National Business Analyst and Project Lead

National Business Analyst and Project Lead

Job Description

This is a 6-month temporary contract position.

Are you an experienced Business Analyst with Project Management experience, looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven organization? We're currently seeking a Business Analyst and Project Lead to support and lead various projects and play an important role in understanding and improving business processes across the organization.

Every role at JDRF has the opportunity to make an impact on our mission of improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. Join us today!

Interested? In this position, you would have the opportunity to:

• Work closely with Business Subject Matter Experts (SME) to clearly define business requirements for initiatives.
• Create project plans and facilitate the creation of project material and key documents.
• Provide project plan management activities, lead project meetings, maintain project documentation, and issue resolution.
• Develop detailed use cases and test scenarios/cases.
• Lead and/or assist with various projects as prioritized by the National Manager, Tax and Projects.
• Provide ongoing support as required to the business area after implementation and project closure.
• Lead in systems architecture workflows.
• Develop a training strategy and materials required for the training.
• Work collaboratively with the organization SME's to document current and future state processes.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing in partnership with Project Manager and IT.
• Prepare new procedures and user guides to be used by the business teams.
• Analyze the impact of changes on users and develop change management requirements.
• Provide the required support to help staff adjust to changes introduced by new solutions.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and support learning to create further efficiencies in performing tasks.
• Collect, document, and communicate the solutions to common issues to the department to reduce frustration.
• Monitor the performance of ongoing business processes and highlight any issues/incidents and possible enhancements as appropriate.

Here's what we're looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in a Business Analyst role or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) through International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA) or Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA) through IIBA.
• PMP Certification is an asset.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with management.
• Enthusiastic self-starter who is able to function well in JDRF's collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to anticipate the organizational impact of process changes.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive, goal-oriented, and deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to determine which issues to escalate vs. to resolve independently and provide suggestions for possible resolution.
• Ability to use discretion and judgment in handling confidential information.

Location: Flexible within Canada; JDRF is a remote-first organization and this position will work remotely from a home-office.

Salary: The anticipated salary for the new incumbent is within the range of $70,000-$82,000 (based on an annual salary) commensurate with skills and experience in relation to the role requirements.

Application Deadline: Please submit your resume through our careers website by July 31, 2024.

About JDRF: JDRF is the largest non-profit organization in the world that is exclusively focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D). Our goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people's lives and funding research into cures is our #1 priority. While we wait for cures, we also fund groundbreaking research that seeks to improve the lives of people with T1D.

JDRF Canada has a company culture rooted in our Core Values of Respect, Understanding and Integrity; Perseverance; Collaboration; Risk Taking and Entrepreneurship; and Efficiency, Effectiveness and Accountability. If our core values are exemplified in the way that you work, we might be a great fit for each other.

Recruitment Process: We may review applications as they are received and this position will remain posted until it is filled. Our recruitment process typically includes an initial introductory phone call with an HR team member, and up to two video interviews over MS Teams with the hiring manager and other team members. Some positions may require a skills-based evaluation as part of the recruitment process. We thank all applicants, but please note only those selected for an introductory phone call will be contacted after their application is submitted.

JDRF strives to foster a workplace that reflects the diversity of the community it serves and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. JDRF is also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment. Please advise if you require any accommodation measures to ensure you will be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality.