Business Analyst (BA) – Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – Policing

Position: Business Analyst – RPA

Type: 6 Month Contract (January Start)

Location: Fully Remote

Clearance: Active NPPV3 (used within the last 6 months) – Mandatory

Rate: £650 Per Day Outside IR35

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with RPA delivery experience within UK policing to support automation initiatives across operational, investigative, and back‑office functions. The ideal candidate understands policing data flows, national standards, and secure environments, and can translate complex operational processes into controlled, auditable, automatable workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process discovery and mapping across policing functions (crime, intel, custody, case prep, back-office units).
• Conduct fit‑for‑automation assessments, ensuring alignment with force standards and security constraints.
• Quantify benefits including FTE savings, accuracy improvement, risk reduction, and compliance uplift.
• Document current-state and future-state processes using BPMN or equivalent.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Active NPPV3 clearance, used within the last 6 months – Mandatory for this role .
• 3-5+ years working as a Business Analyst with demonstrable end‑to‑end RPA delivery.
• Experience delivering automation within policing or other secure public safety environments.
• Hands‑on knowledge of one or more RPA platforms:
• UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, or Microsoft Power Automate.
• Proven experience working with RPA developers, solution architects, security teams, and operational policing units.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with policing systems such as Niche RMS, Athena, PNC, PND, or Digital Case File systems.
• Knowledge of Home Office data standards, NPCC guidance, and force information security requirements.
• Understanding of public safety workflows, including investigations, case management, intelligence, digital evidence, and command & control environments.
• Process mining experience (Celonis, UiPath Process Mining, Power BI analytics).