Analyst Business BIS

Job description

Investigate business requirements, opportunities and problems and to identify appropriate business and or technological solutions which will meet the business requirements
Identify which stakeholders (dependant on complexity) need to be involved in the decision, who will be consulted regarding the solution and who will be informed of the approach and the rationale for using it.Determine and contract with the Project Manager the business analysis activities that must be performed and the deliverables that must be produced.

Estimate the effort required to perform that work, and identify the management tools required to measure the progress of those activities and deliverables.

Determine the composition of the communications plan and schedule for communications regarding business analysis activities. Record and organize the activities to provide a basis for setting expectations for business analysis work, meetings, walkthroughs, and other communications.Define the process that will be used to approve requirements for implementation and manage changes to the solution or requirements scope.

Determine the purpose of the project and its major objectives in order to deliver a successful project.

Perform GAP Analysis by comparing the "As Is" solution to the "To Be" solution to determine the piece of work that needs to be performed.

Determine what is "in scope" and "out of scope" for the identified project to ensure that there is no scope creeping possibilities going forward.

Determine, using workshops, the respective business impacts associated with the project scope to ensure that all aspects of the project have been covered in order to have a successful implementation of the project.

Design the “to be” business architecture by using the best practice design principles and document using accepted tools e.g. CaseWise or agreed upon template to ensure the correct structuring of the requirements.

Identify interfaces and integration points to ensure integrated functional specifications by conducting workshops with IT Systems Analysts, Group Strategy, Enterprise Architecture and where necessary, external vendors.

Document functional and non-functional specifications in the Business Requirements Definition document (e.g. business use cases) to ensure that the stakeholder requirements are fully met.

Knowledge & Skills:
· Problem solving and analysis skills.
· Interviewing and listening skills.
· Documenting of business & functional requirements
· Understanding of project management
· Report writing skills
· Business Planning & Design
· Command of business analysis techniques
· Innovative problem solving skills
· Stakeholder management
· Understanding of business requirements gathering
· Understanding of operations, process and IT
· Workshop facilitation skills
· Information technology literacy
· Knowledge of Barclays products, services & policies
· Process re-engineering skills

Desired profile

BSc, BSc(Eng), BSc(Comp Science) BSc(Information Systems) or BCom (Informatics) or equivalent NQF level 6 qualification
Three (3) years experience as a Business Analyst
Two (2) years experience in business analysis/ business consulting
Two (2) years experience in financial industry
Two (2) years experience in business case building knowledge
Two (2) years experience workshop facilitation skills
Two (2) years experience in Business Processes Re-engineering
knowledge
Three (3) years experience of a Change Lifecycle methodology
Three (3) years direct involvement in business-change projects

Preffered Qualifications :

·  Preference will be given to South African Citizens and Permanent residents of South Africa in possession of proof of permanent resident status

General

·  The appointment will be made in line with the Divisional Employment Equity strategy