Job Description Job Title:
Business Analyst Location:
The role will be primarily based off site at the post holders preferred location, with occasional attendance on an ad-hoc basis at the CLIENT offices in Co.
Mayo.
It should be noted that from time to time, the resource may be required to attend onsite on certain days/times if necessary.
Contract / Permanent :
FTC 12 Months, With further extension Start date: Q2 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter Role: The client is seeking to procure the services of a Business Analyst (BA).
The Business Analyst (BA) works within the client's Design Authority (DA) on the client's enterprise architecture which comprises the business architecture, technical architecture and information architecture functions within the organisation.
The BA identifies business requirements and processes in line with the Design Authority's aims to:
* Leads the review and analysis of the organisation's business intentions, services, processes and information needs to identify changes that lead to business improvements.
* Enable innovation by increasing the ability to change and transform.
* Standardise and mitigate risk by identifying common business solutions that can be used across the organisation to enable delivery of the client mission.
* Reduce technology cost and complexity by coordinating eliminating non-value adding solutions identifying common components and reuse opportunities.
* Improve business capabilities by being able to invest in common aspects, eliminating any duplication and ensure learnings and benefits are shared across the organisation.
* Realise the organisation's strategy and transform the business by providing the integral blueprints and landscapes for the strategically required capabilities, solutions and information and guide projects to deliver them.
* Establishes the contribution that technology can make to business objectives, defining strategies, validating and justifying business needs.
* Conducts feasibility studies, producing high-level and detailed business models.
* Prepares detailed specifications and oversees development and implementation of solutions, taking into account the implications of change on the organisation and all stakeholders.
* Liaises with management regarding the delivery of process and organisational change.
Experience Level Required:
* It is a mandatory requirement that the Resource proposed for this role has not less than 4 years relevant experience.
Any other experience levels less than this will not be accepted.
* Essential experiences Minimum of four years' experience in a Business Analysis role on large-scale technical transformation or systems implementation projects/programmes, working with multi-disciplinary teams.
Note:
In the event that a Resource with a higher level of relevant experience than that required, the client may accept the higher level Resource, however the client will only pay the rates applicable to the Resource experience level as set out here.
* It is a mandatory requirement, that the Resource proposed hold the following qualifications or equivalents: A formal qualification in Business Analysis or a related discipline at Level 8 (or higher) on the National Framework of Qualifications.
Key Deliverable:
The following non-exhaustive list of Key Deliverables, are applicable to the Role:
* Create, update and maintain consistent design patterns and decisions across the organisation to support the corporate plan themes
* Identify, document and manage the needs and requirements of the business and other stake holders by liaising directly with business users and process owners in order to understand and prioritise business requirements.
* Analyse requirements and collaborate closely with stakeholders, developers, suppliers to create the detailed Functional Design and Process Design documents to support project delivery.
* Assess capability gaps, identify relationships and dependencies between new and existing systems and evaluate proposed solutions against enterprise architecture principles and objectives.
* Produce appropriate documentation to ensure understanding and facilitate sign-off by using Plain English, diagrams, process flows, other techniques and scenarios, etc.
* Provide necessary guidance on business requirements and design documents to the development team and user acceptance test team.
* Develop business analysis communication and requirements management plans, participate in and potentially lead design planning meetings and work with project managers to define the business analysis tasks for a project.
* Manage business requirements and process mapping across the CLIENT's business units using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, scenarios, business analysis, and workflow analysis concepts.
* Assist the business in determining which requirements and processes can be made more efficient, automated, simplified, eliminated, etc.
* Work with the project manager and project team to ensure that acceptability criteria are being met and to manage scope creep and change requests.
* Support best practice by introducing new business analysis tools, document templates and checklists for the team.
* Support and participate in multiple projects of varying type and complexity, drafting and updating relevant documentation as required.
* Work full project lifecycle involving both Waterfall and Agile development approaches as required.
* Review artefacts produced by third parties, including design documentation, user stories, diagrams, process flows, scenarios etc to ensure that they meet expected CLIENT standards.
Requirements Key Experience/Competencies/Skillsets :
The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role.
Requirements Gathering and Business Analysis Ø Practical experience of leading on requirements gathering (UI/UX, Functional & Non-Functional) for service impact and designs elements.
Ø Demonstrate, creation and communication of Customer Flows, Customer Persona's, journey maps, service blueprints, data mapping and To-Be Processes to support future service transformation.
Ø Leading on the preparation of detailed specifications and solution requirements.
Ø Experience conducting feasibility studies, high-level and detailed business models, and solution options appraisals.
Business and Digital Transformation Experience Ø Experience as a BA working on large transformation initiatives covering design, development, test and deployment phases.
Ø Experience using Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.
Ø Experience in standardising and mitigating risk by identifying common business solutions that can be used across the organisation, ensuring a holistic enterprise-wide approach to customer service delivery, enhancing effectiveness, reducing costs and utilising its capacity to deliver even better services.
Ø Experience establishing and articulating the contribution that technology can make to business objectives, defining strategies, validating and justifying business needs.
Ø Experience working in a DevOps environment, with an understanding of collaboration between development and operations teams.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Ø Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with practical experience of core business analyst activities using various tools and methods, including process mapping, data requirements mapping, requirements gathering, solution options appraisals and ability to communicate clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
Ø Experience of identifying and explaining issues and solutions clearly and effectively.
Excellent influencing skills with confidence to deal with staff effectively at all levels throughout the organisation.
This includes the production of high-quality documentation.
Ø Experience of liaising with management regarding the delivery of process and organisational change.
Tools and Innovation Awareness Ø Experience using Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project, Visio) Ø Knowledge and awareness of current trends, techniques and pursue new innovations as well as demonstrating a broad knowledge of available business solutions.
Ø Experience in leveraging brainstorming, mind-mapping, and focus groups for user engagement and decision validation.
Requirements Key Experience/Competencies/Skillsets:
The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role.
Requirements Gathering and Business Analysis Ø Practical experience of leading on requirements gathering (UI/UX, Functional & Non-Functional) for service impact and designs elements.
Ø Demonstrate, creation and communication of Customer Flows, Customer Persona's, journey maps, service blueprints, data mapping and To-Be Processes to support future service transformation.
Ø Leading on the preparation of detailed specifications and solution requirements.
Ø Experience conducting feasibility studies, high-level and detailed business models, and solution options appraisals.
Business and Digital Transformation Experience Ø Experience as a BA working on large transformation initiatives covering design, development, test and deployment phases.
Ø Experience using Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.
Ø Experience in standardising and mitigating risk by identifying common business solutions that can be used across the organisation, ensuring a holistic enterprise-wide approach to customer service delivery, enhancing effectiveness, reducing costs and utilising its capacity to deliver even better services.
Ø Experience establishing and articulating the contribution that technology can make to business objectives, defining strategies, validating and justifying business needs.
Ø Experience working in a DevOps environment, with an understanding of collaboration between development and operations teams.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Ø Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with practical experience of core business analyst activities using various tools and methods, including process mapping, data requirements mapping, requirements gathering, solution options appraisals and ability to communicate clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
Ø Experience of identifying and explaining issues and solutions clearly and effectively.
Excellent influencing skills with confidence to deal with staff effectively at all levels throughout the organisation.
This includes the production of high-quality documentation.
Ø Experience of liaising with management regarding the delivery of process and organisational change.
Tools and Innovation Awareness Ø Experience using Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project, Visio) Ø Knowledge and awareness of current trends, techniques and pursue new innovations as well as demonstrating a broad knowledge of available business solutions.
Ø Experience in leveraging brainstorming, mind-mapping, and focus groups for user engagement and decision validation.