Business Analyst, Technology Investment - Edmonton, Canada - City of Edmonton

City of Edmonton

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Edmonton, Canada

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Business Analyst, Technology Investment Up to 14 months

Job Number:

47323

As the Business Analyst, Technology Investment, you will be helping the City of Edmonton continue to take steps to establish and sustain a City-wide approach to strategically manage technology investments.

This approach represents a marked shift of focus from a low-level, transactional view, to strategically thinking and prioritizing investments, partnerships and collaborations.

You will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategic recommendations, solutions and measures to solve challenges and maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the section and Branch.

You will use your expert communication skills to effectively promote and clarify objectives and processes involved within governance and planning, technology investment framework, policies, standards, processes, risk management and quality assurance.

The financial requirements for Technological Investment will be yours to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify and manage. You will ultimately be the conduit between the business and the client teams.

Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve results in a respectful, inclusive and service-minded way.

With a focus on the City of Edmonton's Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will:

Lead the development of processes, forms, websites, etc., for the Technology Investment Framework
Participate in the development of investment management policies, practices and frameworks
Coordinate the review of policies, standards, frameworks, and procedures and recognize the potential risks to changes being proposed
Ensure budgets are aligned and support strategic Citywide goals, objectives and business needs
Conduct regular investment management updates and validation
Develop and generate key performance indicator reports in conjunction with recommended changes
Lead the development and business value analysis of strategic initiatives and monitor the investment management life cycle
Facilitate discussions with various interest groups of different perspectives and negotiate an integrated and mutually agreed solution
Conduct requirementgathering sessions using various business analysis techniques and tools
Document all business, user and functional requirements, as well as workflows, processes, designs, prototypes and any artifacts in adhering to standard methodology; effectively communicate these to stakeholders
Collaborate with business and technical teams to verify business requirements
Plan, conduct and implement internal and external environmental analysis
Complete and document gap analyses
Develop high level financial models to provide a more accurate representation of the total cost of ownership of a project or initiative
Contribute to risk management log and ensure risk management discipline is practiced
Other duties as required

Qualifications:

University degree in accounting, public or business administration, or another related field; a masters degree in these areas is an asset
Additional certification in project management or change management is an asset
Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience with governance, investment management, and establishing frameworks and business processes
Advanced knowledge and skills related to budgeting procedures, business planning, financial performance management, change management, reporting and presentations
Knowledge and experience related to civic operations and other orders of government
Demonstrated ability to quickly gain considerable knowledge of the City's directives, procedures, practices and terminology
Considerable demonstrated knowledge of:

- project management principles, practices and tools,
- financial management principles, practices and tools, and
- modeling operations, research and statistical techniques

Advanced ability to review and prepare administrative and technical reports and make recommendations based on outcomes needed to be achieved
Demonstrated ability to research, analyze and synthesize data
Hire is dependent on Criminal Records Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton, and there may be a cost associated with this requirement
Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City's Cultural Commitments, please visit
Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City's six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City's leadership competencies, please visit
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