Job Description

Location: Government of Saskatchewan office in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Duration: 1 year
Start Date: June 24, 2019
Extension: none
No. of submissions: 1
Position Overview
The Ministry of Central Services is looking for one or more Senior Business Analysts to join the Office 365 Project being undertaken by the Ministry.
The position will be located at a Government of Saskatchewan office in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The intended start date for the role is June 24, 2019.
The Office 365 project is a multi-phase project that will include the planning and implementation of OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online across the Government of Saskatchewan.
The resource will be required to produce the deliverables required for the projects assigned, in the timelines set out by the Project Manager, Team Lead or Director. These deliverables will vary depending on the project phase, budget and schedule.
Duties of the Resource will include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Applies a business analysis framework for success.
• Document Business Process Models (As-Is and To-Be).
• Document Use Cases based on Business Process Models.
• Effectively analyze information, problems, situations, practices or procedures.
• Elicit, document, manage and communicate functional and non-functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze business requirements and translate into business rules.
• Define and scope the business problem or opportunity and identify solution and/or alternative solutions.
• Verify that the solution meets the requirements and quantify the benefits and costs of each solution.
• Identify any risks, issues and assumptions with the solution and contribute to an effective control and risk management process.
• Work closely with technical teams (Architecture, Application and System Development and Design, Network, Security, Operations) to ensure their translation of requirements to solutions meet the needs of the users and integrates into the overall GoS architecture.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), etc.
• Researches, develops, and recommends the implementation of new approaches and technological solutions for data and integration services.
• Create and document feasibility studies, business cases, technical assessments, RFP/RFI requirements, project charters, user manuals, system manuals, policies, processes and procedures, etc.
• Create and manage a robust plan for testing that ensures the end product supports business processes.
• Create, coordinate and execute test scripts, utilizing formal testing methodologies to verify that system and business applications meet specific requirements.
• Lead the business SMEs through the process of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure business requirements are sufficiently identified, traced and functional in the finished system.
• Provides quality assurance in relation to the accuracy and integrity of the information provided in the solution.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Applies change management principles and methodologies in preparing organizational change managements plans, strategies and communications to support the adoption of change within the Ministry
• Lead and facilitate organizational change, as it relates to business technology.
• Develop training, training materials and facilitate training for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Assist in defining business services provided by the IT Division.

The resource will be required to participate in consultant performance evaluation as deemed appropriate by the Ministry.
Familiarity with the Government of Saskatchewan, or comparable entity, technical and business landscape will be an asset for candidates.
Candidate References
The Ministry requires three (3) candidate references for each Resource proposed in the Service Providers response. Complete and include Appendix C, Candidate References, for each Resource included in your submission. Candidates should select references who are able to speak to and confirm the candidates experience with the requirements specified in Appendix B.
Candidate Resume
The Ministry requires the Resource resume for each resource proposed in the Service Providers response. Concise resumes (7 pages or less) that clearly outline the candidates background, education, and work experience are preferred by the Ministry.