IT BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST 12 Months Contract

Introduction

Responsible for facilitating and defining business requirements and ensuring translation into effective business solutions

Job description

Develop a Business Analysis Approach in project execution or investigation

Understand project context to determine applicable BPA approach

Lead the definition and review of business processes

Understand current business processes and define future business processes

Document future business process/es

Facilitate Business requirements workshops or sessions to elicit and define system requirements

Plan and execute business requirements elicitation sessions/workshops

Develop Business Requirement Specifications

Participate in solution design workshops

Develop Functional Requirement Specifications

Provide input to System Requirement Specification and other Technical oriented documents

Contribute in development of testing and training materials

Document test scenarios and review test cases

Assist testing capability in ensuring that new system meet requirements

Coordinate and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Minimum requirements

Relevant 3 year Information Technology or business-related qualification

Minimum of 3 years Business/Process Analysis experience, preferably across multiple disciplines/domains

Working knowledge of relevant methodology and tools e.g. Process modelling tools, project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc.)

Additional Criteria

• Proven experience in leading solution design workshops

• Expert knowledge in delivering typical Business Analysis Artefacts

• Faculty Training Institute Business Analysis qualification advantageous

• General understanding of forecasting and planning processes in the retail environment will be advantageous

• Experience of Agile methodologies and frameworks including Scrum and Kanban and of the Business Analyst role within agile frameworks

• Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management and influencing skills, demonstrating success in facilitating collaboration, influencing, communicating and negotiating at all levels

• Expertise and extensive experience in process modelling, gap analysis and requirements engineering with the delivery of appropriate artefacts to progress development and achieve business objectives

• The ability to interact and work collaboratively within a team as well as the ability to run with a piece of work autonomously where required

• Ability to research technology-related concepts, trends and best practices, and apply findings

• Synthesises data from different sources to identify trends

• Presents problem analysis and a recommended solution rather than just identifying and describing the problem itself

• Demonstrates a results-oriented mindset in planning and implementing activities/projects

• Anticipates potential obstacles and their impact on the accomplishment of goals and timelines and propose/ take corrective action where required

• Listens attentively and checks understanding of the message being received.

• Prepares written reports and briefs and communicates ideas clearly.

• Speaks fluently in team meetings when presenting information.

• Convinces others by identifying benefits for all; looks for ways to increase the value of the partnership for all parties.

• Genuinely cultivates personal bonds with colleagues in order to enhance performance throughout the organisation.

• Adjusts to work effectively within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures

• Anticipates change and continuously remains prepared for change