Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services (with assistance from more senior business analysts) to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) departments in order to identify business problems and needs, determine solutions, and enable improvement in organisational processes.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Work as part of a team in consulting with stakeholders and business clients in respect of problem definition and the identification of business requirements for low- to medium-risk projects.

• Provide analytic support in the form of data analysis and modelling, reviewing business processes and procedures, assessing possible solutions, and defining solution requirements and acceptance testing of the ultimate solution.

• Propose inputs to the elaboration of solutions, their scope and feasibility, and their supporting business case for assurance by a more senior/experienced business analyst.

• Assist a more senior/experienced business analyst in modelling the business and information technology (IT) domains.

• Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies and apply these in the course of own work.

• Facilitate workshops, prepare presentations, and independently engage customers in respect of problem definition and the identification of business requirements.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• An Honours degree in IT or equivalent;

• a relevant Business Analysis Certificate; and

• two to five years of experience in a business analysis environment.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, business and organisational awareness;

• IT governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;

• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;

• quality assurance knowledge and skill;

• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;

• business transformation and optimisation knowledge and skill;

• elicitation techniques knowledge and skill;

• business analysis practices, methodology and tools knowledge and skill;

• realisation and testing practices knowledge and skill; and

• IT domain management knowledge and skill.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.