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March 23, 2016

URGENT: Business Analyst Opportunities

So I got this request from a headhunter to source for Business Analyst (BA) in my network and the wordings were simple enough: “One of our clients in the telecommunication sector has just requested for a number of BAs and requires them for immediate start. Interested persons can contact me (09039501386) or send CVs to yusufa@gvapartners.com.” Please, see job description below:

 

HR-Analyst

 

BUSINESS ANALYST JOB DESCRIPTION

The business analyst is expected to perform the following tasks;

  • Evaluate business requirements and serve as internal consultant to the business during product and project initiation requiring new or modified applications.
  • Identify and/or audit product proposals, business requirements, existing policies and technologies
  • Articulate various aspects of CLIENT’s business and business drivers to other divisions
  • Monitor business process improvement initiatives especially with regards to product development and continually find ways to streamline PPP’s and align them to international best practice.
  • Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
  • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
  • Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver functional requirements and business requirements documentation.
  • Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
  • Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
  • Be the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams.

 

 

 

The Business Analyst is expected to have the following educational qualification and experience

  1. First Degree in Computer Science or related with at least 5 years work experience
  2. Minimum of 3 years working in a Telecoms environment
  3. Proven experience in solution delivery within a complex environment
  4. Extensive experience in gathering and documenting systems and products requirements for information technology environments
  5. Ability to thoroughly think out and evaluate alternatives, innovative problem resolution, pro-active approach and initiative to resolve problems.
  6. Ability to work with little direction and supervision, timely completion of projects, makes time for unplanned assignments, adapts to changing priorities
  7. Strong communication skills with the ability to relate to diverse groups of internal and external clients to include vendors, consultants, designers and developers

 

 

Expected Service Level Agreement

Work Hours

  • Flexible, but not strictly between 8am and 5pm
  • Must maintain out of office work ethics (vacation, health etc) Relationship – Interpersonal relationship
  • Must maintain good working relationship across all levels of staff

 

Quality of Work

  • Must maintain Professional standards expected of senior consultant
  • Ability to multitask
  • Delivery to specific timelines, output and consistency

 

Adherence to CLIENT’s Staff Code of Conduct

  • Dressing
  • Office Etiquette
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About Dipo Tepede

I am a Project Management coach. I specialize in making delegates pass any Project Management certification at first try. I successfully achieve this fit through practical application of the knowledge and integration of our Project Management eLearning school at www.pmtutor.org. Welcome to my world.....