Job Title : Business Analyst
Location : Hybrid remote in Dublin, County Dublin
Company : Central Bank
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-05-31
Close Date : 2023-10-01
The Central Bank of Ireland serves the public interest by safeguarding monetary and financial stability and by working to ensure that the financial system operates in the best interests of consumers and the wider economy.

We currently have a vacancy for a Business Analyst on a contract of indefinite duration in the IT Delivery Division. This role is aligned with the Bank Professional 3 grade and the BP3 salary scale, between €57,704 and €76,732 applies. Please click here for further information on our salary scales.

As a Business Analyst, you will build strong relationships with the business, and work with the business to define and document business requirements and provide the right level of detail to support the design, development and testing of solutions,
Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with the business and develop and in-depth understanding of business areas and their key drivers to support effective business change and provide challenge in order to enable the business discover the benefits of proposed initiatives.
• Investigate, analyse, review, define and accurately document functional and non-functional requirements in line with agreed standards, to support the design, development and testing of technical solutions that meet the business’ need
• Support projects or continuous delivery teams, managing requirements for a variety of solutions, including development, procurement and infrastructure
• Work with the business, Solution Architects and Developers to identify, shape and evaluate ideas so that feasible business requirements are agreed.
• Liaise with IT stakeholders, including Enterprise and Solution Architects, to support accurate interpretation of business requirements into technical specifications to ensure the solution designed meets business needs.
• Support Developers and Quality Assurance in the development and testing of technical solutions to meet business needs.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement within the team and engage in continuous improvement activities.

Requirements:

• Desirable : Professional accreditation in one or more of the following areas:
• Business Analysis (e.g. BCS, CABA), Process Analysis (e.g. Lean Six Sigma), Project Management (e.g. PMI), Agile (e.g. Product Owner, Scrum Master)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Business Analysis or equivalent discipline, typically 6 years’ experience, ideally in both waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Solid business analysis skills including analytical thinking and requirements management
• Ability to produce concise and accurate specifications of business needs
• Desirable: Experience of process modelling, design and improvement / Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
• Good verbal, written communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Good interpersonal, stakeholder management and teamwork skills
• Self-starter, able to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales

We know it's our people who make the Central Bank special and we are focused on creating a diverse, inclusive, fulfilling and progressive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives as it strengthens us, as individuals and as an organisation. We are committed to positively supporting candidates with disabilities. If we can make any reasonable accommodations for you in the recruitment process in order to give you the opportunity to perform to your best, please let us know. Any information that you provide will be used only for the purposes of providing relevant support and will have no bearing on how your application will be viewed.

We have recently implemented a hybrid working model to balance the flexibility working from home provides with the value our office environments bring to support collaboration and connection with colleagues. Our approach to hybrid working enables colleagues to work from home up to 50% of working days, building on an existing broad range of flexible working policies and practices already in place to support our people achieve the right balance.

Our policies also provide insight into our organisational culture, work environment and working arrangements. Here are some of the key policies (subject to ongoing review and amendment) which may be of interest as you consider a career with us.

The Central Bank pension scheme mirrors the rules of the civil service pension scheme. Therefore if you are in receipt of civil/public service pension, abatement may apply to your current pension. Details of the appropriate pension scheme will be provided upon determination of the appointee’s status.

Application Details:
Closing Date : 14th June

To apply, please complete the application form attached (via the “apply” link).

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