Senior Business Analyst job at Save the Children

Vacancy title:
Senior Business Analyst

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Business Associations ]

Jobs at:

Save the Children

Deadline of this Job:
18 February 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 31, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Our Business Analysts are responsible for analysing the relevant business area or function and documenting business requirements, business processes, view of existing systems, data, integration requirements etc. Business Analysts will support the development of the current and future state and bridge the gap between projects and the relevant functions and IT (where relevant). Business Analysts will also be expected to contribute to our BA Methodology and support continuous improvement to our BA processes and tools. To be effective in this role you will need experience working as a BA on a complex Transformation Project or Programme.

Key Areas of Accountability :
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to elicit, analyse, translate, and document people (e.g. capacity building), processes, and platforms (i.e. technology systems) requirements
• Document and act as the subject matter expert on business processes to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Work within a project team to deliver incremental business value to users Identify any potential conflicting business requirements, definition gaps, dependencies between projects and escalate to project manager to formulate a resolution plan
• Support the prioritisation of design requirements with the project team with an informed understanding of the impact to the organisation
• Maintain accurate, version controlled, documentation over the project lifecycle, which is readily available to key stakeholders, and ensure the knowledge is disseminated
• Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the Business Analysis Methodology and associated process and templates.

Experience and Skills
• Ability to understand and manage stakeholder requirements/drivers and project expectations
• Proven business requirements gathering and process/workflow analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present both at a technical and non-technical level
• Demonstrable ability to write high quality requirements / user stories
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting business requirements
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to support the creation of compelling business cases with accurate cost and effort estimations
• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas
• Proven experience in facilitating productive workshops, preferably in multi-cultural contexts
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree priorities with the Project Manager
• Experience working with a standardised Business Analysis methodology and associated processes and tools
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business
• Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally
• Desirable:
• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
• Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply follow this link http://www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply 

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 18 February 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 31-01-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 31-01-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 31-01-2066
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