(1179) Senior Business Analyst - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Analysis, Business Cases, Process Optimization, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Change Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Business Architecture, IT Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Elicitation Techniques, Benefits Realisation, Agile, Waterfall

Industry

Banking

Description

Brief description The purpose of this position is to lead end-to-end business analysis services team to identify business needs, determine solutions and enable improvement in organisational processes within South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) departments. Detailed description The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas: * Develop comprehensive business cases for proposed solutions to the identified business problems and needs. * Drive business analysis initiatives and lead a team on projects of a high-risk and multi-year nature characterised by an elevated level of solution complexity, from initiation to implementation. * Develop a partnership role with business owners and interact with clients independently to define future business requirements, identify opportunities for optimisation and develop and propose solutions. * Lead and present engagements with business customers, taking responsibility for managing the relationship and interface with the customer for the business analysis and optimisation streams. * Lead the analysis/solution life cycle for initiatives, from problem identification to the management of change requirements and training. * Engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and consult with the relevant project managers and stakeholders. * Provide quality assurance of the work and outputs of other business analysts. * Provide substantive input to support other disciplines (e.g. systems development, project management and change management). * Participate in external industry business analysis forums to contribute to developing and furthering the business analysis body of knowledge. * Improve and standardise work processes during own work and ensure application of standards and methods are applied by the team. * Support business architects in defining, analysing and developing the business architecture, reference model, framework and implementation roadmaps required to enable the strategy. * Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies and apply these in the course of own work. * Actively develop own expertise and support and encourage the skills development of other business analysts to build a strong and competent team. * Engage and influence stakeholders by negotiating timelines, deliverables, priorities and resources. * Lead and manage a team of business analysts. About SARB Primary mandate of the SARB Section 224 of the Constitution of South Africa states the mandate of the SARB as follows: The primary object of the South African Reserve Bank is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic. The South African Reserve Bank, in support of its primary objective, must perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice. WHAT WE DO Monetary Policy The Constitution gives the SARB the mandate to protect the value of the rand. We use interest rates to keep inﬂation low and steady. Financial Stability The SARB has a mandate to protect and enhance ﬁnancial stability. We identify and mitigate systemic risks that might disrupt the ﬁnancial system. Prudential Regulation The Prudential Authority regulates ﬁnancial institutions and market infrastructures to promote and enhance their safety and soundness, and support ﬁnancial stability. Financial Markets Open market operations are the main tool we use to implement monetary policy. We manage South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange reserves. Financial Surveillance The SARB is responsible for regulating cross-border transactions, preventing the abuse of the financial system and supporting the regulation of financial institutions. Payments and Settlements The SARB is responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of the national payment system, which is the backbone of South Africa’s modern ﬁnancial system. Statistics The SARB provides important economic and ﬁnancial statistics that present an overview of the economic situation in South Africa. Research Research conducted by the SARB focuses on economics, ﬁnancial stability, banking and emerging trends in ﬁnance. Our research supports policy decision-making. Banknotes and Coin The SARB has the sole right to make, issue and destroy banknotes and coin in South Africa.

Responsibilities

This role involves leading an end-to-end business analysis services team to identify business needs, determine solutions, and improve organizational processes within SARB departments. Key duties include developing business cases, driving high-risk analysis initiatives, and managing client relationships to define requirements and propose optimizations.