Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities

The Senior Business Analyst provides program support, process development, continuous improvement, business intelligence, project leadership, analysis and system application support services. This role must influence and support the objectives of the Division by ensuring traffic safety systems and strategies are developed, enhanced, maintained and delivered.

The Senior Business Analyst supports the planning, organization and coordination in the development and delivery of complex project deliverables for the Division from the initiation phase through to implementation.

These activities typically encompass a thorough review and re-engineering of policies, business rules, information requirements and supporting business processes, ensuring the objectives and schedules align with division goals and objectives and with the Ministry business plan.

The primary responsibilities for the Senior Business Analyst include, but are not limited to:

• Drawing on a thorough knowledge of business and stakeholder needs and project experience, supporting and managing projects from inception to completion, to ensure improved program/service delivery aligns with the Divisions and Branches strategic plans.
• Providing business analysis services including discovery, requirements analysis, business case development, user stories, document process models for the maintenance and enhancement of existing programs and applications.
• Supporting operational activities and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the Department/Divisions/Branch core business goals and objectives.
• Managing the organizational changes from enabling business applications and re-process engineering.

The successful candidate will have

• Well-developed interpersonal, communication and presentation skills to develop and maintain positive working and consultative relationships with colleagues and with diverse groups of stakeholders
• Well-developed time management and organization skills
• Problem solving, risk assessment and innovative thinking about how to improve programs and processes

The Job Description

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APS Competencies

Competencies

are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Systems Thinking
• Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them: Leads stakeholder analysis and needs assessment to support project delivery, which requires an in depth understanding of internal and external impacts on achievement of department goals and anticipates change in own area based on activities in other areas.
• Creative Problem Solving
• Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues: Leads stakeholder analysis and needs assessments to support project delivery, which requires an in-depth understanding of internal and external impacts.
• Build Collaborative Environments
• Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict: Engage business partners to think broadly about the impact of projects and solutions.
• Agility
• Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks: This position is responsible to adapt and act on high priority changes.

Qualifications

Required

• University Degree in Business or related discipline
• PLUS Four (4) years’ progressively responsible related experience

Equivalency

• Related experience or education (e.g. related diploma) may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis

Assets

• Experience interpreting and applying complex regulatory frameworks, including the Traffic Safety Act.
• Experience developing, enhancing and/or maintaining complex business applications.
• Experience supporting program teams and leading projects with positive results.
• Experience in working with a variety of project disciplines, including agile, scrum, waterfall and hybrid.
• Experience with complex usability and user acceptance testing.
• Experience developing and presenting options to decision makers.

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