• Employment Type: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract, Full-Time (35 hours p/week)
• Salary: $143,007 - $151,744 + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus with Fortnightly Travel to Canberra (Hybrid Working)

About the Program:
UNSW Canberra City will establish a teaching, research and innovation environment in Canberra that is aligned to UNSW’s commitment of becoming Australia’s global university. 

UNSW has been proudly partnering with Defence in Canberra for more than fifty years. UNSW’s Canberra City Precincts will build on UNSW Canberra’s achievements, by creating a world class environment within the National Triangle. The new campus enables UNSW’s strategic priorities of academic excellence, social engagement and global impact to thrive. 

The precincts environment will provide a sense of place and pride in UNSW. Students, staff, alumni, members of the local community, and partners from the defence and security community located adjacent to the precincts, will come together to innovate, transform, learn and contribute to society.

Why Your Role Matters:
The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) Centre of Excellent(CoE) team supports project and program delivery support, expertise and advice to project teams, uplifting the maturity of the design and implementation of change initiatives across the portfolio and creating greater visibility of the level and impact of change within and across the university.

The Senior Business Analyst will be assigned to the Canberra City Program, responsible for developing a new world-class research, education and innovation precinct on the east side of Canberra’s CBD. The role should have strong consulting experience and expertise in continuous improvement. The role should influence senior-level thinking and stakeholders at all levels and move clients to action. This role is undertaking business analysis activities for “In Scope” programs that will support the achievement of sustainable organisational, process and Strategic change. Some of the key responsibilities include needs analysis, gathering business requirements, data mapping, preparing solution design, the identification and mapping of ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ business processes, facilitating workshops and supporting the Project/Program Manager to deliver according to project timeframes.

The Senior Business Analyst reports to the Program Manager,  dotted line into the Project Management lead with no direct reports.

Responsibilities Summary:

• Perform a lead role in driving process improvements, investigating, analysing, and documenting business processes and potential solutions that contribute to ongoing process standardisation, unification, and optimisation.
• Develop, evaluate, and select technology solutions, ensuring usability and alignment with business requirements, ensuring technical design fulfills business and functional requirements.
• Participate in building and executing process maps of ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ processes supported by facilitating stakeholder workshops.
• Identify and analyse core business processes and workflows and facilitate identification of business process issues and improvement opportunities.
• Establish effective working relationships with business users to identify requirements and develop user-friendly solutions.
• Provide training to end-users when required and create new training materials and guides.
• Provide mentoring, training and advice to other team members and customers with respect to business analysis as required.
• Proactively manage complex risks, issues, and financials, ensuring appropriate solutions are in place.

For more information regarding the responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description at JOBS@UNSW.

Skills and Experience Summary:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and demonstrated experience with business requirements analysis and business process analysis using the appropriate frameworks.
• Preferred Certified Practitioner in Business Analysis (IIBA or PMP).
• Demonstrated experience in applying lean six sigma skills. Certification desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated lateral thinker - Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven facilitation skills (workshops with diverse groups including vendor, technical personnel and end users).
• Excellent time management and organisational skills and deliver according to project timeframes.
• Demonstrated experience working within a Faculty with a strong understanding of business processes within a tertiary education environment
• Strong background in finance, with the ability to analyse and manage financial data effectively
• Understanding of Business Analyst principles.

Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.  Our benefits include: 

• Career development opportunities 
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments 
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period 
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

How to Apply: Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your CV via the application portal before 11:00am on the 28^th of November.

A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Get in Touch: For queries regarding the recruitment process, contact Lucy Gerondis, Talent Acquisition Consultant, UNSW: l.gerondis@unsw.edu.au
(Applications sent via email will not be accepted, please apply via the application portal).

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.