Jobs at SLC Repayment (Now Hiring) — 2 open

Salary:

45,172.00 - 53,177.00 GBP Annual

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

Full time

Fixed Term End:

30-09-2027

Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home. 

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK.  Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values 

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work: 

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.

• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.

• Accountability: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.

• Respect: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

• Trust: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words—they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the Role

SLC have 2 fixed term opportunities for Business Analysts.  Reporting to a Lead Business Analyst, the Business Analyst will be assigned to small to medium sized projects or as part of a team supporting and working in larger and more complex projects.

As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role in understanding business problems and identifying opportunities for improvement. You will use your analytical mindset to explore how a business or business area operates — considering people, processes, data, information, technology, and organisational structures. You will help shape meaningful change by identifying areas for improvement, exploring feasible options, analysing impacts, and defining what success looks like.

You will work closely with stakeholders to understand and articulate user and business needs, enabling the effective design, development, testing, and implementation of services and business change that align with organisational goals.

Please note that there are 2 vacancies available:  1 for 24 months and 1 for 12 months.  Your cv will be considered for both opportunities.

What you Bring:

• Graduate level of education or equivalent work-based experience

• Professional qualification (or working towards) BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis or a relevant Business Analysis Professional Qualification

• Experience working on programmes and projects

• Experience in relevant business analysis methodologies, tools, and techniques

• Experience in conducting options analysis and feasibility assessments on small or medium projects or as part of larger programmes

• Proven experience working in a business analyst role

• Experience of agile working practices

• Experienced in identifying, investigating, analysing, and communicating complex business problems and opportunities, and conducting options analysis and feasibility assessment in small or medium projects or as part of a team on larger programmes

• Experience of modelling business processes with limited direction

• Excellent understanding of agile working practices and ability to apply them in projects

• Ability to identify, investigate, and analyse complex business problems and opportunities

• Ability to conduct options analysis and feasibility assessments on small or medium projects or as part of larger programmes

• Proficient in modelling business processes with minimal supervision

• Skilled in analysing, designing, prioritising, and implementing business process changes

• Excellent understanding of requirements management and ability to define and manage requirements effectively

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

• Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders and manage their expectations and commitments

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams

• Ability to build effective relationships and communicate at various levels

• Ability to influence effectively to support decision-making on key outputs

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

• Option to buy/sell annual leave

• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available

• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme

• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary

• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption

• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

• To find out what’s it’s like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

EDI

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience that empowers people of all abilities. Our team actively promotes accessible hiring practices, supports candidates with disabilities throughout their employment journey to help  build a diverse equitable workplace at SLC.

 

SLC will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email [email protected].

Use of AI in Job Applications

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see Candidate Guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.