Business Analyst x2 Atlas Mara Zambia

Designation: Business Analyst x 2
Reporting Line: Country Manager, Projects and Innovations
Business Unit: Project Management Office
Location: Lusaka

Key Outputs & Responsibilities

Job Purpose

To gather, analyze and consolidate business requirements for Bank projects, act as a conduit between business and the Bank to ensure business needs are translated into functional requirements specifications and manage/co-ordinate relevant phases of the development life-cycle.

1.] Business requirement gathering and functional specification construction

• Respond to a business need or issue and ensure thorough understanding thereof through workshops, stakeholder engagement and research to meet Strategic goals.
• Plan the analysis effort and approach to solve the key business issue / need
• Conceptualize a workable solution to address the business objective and define supporting processes, organizational structures, capabilities and relevant KPI’s and KRI’s
• Use influence to achieve stakeholder buy-in and alignment

2.] Management/co-ordination of relevant phases of the development life-cycle.

• Manage relevant phases of the development life-cycle (including, where appropriate,
  design configuration, coding, testing, quality assurance, implementation, reporting and
  support to ensure that the delivered products are fit for purpose.
• Provide technical and business insights and support across all stages of the development life-cycle to support project implementation.
• Maintain open communication with internal stakeholders, cross-functional teams and
  vendors to ensure solutions meet requirements
• Provide input into the review of the technical and business aspects of supporting and
  training documentation in order to ensure that products are embedded into the business adequately.

3.] Adherence to IT governance, risk & compliance standards.

• Maintain awareness of the control framework to manage risks
• Provide ad hoc reports in line with stakeholder requests to provide progress updates, develop reports and metrics as required to control risks.

4.] Stakeholder engagement

• Effective teamwork, self-management and alignment with Banks’ values to maintain
  buy-in and support
• Monitor outsourced partners’ adherence to SLA requirements as required to ensure
  timelines and risks are managed

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 School Certificate with 5 credits including English and Mathematics
• Degree in Computer Science or any relevant IT and/or business degree.
• Experience with Agile Project Management (Kanban or Scrum) and Project Management tools like Jira and Microsoft Project
• 3+ Business and IT experience
• Sounding understanding of Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.
• A Project Management Certification (PRINCE2, PMP etc.) will be an added advantage