BUSINESS ANALYST Full-time Job

Reporting to the Manager Integrated Technology Systems (ITS), the Business Analyst SWM assumes responsibility for the timely completion of both one-time projects and recurring assignments on behalf of Solid Waste.

 

Major Responsibilities:

 

• Facilitates and supports strategic and long term I&T business planning activities.
• Conducts studies on the feasibility of integrating processes to deliver a range of services to a specific client or to a geographic location.
• Documents and analyzes business processes, input costs and output level, and conducts data flow analysis and business process design modelling and/or re-engineering.
• Prepares reports to management, supporting recommendations on changes in business methods and processes including appropriate staffing levels, resource allocation, etc.
• Develops test strategies, plans, scripts, data, executes tests and documents test results.
• Designs or modifies business processes for administering the delivery of service and tracking the cost and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Conducts statistical data analysis on various strategic, operational, and financial measurements, disseminates and reports on trends and findings, and makes appropriate recommendations related to I&T capital business cases.
• Liaises with Solid Waste and/or other city-wide staff at all levels to gather sufficient understanding, knowledge, and background information relative to the undertaking.
• Participates in senior level management meetings as appropriate and as required to gain further understanding of the issues impacting Solid Waste.
• Prepares business cases to document and support changes in budget and charges to clients.
• Prepares terms of reference, including project objectives, defining scope, bench marking performance measuring areas of emphasis and methodology to be employed in studies and reviews of business processes, alternative service delivery options and business organizational design.
• Contributes to the development and evaluation of procurement documents (RFP/Q/I/R) and administers contracts.
• Analyzes and documents business requirements, works with Technology Services Division resources to prioritize, test and document system changes and perform necessary system administration functions to meet user business needs.
• Gathers user requirements, interviews, documents, and facilitates business process, systems and data requirements review/re-engineering sessions with stakeholders, prepares proposed system solution(s) and investigates alternative solutions to meet business needs.

 

Key Qualifications:

 

1. Post-secondary education in business or public administration or other discipline pertinent to the job function, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Considerable experience in all phases of project management including some project management experience.
3. Experience in assisting large organizations in analyzing and implementing organizational design, business process modelling, business systems, strategic plans, and management structure development.
4. Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio & Microsoft Project.

 

You must also have:

 

• Ability to develop and maintain spreadsheets/databases, create presentations and graphics.
• Ability to research, conduct analysis and prepare reports to support policy development activities and to conceptualize and develop options and recommendations to support decision making.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently while meeting deadlines.
• Well developed written and oral communication skills, analytical capabilities, conflict resolution skills, consulting skills and interpersonal skills for building good internal/external working relationships.
• Sound judgment and ability to handle matters of a confidential/sensitive nature as it relates to Council and other senior staff.
• Ability to negotiate effective resolution of conflicting business priorities.
• Knowledge of current and emerging technologies relating to cloud, customer relationship management, e-service, business intelligence, data retention, and document management.
• Knowledge of Solid Waste business process and systems would be an asset.

 

Posting Period: 03-APR-2024 to 17-APR-2024

Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, is a major Canadian city along Lake Ontarios northwestern shore. It's a dynamic metropolis with a core of soaring skyscrapers, all dwarfed by the iconic, free-standing CN Tower. Toronto also has many green spaces, from the orderly oval of Queens Park to 400-acre High Park and its trails, sports facilities and zoo.