Enterprise Business Analyst at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

 The Role

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Work with Business Units to examine not only the business problem/need and its proposed business solution, but also an in-depth look into whether the proposed solution is truly the best solution.
• Perform detailed analysis of what a solution entails, its risks, and its feasibility in the organization.
• Lead Requirements Elicitation, Business Requirements Analysis, Business Solution Assessment and Validation, Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Requirements Management and Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Rules Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Modeling.
• Support project delivery by undertaking solution procurement, scope planning and approach for the activities related to business analysis for the IT Projects, monitor progress, coordinate with the Internal PM and report to Project Steering Committee on changes, risks, and issues wherever appropriate.
• Maintain a deep awareness of how business and technology operations work and help stakeholders explore technology-enabled solutions to support their roles more effectively.
• Lead stakeholder relationship management: Develop and maintain one or more defined communication channels and/or stakeholder groups, acting as a single point of contact. Facilitate business involvement and ownership of new/future business requirements; documentation and or review of requirements / user stories / use cases.
• Analyze business processes; identify alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and recommends new approaches. Contribute to evaluating the factors that must be addressed in the business change program.
• Assist business users in identifying business problems, needs and functions, understand stakeholders’ concerns and requirements, identify improvement opportunities, and contribute business input for developing the business case for the technology-enabled solutions.

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics and/or Business-related fields from a recognized university.
• Good understanding of Banking operations, systems and processes.
• Excellent communication, documentation, presentation, and analytical skills with ability to handle complex information with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Professional Qualification in either Business Analysis, Project Management or Change Management will be an added advantage: – CBAP/CCBA, CBPP, PMI-PBA, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, Prince2, PMP, Prosci Change Practitioner.