Senior Business Analyst

Job title: Senior Business Analyst

Job description: Priority will be given to the following designated employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Within a National Research Council Office across Canada
Organizational Unit: Knowledge, Information and Technology Services
Classification: CS-3
Tenure: various tenures
Language Requirements: Various Language Requirements

Your Challenge

Great Minds. One Goal. Canada’s Success.

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for a vibrant and dynamic Senior Business Analyst to support our Knowledge, Information and Technology Services (KITS) branch. The selected candidate would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

As part of a project teams, the incumbent will be responsible for leading key activities including eliciting, analysing, validating, and documenting requirements, including business, functional, non-functional, and transition requirements and working with subject matter experts to determine the best solutions to meet business needs in support of research innovation for Canada.

The incumbent will work at developing and establishing partnerships with NRC’s and partner organizations’ lines of business in order to become fully knowledgeable with their business support systems, issues and processes. They will work to Identify current and future needs and develop business plans and strategies for their implementation.

The successful candidate be part of the Enterprise Architecture team at the NRC and will contribute to the ongoing development of Enterprise Architecture services, practices, and tools. This development will be enhanced through collaboration with key stakeholders and colleagues outside of the immediate team.

Do you have the technical and leadership skills to meet this exciting challenge? If so, we want you to apply!

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Degree from a recognized university in computer science, engineering, management information systems, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

A diploma from a recognized college or post-secondary institute in an IT related field combined with extensive experience (at least 5 years) in Business Analysis in the Information Technology or Information Management field may be considered.

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Experience

• Significant* experience performing business analysis activities on IT services, infrastructure and/or IT/IM systems throughout the entire system development or project lifecycle.
• Significant* experience facilitating communications with and between stakeholders, business clients and technical support teams
• Significant* experience working on projects in an IM/IT environment with technical and non-technical stakeholders in which you were eliciting, and documenting and managing requirements, and recommending solutions based on your analysis.
• Significant* experience in the review, and development of a variety of service, system, or project documents such as: business process models, use cases, guidelines, standard operating procedures, user guides, training material, etc.
• Recent** experience working on IM/IT business improvement or transformation initiatives or projects.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and applying various enterprise architecture artifacts such as business capability models and business canvases.
• Experience developing and maintaining policy artifacts such as policies, directives, and standards.

• Significant experience is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties over a period of three (3) years or more.

** Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last five (5) years.

Assets:

Experience in the following areas is not required, but would be considered an asset:

• Certification and experience with the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide and/or the PMI guide to Business Analysis.
• Certification and experience with the TOGAF framework.
• Certification and experience with the ITIL framework.

Condition of Employment

Secret (II)

Language Requirements

Various language requirements

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of business analysis best practices, particularly those contained in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK)
• Advanced ability to engage and communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders from operational staff to executives using a broad range of methods from correspondence, meetings, workshops, consultations, and formal presentations.
• Advanced ability to document, in particular clear, logical and cohesive requirements documents, specifications, policies, directives, standards, procedures, guidelines, training guides, presentations and correspondence.
• Knowledge of data analysis and analytics including the development and utilization of performance dashboards at various levels from operational to strategic.

Behavioural Competencies

• Technology extension – Client focus (Level 3)
• Technology extension – Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 3)
• Technology extension – Communication (Level 2)
• Technology extension – Teamwork (Level 3)
• Technology support – Results orientation (Level 3)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s): ;

Compensation

From $89,548 to $112,660 per annum.

In addition, the incumbent will receive the Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year (If applicable).

An incumbent occupying a position within the CS Group is currently entitled to receive a terminable allowance of $212 per month.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

The NRC Advantage

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you. Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance. We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season. We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs. Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process. Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially.

Help us solve problems for Canada. Grow your career with us today!

Notes

• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC’s directives.
• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (20894) to:

E-mail:

: 343-596-8193

Closing Date: 23 February 2024 – 23:59 Eastern Time

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*If you are currently a term or continuing employee at NRC, please apply through the SuccessFactors Careers module from your NRC computer.

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