Robert Walters Looking for Business Analyst at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

About The Role

To support the Ministry’s purpose and drive effective delivery at this exciting time for the sector, the IST team are seeking collaborative, motivated Business Analysts with a flair for technology to join their team in Wellington or Auckland.

As a Business Analyst, you will provide quality advice and skills to enable an effective transfer of business requirements to support applications across the technology space. Business Analysts will also work with across the IT Group and with vendors to ensure that all activity across the system development life-cycle is co-ordinated and focused on value-add delivery and post-production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Document, analyse and elicit requirements from the business, capturing needs effectively
• Provide soundly based advice to both IT team and business units, from a business and/or technical perspective
• Provide UAT support, negotiating acceptance criteria, liaising with the test and development teams
• Provide post implementation support, managing production issues and providing 2nd and 3rd level support
• Support project work as required

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a business analyst role, within the technology space. Relevant qualifications desirable
• Strong understanding of technology solutions within the business environment in general
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining positive working relationships
• Proven capability for critical thinking in the analysis of requirements and development of solutions
• Ability to adapt to Agile, and hybrid delivery methods with proven expertise in Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledgeable in the use of UML and specifically in the preparation of use cases
• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative working style

It’s an exciting time to join the Ministry, with technology modernisation and a complex, rewarding transformation kicking off. The team is truly collaborative and passionate about the part that IST plays in delivering MSD’s purpose.

You will work for an organisation that really makes a difference for New Zealanders, while having the opportunity to develop your career through mentoring, professional development and on-the-job training. You will also have access to the following benefits;

• Health insurance
• Vision care
• KiwiSaver
• Study assistance
• Qualification programmes
• Learning and development
• Te Ao Māori

The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent. We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

To learn more about the Improvement, Systems and Technology team at Ministry of Social Development, click here: https://www.robertwalters.co.nz/microsites/ministry-of-social-development-ist.html