Business Analyst

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**Overview** The Business Analyst role (Ref No: S119/2026) is located within the Corporate Services (CS) Division at the National Treasury in Pretoria. The purpose of this position is to identify, analyse, and document business requirements, evaluate business processes, and recommend solutions that improve operational efficiency, support National Treasury’s objectives, and deliver business value. The salary offered for this position is R487,197 per annum, excluding benefits. **What you will do** * **Business Analysis and Requirements Management:** * Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, document analysis, surveys, questionnaires, brainstorming, and observation activities. * Elicit, analyse, validate, and prioritise business requirements in alignment with National Treasury’s operational needs and strategic objectives. * Document functional and non-functional requirements through business requirements specifications, functional specifications, use cases, and other appropriate business analysis artefacts. * Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices to ensure requirements are addressed throughout the project lifecycle. * Manage, assess, and document changes to approved requirements throughout the project lifecycle. * **Business Process Analysis and Improvement:** * Analyse and document current-state ("As-Is") business processes using appropriate business analysis and process-modelling methods. * Identify process inefficiencies, risks, control gaps, and improvement opportunities. * Design and document future-state ("To-Be") business processes, workflows, and business models. * Review and map ICT standards operating procedures. * **Solution Evaluation, Testing and Implementation Support:** * Collaborate with architects, application developers, and subject-matter experts to define solution requirements and translate business needs into appropriate solution specifications. * Evaluate proposed business and technology solutions to ensure alignment with approved requirements, business processes, and National Treasury’s objectives. * Recommend appropriate process and technology solutions to address identified business needs. * Develop or contribute to test plans, test scenarios, and test cases, and support quality-assurance activities and User Acceptance Testing. * Validate delivered solutions against approved requirements and facilitate the resolution of defects and requirements-related queries. * Support solution implementation, organisational change, user training, and adoption activities, including preparing or reviewing user guides and training materials. * **ICT Governance Documentation and Reporting:** * Compile, review, and maintain business analysis, ICT project, and Corporate Governance of ICT reports and documentation. * Monitor the completeness, quality, consistency, and traceability of business analysis and project deliverables. * Assess relevant business analysis and project documentation for alignment with approved ICT governance requirements, standards, and procedures. * Maintain an organised repository of approved requirements, process models, specifications, traceability records, and supporting documentation. * Provide accurate business analysis information, findings, and recommendations to support ICT governance oversight, reporting, and decision-making. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A Grade 12 is required. * Minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Information Technology or Business Administration. * Minimum 3 years’ experience obtained within the fields of business or systems analysis environment. * Knowledge and experience in the utilisation of the Unified Modelling Language (UML), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), and the Integrated Definition Language (IDEF0) standards, Cobit5, and Togaf9. **Who should apply** Candidates should possess an educational background in Information Technology or Business Administration, coupled with a minimum of three years' experience in business or systems analysis. The ideal applicant will be capable of identifying, analysing, and documenting business requirements, evaluating business processes, and recommending solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Proficiency in specific modelling languages and standards, including UML, BPMN, IDEF0, Cobit5, and Togaf9, is required. This role suits someone who can manage requirements, analyse and improve business processes, evaluate solutions, support testing and implementation, and contribute to ICT governance documentation and reporting. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/national-treasury-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-40-of-2026#spani-ref-s119-2026 Source: govpage

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