Business Analyst

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Work type:Full-time
Location:Flexible, Geelong – City, Melbourne – Burwood
Categories:Information Technology

• Hybrid working model
• Full-time and ongoing
• HEW 7

Our Business Analysts are the drivers behind our continued growth and success. With our commitment to innovation, it’s our business analysts who seek out, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity. We’re currently seeking to appoint a Business Analyst to help guide our organisation into the future. From researching progressive systems solutions to evaluating their impact, our ideal candidate is a detailed planner, expert communicator, and top-notch analyst. They should be wholly committed to the discovery and development of innovative solutions in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Your key responsibilities will include, and not limited to:

• Work with team members to facilitate growth and development by giving balanced, constructive feedback
• Distil the core issues from complex business problems, draw accurate conclusions and condense complex information and next steps into simple concise terms that users can understand and apply
• Seek feedback on improvement for Intelligent Automation initiatives from a diverse range of key stakeholders and implement change through appropriate channels and overcome obstacles to change to ensure early adoption by users
• Build new and productive relationships with a diverse range of users, stakeholders or key and influential individuals across the University
• Develop and implement practical, accessible solutions based on stakeholder and user needs
• Strive for excellence and consult regularly with clients and users to clarify who requires the information, the purpose for which it is required, criteria for success and where and when advice and recommendation is required
• Communicate with confidence using examples and the most appropriate influencing technique for a given situation to increase understanding, support and adoption

To be successful, you’ll have:

• A Degree with at least 4 years subsequent relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and management expertise in technical or administrative fields; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Experience working within a large scale and complex organisation
• Experience as a business analyst working in an IT development environment
• Experience gathering, documenting and managing user requirements
• Knowledge of systems, process and business improvement capabilities
• Experience designing effective solutions to complex business and technical problems

Applications for this position close on 11 Nov 2022.

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Please submit your updated resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia’s immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak:https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.