Senior Business Analyst

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Senior Business Analyst

Central Program Management Office

Reference no. 1298/0718F

 

 

About the opportunity 

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for undertaking business analysis activities for “In Scope” programs that will support the achievement of sustainable organisational process and technological change.

The Senior Business Analyst will work with multiple clients at the same time for a short and medium term duration and develop long term stakeholder relationships. The role should have strong consulting experience and expertise in continuous improvement.

The role should influence senior-level thinking and stakeholders at all levels and move clients to action. The Senior Business Analyst will report to the Lead Business Analyst within the program.

 

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Senior Business Analyst who:

 

• develops alternate solutions, evaluates technology options, facilitates the selection of a solution, and ensures the usability of the solution
• draws upon effective practices identifies, analyses and documents agreed business requirements associated with the specification of new solutions or enhanced functionality that supports business process improvement
• builds process maps of ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ processes using BPMN notation and existing templates within the University’s framework
• conducts data mapping and analysis, and recommendations for maintaining and / or improving data quality
• works closely with clients and the business to identify and analyse core business processes and workflows
• assists the team in defining, developing and implementing quality assurance practices and procedures related to requirements elicitation, business process mapping and associated project deliverables
• reviews and updates existing user process/procedure/policy documentation; or creates new documentation if required, to be provided to end-users for implementation.

 

About us

The Office of the Vice-Principal (Strategy) is responsible for driving the strategic agenda across the University, including providing analysis, insight, and high-level advice to the Vice-Chancellor and Principal and the SEG on key strategic issues and opportunities.

The Office instigates and facilitates strategic dialogue across the University to inform the development of strategy and planning, and to drive collaboration, partnerships and opportunities for the University.

The Office leads the design and development of the University’s strategic planning process and the related performance monitoring and implementation. The Portfolio incorporates the Strategy Office and the Program Management Office (PMO).

The Program Management Office (PMO) has been created to work within a strategic context and alongside business (Portfolios, Faculties and Schools and Professional Service Units) in building & deploying effective program management capability. 

The PMO develops and delivers a range of services within the key focus areas of tracking and reporting, capability development and project and organisational change management. The PMO also maintains a pool of resources in each capability area for deployment in partnership with the project owners to deliver quality management.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth.

We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.


  

Further enquiries can be directed to Robyn Peters on +61 2 8627 7276

 

Closing date: 11.30pm 29 July 2018

 

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.