Business Analyst
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Job Description
On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is seeking a Business Analyst to join its IT project teams. You will lead requirements and process work across departments, turning business needs into practical solutions that line up with the organization's strategic goals.
Responsibilities
Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/
About Affinity
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 14038
On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is seeking a Business Analyst to join its IT project teams. You will lead requirements and process work across departments, turning business needs into practical solutions that line up with the organization's strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements-gathering sessions and workshops with stakeholders; document detailed business requirements.
- Analyze and document current-state and future-state business processes and workflows, and find opportunities to improve them through technology or process change.
- Plan and run business process re-engineering and improvement initiatives, and support management reviews of programs.
- Build business cases that set out the costs, benefits and risks of proposed solutions.
- Write functional specifications, use cases and user stories that are clear, complete and buildable.
- Conduct impact analysis on proposed changes to existing systems and processes.
- Act as the liaison between department end users, technical teams, consultants and other government organizations through analysis, design, configuration, testing and support.
- Translate technical material into plain language for non-technical staff, and pull information together into clear briefings that support management decisions.
- Take part in testing and QA to confirm solutions meet requirements and are fit for purpose.
- Help build training materials and deliver end-user training.
- Mentor junior business analysts and other team members.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Commerce or an equivalent field.
- 10+ years working as a Business Analyst.
- 5+ years documenting and conducting process analysis and re-engineering.
- 5+ years writing requirements, use cases and user stories.
- 5+ years working on projects in an Agile environment.
- Strong political acumen: comfortable working with senior and executive stakeholders in a public sector setting.
- Strong critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent communication, consulting and client-relationship skills, including explaining complex technical and business concepts and negotiating change.
- Proven ability to frame problems, lead information gathering, and pull findings together into timely, well-reasoned decisions.
- IIBA certification (CBAP or CCBA preferred).
- Working knowledge of the BABOK Guide.
Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/
About Affinity
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 14038
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Responsibilities
Lead requirements gathering and process analysis across departments, documenting business needs, workflows, specifications, use cases, and user stories. Coordinate with stakeholders and technical teams through solution design, testing, training, and support, while developing business cases, communicating findings to management, and mentoring junior analysts.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Commerce, or an equivalent field, along with 10 or more years of Business Analyst experience. Candidates need at least five years each in process analysis and re-engineering, requirements documentation, and Agile projects, plus strong stakeholder, communication, critical-thinking, and consulting skills; IIBA certification and BABOK knowledge are preferred.
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Process Analysis
- Process Re-engineering
- Requirements Documentation
- Use Cases
- User Stories
- Agile
- Business Case Development
- Impact Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Consulting
- Testing and Quality Assurance
- End-User Training
- Mentoring
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Categories
- Technology
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting
- Government & Public Sector
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Requirements
- Process Analysis
- Current-State Processes
- Future-State Processes
- Process Re-engineering
- Business Process Improvement
- Business Cases
- Functional Specifications
- Use Cases
- User Stories
- Impact Analysis
- Agile
- Testing
- Quality Assurance
- End-User Training
- Stakeholder Management
- Public Sector
- IIBA
- CBAP
- CCBA
- BABOK Guide