Junior IT Business Analyst Mr Price Group

Maitland Selwyn; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to support business solutions addressing operational challenges. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, and supporting testing activities, making it ideal for those looking to start their career in IT analysis.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in an IT-related position.
• ECBA certification is advantageous.
• 1-2 years experience in a Business Analyst role.

Responsibilities

• Support in gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Assist with testing activities and stakeholder communications.
• Evaluate solutions and recommend improvements.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Techniques

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Relevant IT Degree or Diploma

Job description

Junior IT Business Analyst Mr Price Group

Job Description

The Junior Business Analyst plays a foundational role in supporting the analysis, documentation, and delivery of business solutions that address operational challenges or enable strategic opportunities. Working under the mentorship and direction of more experienced business analysts or portfolio managers, the Junior BA assists in gathering and validating business requirements, documenting current and future state processes, and participating in discussions related to functional requirements and solution design to ensure business needs are accurately understood and documented. This role provides critical support in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by helping to ensure a shared understanding of objectives and solution requirements. The Junior BA contributes to the development and maintenance of project documentation including but not limited to Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs), Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs), and end-user training material. They also support testing activities (such as test case creation and user acceptance testing support) and assist with stakeholder communications. As part of solution validation, the Junior BA helps ensure that business requirements are met, including verifying that user experience (UX) considerations have been addressed. Throughout these activities, the Junior BA continuously builds knowledge of business domains, analytical techniques, and delivery frameworks.

Responsibilities

Strategy Analysis

• Analyse the current state of the environment
• Support with defining the future state of the environment that we want to achieve
• Assess the risks and define a change strategy
• Keep up to date with current and future trends and make relevant recommendations to the team

Planning & Monitoring

• Support in defining the BA approach which includes BA governance, performance improvements that need to be made based on last review [i.e., lessons learnt], and any information management that needs to be adhered to
• Plan the best way of engaging with stakeholders (based on stakeholder analysis) that gains commitment and helps them adopt the change

Ellicitation and Collaboration

• Plan the elicitation sessions that need to be set up and define the goals of each session and the most effective type of session to run
• Detail the elicitation results from these sessions and play them back to stakeholders for validation and confirmation

Requirements Analysis and Design

• Support in specifying and modelling requirements, ensuring they are at the right level of granularity and support business goals
• Assist in defining solution options, comparing them based on potential value, and recommending a solution

Requirements Life Cycle Management

• Understand how requirements map to components or designs
• Maintain requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Prioritize requirements based on business value and urgency
• Assess requirement changes and determine scope impact
• Obtain approval on requirements

Solution Evaluation

• Assist in measuring solution performance using predefined metrics
• Recommend solutions to address constraining factors and increase value

Qualifications

• Relevant IT Degree or Diploma, or 2 years of experience in an IT-related position
• ECBA certification is advantageous
• 1-2 years experience in a Business Analyst role or related tasks
• Follow BABOK principles and have practical experience in at least 4 areas of responsibility listed
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal
• Financial Services experience is advantageous