Business Analyst - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 53786

Ministry:
Justice

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
February 27, 2024

Classification:
Subsidiary 02B 3625 Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

Salary:
$2, $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967.879to $94,068.837/Year)

Alberta Justice (JUS) supports the Government of Alberta's priority of investing in families and communities.

The ministries help to ensure Albertans live in safe and resilient communities while having access to a fair and innovative justice system.

Follow these links to find out more about our department:

The Strategy, Support & Integrated Initiatives (SSII) division provides strategic and integrated support for Justice services and ministerial priority initiatives.

The Modernization, IMT and Research (MIR) branch of SSII provides rigorous, high-quality data, research, and evaluation services to support evidence-based decision making within the justice and public safety system.

The branch reports data for business operations, assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, and implications of programs and services, links data systems, transforms data into insights, and generates new knowledge and data to drive outcomes in the justice system.

The work of the branch significantly contributes to the Government of Alberta's commitment to public accountability and transparency.

Under the MIR branch, the Reporting, Research and Evaluation (RRE) unit encompasses an extensive range of Bl services such as operational and strategic reporting, research, evaluation, performance measurement, statistical analysis, ad hoc information delivered through a variety of Bl data products, as well as projects that support the development of Bl systems.

Role Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director, RRE, the Business Analyst (BA) manages developments and enhancements to Bl systems used to facilitate reporting on courts, prosecution, and corrections operations.

This position is responsible for managing, coordinating, and engaging with Technology and Innovation (T&I) representatives and contractors. This position actively manages and supports the coordination of IT projects throughout their life cycle.

This includes the following stages:
initiation, planning, development, user acceptance testing (UAT), implementation, and maintenance.

The position actively creates and manages service/change requests to support the design and development of data reports and reporting tools that facilitate evidence-based decision-making.

You will be specifically responsible for providing business analysis, consulting, and project management services to ensure technology solutions adhere to legislative and policy requirements and GoA standards.

You will bring your expertise and specialized knowledge of business analysis principles, approaches, and tools to meet the needs of the BSR unit and the Bl branch.

You will actively liaise with various representatives from the BSR unit and other business areas to gather requirements and conduct needs assessments.

In addition, you will have the authority to initiate projects and system changes based on your specialized knowledge and expertise, and guidance from management.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

Developing business cases, including providing consultation and recommendations for projects, issues, opportunities, and challenges associated with IT systems managed/owned and/or used by the RRE unit.
Coordinating project deliverables throughout the project life cycle, including activities related to project initiation, definition, and planning; planning and delivery of testing; business readiness and change management; implementation; postproduction review and verification; project closure and postimplementation review; and ongoing monitoring.
Guiding team members and business areas through training on the use of new Bl systems, processes, and procedures.
Working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as required.

Your ability to exercise judgement, work independently, negotiate and balance stakeholder needs, maintain neutrality when generating results and recommendations, time management, coupled with your sound interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to flourish in this role.

If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we encourage you to apply

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Agility
Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments

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