Job Information
Job Title: Business Analyst
Job Requisition ID: 56102
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 21, 2024
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment
Salary: $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561- $90,011/year)

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Role Responsibilities

The Business Analyst position is critical to ongoing day-to-day operational support of business area and applications that ensure core functions of Alberta Health are running smoothly with no impact to external clients or internal business areas. This position will also support project-based work including key projects Alberta Health has committed to implementing such as Orchestrating the Modernization of Alberta's Health Insurance Operations (MAESTRO), Schedule of Medical Benefits, Central Patient Attachment Registry (CPAR), Blended Capitation Implementation and other ministry priorities.

Working within the Health Information Systems Division and reporting to the Manager in the Application Maintenance and Business Support unit, the Business Analyst duties include:

• Planning and coordinating deliverables from analysis through to implementation.
• Gathering and documenting business requirements
• Validating design specifications and ensuring all Alberta Health standards are met
• Researching and supporting resolution of business process and policy issues

The Business Analyst must demonstrate leadership skills and experience working with diverse stakeholder groups along with proactive problem-solving skills to deliver effective business solutions. Strengths include critical thinking, analytical, problem solving, systems thinking, negotiation, written, oral and facilitation skills. The Business Analyst must also demonstrate the ability to manage multiple tasks that will assist in handling shifting priorities. The role will require you to have an energetic approach to seeing tasks through to completion for quality services delivery with positive business results.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Agility: Work in a changing environment and take initiative to change

Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborate across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict

Creative Problem Solving: Engage the community and resources at hand to address issues

Systems thinking: Consider inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals

Qualifications

A university degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or in a related field supplemented by a minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible related experience in an IT focused business analyst role is required.

Required experience includes:

• Information systems business analysis
• Project management
• Operational support and Change Management
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Equivalency:

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency based on one year of education for one year of experience or vice versa.

Preference will be given to individuals with:

• Work experience in a large or public organization
• Understanding of system development lifecycle
• Experience working with health systems, data and analytics

The following experience is considered an asset:

• Business Analyst and/or Project Management Certification
• Experience in working with large mainframe and/or web-based applications
• Familiarity with various Health regulations including but not limited to: Health Information Act, Health Insurance Premiums Regulation, Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, etc.

A cover letter outlining how your experience and education relates to the qualifications and competencies of this role is required.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

Notes

This competition will be used to fill three (3) permanent, full-time roles.

Hours of Work:
7.25 hours daily; 36.25 hours weekly, Monday to Friday

Location:

• ATB Place North, 10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta, T5J 1S6.
• This position requires working full time from the office for the initial training period from three to six months. After that, there will be an option to qualify for a hybrid work arrangement (in accordance with GoA policy where up to two days working from home may be available).

Other information:

• Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.
• Top candidates will be invited to provide a written assessment, and interviews will be conducted in person in Edmonton, Alberta.
• Top candidates will be required to undergo security screening.
• This position maybe used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at equal or lower classification and salary.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hour shifts/week).

Pre-employment checks will be completed to assess the candidate's suitability for a role. These checks can include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, and academic verification. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

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• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreements
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How To Apply

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Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please visit for more information. Please visit , for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)( ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ( ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the job description, please contact Michele Murphy at . #J-18808-Ljbffr