Title: Business Analyst
Mode: Contract
Location: Oshawa, Toronto
MUST HAVES:

1. Ensure that procurement documents clearly and appropriately explain the intended scope, requirements and deliverables.
2. Facilitate team reviews and approvals of draft procurement documents and make required updates.
3. Responsible for the development, writing and editing of the RFB by working closely with the project team.
4. Assist with facilitation of consensus meetings.
5. Support team in onboarding of successful vendor.

Responsibilities:
Provide a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
Interact with business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
Prepare and advise on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.
General Skills:
Lead and conduct business analysis in order to assess client's business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
Apply re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Lead and conduct business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies.
Prepare business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conduct feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
Conduct business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress.
Resolve problems and report regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develop performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conduct follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis.
Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement.
Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope.
Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
Desirable Skills:
Experience in the use of information retrieval packages.
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions.
Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping.
Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements.
Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.