Business Analyst

Duration: September 2024 to February 28, 2024

Location: HYBRID – Mon to Wed on-site

1. MUST have experience with Change Management

2. MUST have experience with large-scale / enterprise-level implementations

3. MUST have expertise with Process Management

4. MUST be able to mentor other junior BAs on the team

5. MUST have superior experience with workshop, facilitation and training experience

6. Needs to have superior communication skills

7. We need problem solvers.

SKILLS NEEDED:

• Extensive senior business analysis and solution assessment experience related to complex enterprise solution implementations
• Process Improvement certification
• Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred.
• Workshop facilitation or training experience is preferred.
• Considerable experience working in a post-secondary or public sector environment
• Experience implementing and/or managing solutions that support student admissions preferably admissions
• Experience working with multiple business technical and vendor teams

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Leads business units through the development of business cases and obtains approval of senior management to proceed through gated portfolio process.
• Works with business analysts project managers and business managers to ensure the benefits defined in the business case and subsequent benefit delivery plans are realized using baseline models and performance statistics.
• Leads cross-functional business process re-engineering teams and continuous improvement efforts.
• Documents business processes using relevant modelling techniques such as Use Case Swim lane Activity Business Process Modelling Diagram and Data Flow Diagram.
• Analyzes processes to recommend fundamental process improvements to management which exploit technology components eliminate redundant tasks and/or minimize duplication of effort.
• Responsible for the creation of an accurate business requirements document and obtaining stakeholder and senior management’s approval.
• Defines the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy for projects Leads the UAT associated with projects Leads the development of UAT test cases.
• Develops or supports the development of training material.

The Business Analyst will be accountable to the Project Manager for all work and deliverables assigned. The key activities / deliverables within the scope of this project include:

• Define the specific list of business and process analysis deliverables that covers the scope of the project identifying the stakeholders who will be part of the creation and validation of each deliverable with Project Manager.
• Estimate and plan work independently with key stakeholder and project team.
• Define and document the approach for process analysis.
• Drive strong stakeholder engagement with relationship building.
• Work closely with functional analysts and Snr. Business analyst for prototyping translating business processes requirements to technical business rules and workflow.
• Independently lead across campus process analysis and work with key stakeholders to provides business process re-engineering to support the Graduate Admission solution with standardized methodologies.
• Documenting and/or updating current state business processes and Standard Operating Procedures (manual and system) for administration departments and faculties.
• Complete current and future state time in motion studies on core business process activities to determine measurable benefits.
• Evaluate and promote organizational efficiencies through review of organizational structures workload assessment standardizing processes and recommending enhancements.
• Partner with key stakeholders to document business problems and identify process improvements that will create capacity and economies of scale
• Build out future state processes and standard operating procedures for administration departments and faculties.
• Support elicitation documentation and prioritizing business and technical requirements with key stakeholders using future state processes.
• Experience with process modelling analysis and design tools and business process management automation.
• Act as the liaison between business and technology staff providing the business perspective in the analysis and design of future state solutions
• Assess stakeholder impacts brought about by changes or new business processes inclusive of those on shadow systems outside of the Tribal SITS:eVision
• Trace and validate requirements with appropriate stakeholders to ensure accuracy of documentation obtaining necessary sign-off from business owner.
• Ensure process related issues are identified tracked reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
• Creation of sustainment measuring and metrics to ensure processes are working as intended or changes are documented for future implementation