Senior Specialist: Business Analysis

Recruiter:

Liyema Consulting

Job Ref:

JHB000406/AM

Date posted:

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related

SUMMARY:
To ensure that user requirements for the business are documented, developed and delivered on

POSITION INFO:

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

· 3 Year Degree / equivalent Diploma /equivalent Certificate in Information Technology / Business / Project Management (essential), and

· 5 – 8 Years business analysis / systems analysis experience preferably in a highly complex in-house development environment (essential)

OR,

· Matric/Grade 12 or equivalent (essential), and

· 1-2 year relevant courses/certificate (essential), and

8 - 10 Years business analysis / systems analysis experience preferably in a highly complex in-house development environment (essential)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

Job knowledge :

· Complex business analysis cases

Group facilitation sessions
Commercial Systems technical environment
Change control procedures
Project management fundamentals
Technology / Industry trends
Business analysis methods
Application functionality

Skills :

Problem solving skills are essential
Decision making skills are essential
Analytical skills are essential
Computer Applications (MS Office) is essential
Interpersonal skills are essential
Presentation skills are essential
Facilitation skills are essential

Competencies - Extreme Importance :

Analysing
Applying Expertise and Technology
Relating and Networking
Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
Deciding and Initiating Action
Writing and Reporting
Persuading and Influencing
Adapting and Responding to Change – original High Importance
Coping with Pressures and Setbacks – original High Importance
Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
Working with People
Learning and Researching
Planning and Organising
Presenting and Communicating Information
Adhering to Principles and Values

Competencies - High Importance :

Competencies - Moderate Importance :

Creating and Innovating
Formulating Strategies and Concepts
Following Instructions and Procedures

Competencies - Baseline Importance :

Leading and Supervising

Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking

Key accountabilities and decision ownership :

· To perform business analysis and design activities by assessing requirements in terms of feasibility, impact and cost, thereby assisting to create and compile accurate user requirement documents.

· To provide technical input into system definition and design activities and facilitate the delivery of value added solutions.

· To research / investigate current industry trends and standards in terms of technologies deployed / planned to be deployed and how that can enhance / optimise systems.

· To act as a technical liaison between business and the technical teams and to ensure the required support from all areas to ensure delivery of quality solutions.

· To ensure that solutions are delivered through the agreed delivery processes and to support the technical teams with the delivery of solutions e.g. facilitation of configuration, testing, rollout coordination

· To research, define and maintain industry best practices within the Online & Transformation Division with respect to the above and other delivery processes

· To maintain, re-evaluate, optimise or automate existing business processes

· To create reports and feedback to executive and line management

To perform quality assurance across business analysis documentation, vendor documentation, proposals, technical designs, test documentation and operational handover documentation

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