BUSINESS ANALYST

In this role, the successful candidate will be required to lead a collaborative discovery and recommendations phase for a project supporting the development of a new Enterprise-level Service Ontario Location geospatial dataset. They will ensure the project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope, and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks. Work centers on:

The successful candidate will work under the Geospatial Ontario IT Program and report to Geospatial Ontario directly (please see attachments for more information). The work is tied to:

The successful candidate maybe redeployed to other Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects:

The GDP is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware, software, and networking components required to deliver corporate applications, web services, data, and geomatics tools.

As of June, 2024, LIO, or Land Information Ontario, is now known as GEO, or Geospatial Ontario.

All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.

Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.

Responsibilities :

• Leads and provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements
• Analyze existing data sources, identify gaps, and document findings to support the development of the GIS data layer
• Collaborate with project managers to develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
• Lead requirements gather sessions, validate findings, and build consensus among stakeholders

General Skills:

• Leads and conducts 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
• Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
• Leads and conducts 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, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives
• Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
• Conducts 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, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders
• Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-ups
• 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
• 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:

• An understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data and familiarity with geospatial data standards and best practices
• Experience leading geospatial data discovery projects
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate geospatial data products and 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 requirement assessments
• Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-ups
• Knowledge of public sector processes and regulations, especially within the Province of Ontario
• Experience working on projects involving government agencies or public services
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Remote or hybrid work arrangements are supported.

Successful candidates may report to either the Peterborough or Toronto MNR office.