Senior Business Analyst

• Fixed term position for 12 months

• Competitive base salary plus 17 % super

• Closing date – Sunday 9 October 2022 11.00PM AEST (R-17396)

About This Opportunity 

The University is acquiring new Human Resource, Workforce Management and Payroll Systems that will function as the Human Capital Management Solution (HCMS). The Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for working with stakeholders across the University to identify and document the impacts to University applications and business processes that have a touch-point with the new HCMS.  The Senior Business Analyst will work to assess the opportunity and impact of the HCM Solution, analyse and document business processes and identify opportunities for business process enhancement.  

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Business Process Analysis

• Lead business engagement across the Organisation that have a touchpoint with the new Human Capital Management Solution (HCMS).  Serving as a translator between the Program and the UQ community to collect, clarify, analyse and translate business requirements into documentation and design.

• Develop future state business processes, consolidating all impacts and changes from the Human Capital Management Program into clear specifications.

• Work with the engagement team to identify current/future state change impacts as a results of the new HCMS solution. 

• Analysis of business process, functional, integration, data touch points of impacted areas as required to document business processes

• Develop and maintain of design documents.  Develop and maintain this design documentation throughout the project life-cycle.

• Project manage and monitor completion of agreed plans to ensure preparation activities are completed.

• Undertake project management of agreed deliverables including negotiation and liaison with stakeholders to ensure that agreed plans are achieved and that appropriate change management processes are undertaken.

Solution Design

• Undertaking continuous improvement activities within the program to ensure services are delivered more efficiently and providing support to stakeholders through appropriate change management activities.

• Assisting the Program to design new solutions, processes, modify, enhance or adapt existing processes and integrate new features or improvements, all with the aim of improving business efficiency and productivity.

• Working collaboratively with solution architects, business stakeholders, project managers and developers to ensure successful and timely delivery of program deliverables.

This role is subject to the University’s Code of Conduct .  

Why work for UQ?

• Be part of a UQ community that is dedicated to the UQ vision, mission and values , of Creativity, Excellence, Truth, Integrity, Courage, Respect and inclusivity 

• Our core purpose is to deliver for the public good through excellence in education, research and engagement with our communities and partners: local, national, and global.

• UQ values equity, diversity and inclusion, and seeks to reflect the broader community by attracting and retaining high-quality staff from a range of backgrounds.

• UQ’s innovations have made and continue to make genuinely life-changing advances.

What benefits do we offer?

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerate career development.

• A creative and collaborative team environment of leading academic and professional staff.

• 26 weeks of full pay for parental leave or 14 weeks of full pay for primary caregiver leave.

• In addition to 20 days per annum of annual/recreation leave (pro rata for part-time team members), you will also receive a leave loading of 17.5%.

• Unlimited access to University Learning resources and Libraries.

• Flexible work arrangements  allow you to vary your work arrangements to provide greater flexibility to balance your personal and professional lives.

• A range of salary packaging options  are available to you, including superannuation, portable electronic devices, professional association membership fees or subscriptions, bus travel, airport lounge membership etc

• Benefits program for personal leisure travel. Visit UQ’s Personal Travel Benefits  page to find out more.

• Access to physical and mental health  support.

• A range of on-site services are available at our campuses. Depending on your work location, this may include on-site gym, pool, bookshop, childcare, health service, food outlets, bank, post office, etc.

• Superannuation of 17%. Find out more  about superannuation at UQ.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following

Essential criteria:

• Qualifications and training equivalent to a postgraduate degree in IT, business or related field, or significant progress towards such qualifications, and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Significant experience in business analysis and requirements gathering across large and complex programs, with the demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders and peers to gather requirements, conduct analysis, produce solution designs and prioritise delivery, in accordance with agreed service delivery expectations.

• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to conceptualise, establish and implement new initiatives and innovative solutions within a specified framework.

• Experience working within an agile development environment and with software development lifecycle methodologies.

• Excellent written communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to write clear and precise user and technical specifications.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to effectively mentor and provide technical leadership to other team members and to communicate and negotiate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and provide recommendations on relevant emerging technologies, research, methodologies and best practices and develop and deliver services that utilise best practice and appropriate technology to meet the University’s business requirements.

• Ability to prioritise own workload, work independently and meet deadlines.

• Commitment to upholding the University’s values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness and integrity.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience and knowledge in Aurion.

• Experience with large Human Capital Management related programs.

• Experience using the Atlassian products Confluence and JIRA.

What We Can Offer 

This is a Fixed term position for 12 months, offering competitive salary plus up to 17% superannuation.

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland’s Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018-2021 .

Questions? 

To discuss this role please contact Nick Green at nicholas.green@uq.edu.au

For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line. 
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must supply the following documents for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline or will not be accepted. 

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.

Other Information 

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.  

Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.  
 

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. Our Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au . 

If you are a current employee of the University, or hold an unpaid or affiliate appointment with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job bo