Job Description:

• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
• Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches.
• Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the nature of the deliverable.
• Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mock-ups, etc.
• Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects.
• Monitors progress, resolve problems and report regularly to management and stakeholders.
• Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up.
• Provides updates to the Project Manager on progress, identifies project issues and risks and escalates to project manager when required.
• Works closely with the Product Owner, Project Manager, and Systems Analysts to ensure meeting the objectives of the project.
• Works with client groups to facilitate design discussions and resolve issues.
• Supports testers by clarifying requirements and validating test scenarios and cases.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Business and Functional Requirements Gathering and Documentation (30%):

• Ability to document business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions.
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping.
• Ability to provide a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
• Interact with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• 10+ years experience in a business analyst capacity participating in various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering workshops and developing documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with creating Business Cases, Screen Design/User Interface, Business Process Model Flows, and Logical architecture artifacts, among other deliverables.
• Experience identifying and documenting testing plans, schedules and cases. Supporting testing resources and clarifying expected outcomes.

Project Management and Leadership Skills (35%):

• Knowledge of project management methodologies, principles, and practices.
• Ability to work independently and influence others.
• Actively participate and engage in discussions related to project strategies, approaches and deliverables.
• Ability to identify resource requirements and create plans and schedules to meet deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience reporting on progress of deliverables, milestones, issues and risks to various audiences, including steering committees and formal status reporting.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills (35%):

• Written communication skills to prepare various technical materials, business cases, research findings, reports and procedures.
• Meet with stakeholders and assess needs and gain clarification where required.
• Lead and facilitate discussions with vendors, client ministries, other project team members and management.
• Experience creating presentations and presenting to executive steering committees responsible for project oversight and decision-making.