Senior Business Analyst

Swinburne University of Technology

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Reference #
1454_11/24_RTR
Closing Date
01-12-2024
Salary
Full time, fixed term (12 months) position at our Hawthorn campus

About the Role 
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst within the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO). 

The Senior Business Analyst at Swinburne's ePMO plays a pivotal role in driving change and enhancing business outcomes through innovative business analysis services. This position requires deep expertise in business analysis, process improvement, and information technology to ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions. 

The analyst is responsible for planning, managing, and defining requirements for large-scale, complex projects, from inception to implementation. This includes establishing the business analysis approach, eliciting and documenting requirements, managing solution scope, maintaining requirements for re-use, and identifying and mitigating risks. Collaboration with project teams, IT, business units, and external vendors is essential for supporting business case development, procurement, testing, operational readiness, change management, and post-implementation support.

Additionally, the Senior Business Analyst leads process improvement initiatives to optimise business operations by analysing current processes and designing innovative future state processes. 

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

•    Lead of large-scale strategies to improve efficiency 
•    Leading large scale and complex projects 
•    Development (or contribution to) and ongoing management of the Business Analysis plan and approach for all allocated work. 
•    Understanding and analysis of business problems and the development and effective articulation of business solutions 
•    Elicitation, definition and management of end-to-end requirements across the chosen project delivery lifecycle. 
•    Leading the development of fit for project BA standards, templates and procedures for business analysis in line with relevant BA industry standards
•    Contribute to the establishment of processes and procedures to ensure quality and consistency in business process designs and documents
•    Contribute to the documentation of business procedures, and assist in advancing the BA processes and procedures
•    Mentoring junior and mid-level business analysts at Swinburne; 

For more information on this role, please refer to the Position Description

Qualifications
•    A postgraduate level qualification in a relevant discipline and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.  

About Swinburne University of Technology 

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

•    Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
•    Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
•    Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
•    Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. 

If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to Swinburne’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au. 

Applications Close: Sunday, December 1st at 11.00pm 

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website. 
 
Disability and Reasonable Adjustments 
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.  
 
For a confidential discussion regarding accessibility requirements, or to provide feedback on how we can continue to improve our recruitment processes to better accommodate adjustments you require, please reach out to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au
 
 
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne  
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the?Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program.? 
 
Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM. 
 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants 
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.   
 
For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan. 
 
Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes. As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates. ? 
 
We are a 2023?Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 
 
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