Business Analyst - [Archived Advertisement]

• Full Time, Maximum Term until 30 December 2021
• Salary circa $90k p.a. + super
• Preston location, close to train and tram with flexible work arrangements available

About Darebin City Council
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

About the Role
The Business Analyst works with stakeholders to understand the business challenges being experienced and to identify process and system requirements to address identified issues.

• Engage stakeholders through one on one or group sessions to elicit requirements
• Document systems, functional, non-functional, technical, performance, and testing requirements
• Assist with developing business cases and benefits realisations and identify any issues and risks to project success

Skills and Experience

• A tertiary qualification in Business Analysis (or related discipline) and/or equivalent experience in an IT based project environment
• Experience identifying issues, eliciting and capturing requirements across business/operational disciplines
• A high level of commitment to, and sound understanding of compliance and legislative requirements
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.

Culture
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices including working from home options, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

How to Apply
Darebin values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of colour. We value people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome unique contributions and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your application including a resume, and those who wish to address the Key Selection Criteria in the Position Description may do so in their cover letter.

Contact Harmeet Bhatia, Infrastructure Project Manager at harmeet.bhatia@darebin.vic.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

Applications close on Wednesday 1st September at 11.30pm.

The Darebin City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.

To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.