Business Analyst

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to make an impact at the heart of organizational transformation? As a Business Analyst reporting to the Director, Projects, and Support, you play a key part in the evaluation of organizations' current systems and processes. You will be responsible for working with project teams and business units to analyze business needs, provide recommendations, and develop and propose solutions to address challenges. 

Key responsibilities for the position will include:
 

• Supporting the Director, Projects and Support, in achieving the mandate and goals of the unit.
• Providing high quality professional services from the business analysis discipline, including business process re-engineering, requirements lifecycle management, timely and considerate stakeholder engagement and management, elaboration of business rules, validation of solutions, and giving voice to the business in the development of solutions to identified priorities.
• Collaborating and integration with other SSII units such as Data Analytics, Service Innovation and Digitization, and Research and Evaluation.
• Maintaining and enhancing the templates and frameworks for the completion of business analysis outcomes.
• Providing leadership/guidance to team members and business areas through leading practices that support informed decision making and strategic development. 
   

In these roles, you will lead stakeholder analysis and needs assessments to support project delivery, requiring a deep understanding of both internal and external impacts. You'll initiate and drive service and change requests, engaging continuously with teams to scope requirements and identify effective solutions. You'll foster collaboration and positive relationships across groups, even in challenging circumstances, to build commitment and achieve desired results. Additionally, you'll need to stay agile, adapting swiftly to high-priority system changes in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we encourage you to apply!

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf 
 

• Systems Thinking: Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives.
• Creative Problem Solving: Engages perspectives to seek root causes and finds ways to improve complex systems. Engages with others and encourages debate to generate ideas to solve problems.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict. Promotes collaboration and positive relationships, especially during challenging times. 
• Agility: Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities. Makes decisions and takes actin in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement
 

• University graduation in a related field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Analysis, Project Management.
• PLUS 4 years minimum related experience in business analyst work. 

Assets: 
 

• Project management experience.
• Certification as a business analyst with the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) or PMI (Project Management Institute).
• Experience managing and engaging with diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting business transformation redesign and change management activities.
• Experience facilitating, including training, and presenting.
• Familiarity with developing and implementing governance models, frameworks, and best practice standards to support large-scale business initiatives.

The following equivalencies may be considered:
 

• A related Masters plus a minimum of 2 years related experience.
• A related two-year diploma plus a minimum of 6 years related experience.
• A related one-year certificate plus a minimum of 7 years related experience.
• No post-secondary education plus a minimum of 8 years related experience.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

• Full time permanent position located in Edmonton (Oxbridge Place). 
• Hours of work: 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday).
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a security screening.
   

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 
 

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees:
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.