s more than just homes that make a community – it’s the people. That’s why we build homes and manage communities where everyone can thrive.

We aren’t your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you’re more than just a number – you’re a part of our cause.

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This role is part of our 2023 graduate programme, known internally as our Emerging Talent programme. As our Trainee Business Analyst, you’ll support the transformation office with managing, planning and implementing change across the organisation.

As we know, it takes a community to deliver change and that is why the newly formed transformation office plays a key part in working towards our organisations strategy of changing lives by creating and supporting thriving communities.

The start date for this role is 18th September 2023 which will include a week long induction.

The two-year programme will support you to develop the core skills, behaviours and technical ability to develop into a Business Analyst. The role will offer you exposure to all areas of our business, gaining real insight into the way in which processes, ways of working and technology applications solutions need to evolve to support the changing needs of a team. Using your keen eye for detail you’ll be trusted to recognise where improvements can be made, driving better value from IT systems and processes. The Trainee Business Analyst acts as a go-between across the project team, the business and the technical teams , understanding each teams best practise, challenges and project needs

For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

You’ll be educated to a graduate-level with a degree within a related specialism such as IT, Business Management, Project Manager or similar. The successful candidate will be supported with a thorough and detailed training package, therefore a particular academic history isn’t preferred. The successful candidate must have a willingness to learn and develop the new skills.

This role is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail and an inquisitive mind. You’ll want to get stuck in and not be afraid to challenge and change systems, processes and application that don’t meet their full potential and requirements. Striving to do the right thing not the easy thing! You’ll be encouraged to take on your own projects and whilst you’ll get the support of the team, the opportunity to have the autonomy to make decisions should excite you.

You’ll put People First, delivering excellent customer experience and service to our internal colleagues. Acting as an ambassador for both the Group Transformation Office and the Emerging Talent Programme.

The application process is designed to support you to showcase your personality, strong communicators and candidates who embody our SPIRIT values will be looked upon favourably.

Benefits

You’ll join our Emerging Talent programme which brings together SPIRITed and talented individuals from across Places for People. The programme is designed to provide you with a wide range of skills, business insight and sector specific knowledge over two years. You’ll learn a lot and quickly, you’ll get exposure to some of our senior leaders as well being connected to a business mentor to support you throughout. You’ll be encouraged and empowered to flourish and thrive within a nurturing environment. Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that’s why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse ad pioneering environment.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

What’s next?

Hopefully what you’ve read here has got you excited and wanting to apply. The first step of the application process should take around 20 minutes. You’ll be asked to complete your personal details, academic history and provide us some additional supporting information about you. Don’t worry you should know all of the answers. The next part of the application form is asking you to complete a few additional questions, these will ask you to consider your reason for applying, what you want out of the Emerging Talent programme and how you would address current societal issues. Take your time over these, your answers will be shared and may lead to additional questions throughout the application process.

Finally, you’ll be asked to upload a CV, this should include an overview of your work history so far, don’t forget to include any volunteering you’ve done. You will need to make sure this includes all of your academic achievements, from GCSE to your most recent qualifications.

Once we’ve been able to review your application and CV, successful candidates will be sent invites to complete a video interview. This gives you the opportunity to give us more information and offer insight into the person behind the CV.