Lead Business Analyst

Are you an experienced Business Analyst with a solid toolkit of analysis and project management skills?
- Do you thrive in a client-focused environment where relationships and the work that you do matters?
- Do you consistently deliver high quality work utilizing innovative technology solutions?
- Do you want to join an award-winning culture and thrive in a place where work-life balance is possible?

BC Assessment is currently looking for a permanent **Lead Business Analyst** to join the Information Technology Services Management team in our ITS Division. This role requires an in-depth knowledge of business analysis and experience; it is an intermediate professional position with a variety of interesting work, significant and complex analysis, and great growth potential.

We value our people, and know that employees are at the heart of our organization. We also value work-life balance, and seek to recruit, reward and retain people who make us an internationally recognized leader in property assessment. We are proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employersfor the ninth year We offer competitive benefitsfor our employees:

- **Work-life balance** - 35-hour work weeks, hybrid work options and flexible work schedules, including the option to work compressed work weeks so you can take up to 26 long weekends per year.
- **Public Service Pension Plan** - one of the best in Canada, allowing you to plan for your future
- **Health and Wellness** - generous extended health and dental benefits through Pacific Blue Cross and an Employee Assistance Program to support employee wellness.
- **Career development** - we want you to grow and learn with us We provide ongoing learning, leadership development and a career development scholarship program.

**What will I do?**
- The position holds a leadership role in the analysis and integration of new or enhanced products or services for internal and external customers and defining the requirements, detailed specifications and models of business solutions;
- The position is responsible for providing leadership and business analysis support functions for BCA’s Rolls and Notices core business processes, including ensuring IT best practices and processes are followed for change management, release planning, and governance;
- The Lead Business Analyst will lead the development and management of workflows as it supports business needs and processes, specifically related to Rolls and Notices.

**How can I be successful?**

You need to be a proactive, detailed-oriented, analytical, customer-focused individual that is able to synthesize complex information in order to understand issues and be able to prioritize tasks, coordinate resources and make sound decisions that contribute to the success of the organization. You enjoy breaking apart complex tasks and coming up with innovative solutions to completing those tasks according to a predefined fixed schedule. You work well at all levels of the organization.

Relationship-building skills, communication skills and organizational ability are key to being successful in this role. You must be able to work collaboratively with a wide variety of people, build teams, and support cross-functional teams within the organization. This role requires strong verbal and written communication skills (both technical and non), as well as facilitation skills to conduct information gathering sessions with relevant stakeholders.

**This critical role may involve travel and occasional overtime to meet specific business operational needs.**

This position is included in the bargaining unit. BC Assessment intends to establish an eligibility list for this competition.
- **Location**: Victoria, BC - Uptown
- **Compensation**: $74,515.47 - $87,666.59 (plus 2.52% TMA)

**What can I expect next?**

If you are chosen to move forward in the hiring process for this exciting opportunity, you can expect:

- Phone interviews to take place the week of November 2nd
- Virtual interviews to take place the week of November 7th

**What are the requirements?**

**Education**
- University degree in computer science, systems business analysis, information management, software engineering, or equivalent. University degree in business administration or finance (plus related IM/IT courses) will be considered.
- Completion of BA certificate in Business Analysis or equivalent certificate.
- Completion of PM certificate or certified Project Management Professional would be an asset.

**Experience**
- Four years recent, related work experience in all phases of project development life cycle
- Directly related work experience includes being responsible for the setting of priorities, and management of IT system deliverables.
- Experience in business and technology planning, and complex (multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder) project management in a public sector environment is preferred.
- Note: _An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

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