As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for translating business specifications into effective and efficient solutions by optimising, improving and analysing business processes and gathering, translating and validating user requirements. You will liaise with Executives, Managing Directors and various business functions to elaborate stated requirements to sufficient level of detail that accurately defines the business need within specified scope.
In addition, you will also be required to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of testing activities to ensure the solution meet quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
* Business analysis planning in collaboration with stakeholders
* Assist in developing the Business case
* Explore, identify and document stakeholder needs
* Validate requirements meet the business need
* Assess solutions to ensure that strategic objectives are met and requirements are satisfied
* Determine solution approach
* Manage the approved solution and requirements’ scope
* Prepare and communicate requirements to stakeholders
* Facilitate consistency and efficiency by re-using requirements whenever possible
* Extracting data and analysing the information to define the reporting requirements more effectively and guide business where necessary
* Connecting to data sources (aka different data, touch points) and creating data models and data mapping if required by the project. Defining all the systems touch points that are in scope for the project
* Define test strategy and plans based on project scope and requirements
* Oversee test execution, defect tracking, and reporting
* Communicate with stakeholders on test progress, risks, and outcomes
Skills & Experience required
Experience: Business Analysis Qualification or Advanced Business Analysis Diploma/ Certification are highly valued or with 3 to 5 years of experience in business analysis including testing.
Technical Skills
* Analytical thinking and attention to detail
* Problem solving (Includes reasoning)
* Process Engineering/Systems Competence
* Captures business needs clearly via use cases, user stories, and specifications
* Visualizes workflows using flowcharts or swimlane diagrams
* Helps validate solutions through test cases, scripts, and defect tracking
* Experience with project management Methodology such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid frameworks
Soft Skills
* Effective Communication to ensure clarity in requirements, stakeholder alignment, and project updates
* Strong Leadership to inspire teams and drives accountability
* Critical thinking to help analyse complex problems and evaluate multiple solution paths
* Emotional Intelligence to build trust, resolves conflict, and fosters collaboration
* Adaptability to enable quick pivots when plans change
* Problem-Solving to enable resolution of business challenges with practical, scalable solutions
* Conflict resolution to manage disagreements constructively and maintain momentum
* Negotiation to facilitate consensus among stakeholders with differing priorities
* Active listening to capture nuanced needs and concerns during elicitation and workshops
* Creativity to spark innovative approaches to process improvement and solution design
Additional Benefits: You will benefit from a truly flexible hybrid working environment with a sporadic office presence requirement. Additionally, you will be provided with a suite of benefits including
* Pension whereby Bidvest Noonan matches up to 5% of your contribution
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
* 25 annual leave days
* Group Life Assurance (Death in Service benefit)
* Sick leave
* Employee Assistance Progamme support (EAP- 24-hour support)