Business Analyst

Level Up Recruitment Inc.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is searching for a skilled Business Analyst in South Africa. The role involves managing proposal processes, defining system requirements, and overseeing project management tasks. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and proven experience in business analysis, project management, and Agile methodologies. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in user acceptance testing are essential. This position offers growth opportunities into leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst with full proficiency.
• Strong ability to capture business needs and translate them into clear documents.
• Solid understanding of business processes and systems development.

Responsibilities

• Design, review, and edit requirements and specifications.
• Conduct requirements-gathering sessions and document needs.
• Manage internal and external project execution and training.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile

User Acceptance Testing

Specifications

Microsoft Office

Project Management

Leadership

Training

Design

Engineering

Workshops

Testing

Education

Bachelors degree in a relevant field

Job description

Job Description:

Duties & Responsibilities

Proposal Management

• Design, review, and edit requirements, specifications, business processes, and recommendations related to proposed solutions.
• Interview business stakeholders and define solutions per requirements.
• Develop and present final solutions to management.
• Prepare draft solution costing for sign-off.
• Manage internal alignment and interpretation of proposed process changes.

New Systems Requirements / Project Specific

• Conduct requirements-gathering sessions, workshops, and demos.
• Define and document system/reporting requirements into a specification format and raise RFS for development by IT.
• Define testing requirements and assist with testing and monitoring.
• Produce high-quality specification documents.
• Investigate ad hoc queries, assist in data interpretation, and present results.

Project Management

• Register internal and external projects.
• Document project charters.
• Draft schedules and arrange kick-off meetings.
• Manage project and budget sign-offs.
• Oversee project execution and training.
• Review and prepare project documents, including SOPs, sign-off documents, and manuals.
• Conduct project handovers to users (internal and external).
• Perform project post-mortems.
• Mentor junior team members and potentially grow into a leadership position.

Internal Tasks/Projects and Ad-Hoc Tasks

• Manage project scope changes.
• Address and resolve project-specific queries.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelors degree or higher in a relevant field (Information Sciences, Technology, or Industrial Engineering).

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, with full proficiency in the discipline.
• Strong ability to capture business needs in a structured, professional manner and translate them into clear, actionable documents for business, IT, and clients.
• Agile experience beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Solid understanding of business processes and the systems development lifecycle.
• Experience in user acceptance testing (UAT) and test case design.
• Development experience advantageous.

Required Skills:

• Manuals
• Industrial Engineering
• User Acceptance Testing
• Agile
• Workshops
• Specifications
• Testing
• Design
• Engineering
• Business
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Training
• Management