Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst for Potential Contract Opportunity One year from Start Date plus another potential one-year option period. Overview The Senior Business Analyst (Project) supports IT initiatives by collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to define, analyze, and validate requirements, ensuring solutions align with CIPO’s strategic goals. Key Responsibilities Planning & Stakeholder Engagement Plan business analysis activities and estimate effort. Work with stakeholders and service providers to define detailed solution requirements. Requirements & Analysis Elicit, analyze, document, validate, and prioritize business and solution requirements (functional and non-functional). Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability across project, program, and delivery artefacts. Model current (AS-IS) and future (TO-BE) business processes. Support business cases and options analysis to align projects with enterprise objectives. Solution Validation & Delivery Support Assess and validate IT solutions against business needs. Contribute to user acceptance strategies and testing readiness. Governance, Risk & Reporting Identify and manage risks related to business analysis activities. Produce reports and presentations for senior management. Provide weekly progress updates on activities, issues, and risks. Knowledge Transfer & Documentation Maintain artefacts in centralized repositories. Deliver training, documentation, and knowledge transfer throughout the project lifecycle. Deliverables (As Required) Planning Business analysis plans outlining timelines, tasks, and milestones (monthly updates). Core Artefacts Business proposals and business cases Stakeholder and solution requirements Supporting artefacts (process models, gap analysis, options analysis, traceability matrices) Supporting Documentation User and training materials Business benefits and outcomes documentation User Acceptance Test (UAT) criteria Reports and presentations Progress & Evaluation Weekly status reports (progress, risks, upcoming work) Lessons learned reports at key milestones Other Additional deliverables as required by the program/project Governance All deliverables are subject to review and approval by Functional, Program, and Project Authorities. Summary This role delivers comprehensive business analysis support across the project lifecycle, focusing on requirements management, alignment with enterprise goals, solution validation, and structured reporting, within established government governance frameworks.