Associate Business Analyst

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Hive is seeking an Associate Business Analyst (APS5 equivalent) to support a Commonwealth Government delivery team in Melbourne. You will conduct requirements elicitation, translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria, and assist with planning, backlogs, risks and delivery ceremonies.

You will work with stakeholders across IT and business areas, facilitate workshops, and help create process maps and traceability artefacts to ensure successful iterative

Qualifications

• Plan and undertake requirements elicitation through interviews and workshops.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Support delivery planning, backlog refinement and risk management.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies and ensure traceability artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Business analysis and requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, document analysis and observation.
• Define business problems, outcomes, assumptions and benefits with stakeholders.
• Assist delivery lead with planning, prioritisation and status reporting; manage actions, risks and issues.
• Support agile ceremonies and prepare materials for sprint planning, stand-ups and showcases.

Skills

Agile delivery

Workshop facilitation

Backlog management

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business analysis

Job description

• Work from the Geelong, Melbourne or Surry Hills office
• Experience supporting agile or iterative delivery

Our client, a Commonwealth Government organisation whose focus is to provide support to Australian's living with disability, require the services of an Associate Business Analyst (APS5 equivalent).

Duties of the Associate Business Analyst:

• Business analysis and requirements:Plan and undertake requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, document analysis and observation. Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and traceability artefacts;
• Problem definition and benefits:Work with stakeholders and technical teams to define the business problem, users, current state, desired outcomes, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, measures of success and expected benefits;
• Delivery support: Assist the EL1 Delivery Lead with delivery planning, prioritisation, backlog refinement, dependency management, status reporting and the coordination of actions, decisions, risks and issues;
• Agile ceremonies: Support the establishment and facilitation of sprint planning, daily stand-ups, showcases, retrospectives and other delivery ceremonies. Prepare agendas and materials, capture outcomes and follow through on agreed actions.

Skills required:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business analysis, business, information technology, project management, data or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience;
• Demonstrated experience undertaking business analysis and gathering, documenting and managing requirements in a complex delivery environment;
• Experience facilitating workshops and translating business problems and user needs into process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria or other practical delivery artefacts;
• Experience supporting agile or iterative delivery, including sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, risks, issues, dependencies, actions and status reporting.

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.