<img id="photoDetail" src="https://www.discovery.co.za/gallery/template-resources/banners/general/smartpeople-recruit.jpg" style="width:1250.0px;height:301.0px"> Discovery Health Systems (DHS) Business Analyst (Intermediate) <h1 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt -0.25pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">About Discovery </h1> Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society. <h1 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt -0.25pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">About Discovery Health Systems (DHS) – Health Benefit Solutions </h1> Working in a high-performance organization that prides itself in attracting the finest talent, we challenge ourselves to find solutions that make a difference in the world. Our environment is always buzzing with energy and smart, motivated people working on finding the best way to move forward. An intermediate business analyst position is available in the Health Benefits Solutions team to work on dynamic new projects and product enhancements in order to improve business inefficiencies, gain competitive advantage on our products and ultimately to provide better service to our clients. Using knowledge of the organization’s technology infrastructure and specific software applications, the intermediate business analyst will help the business to address changes through technology. <h1 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt -0.25pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Key Purpose </h1> Within the Health Benefit Solutions area, the Business Analyst must work to understand the overall business need, define the requirements, document the requirements using various approaches such as use cases then decompose the requirements to a sufficient level of detail allowing the implementation team to take action. The Business Analyst will support the project throughout the project lifecycle and will manage the release as well as post release monitoring. The Business Analyst in the Benefit Solutions area must be technically minded and be able to understand basic development principles. Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to: <table class="TableGrid" style="width:467.75pt;margin-left:1.2pt;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:226.5pt"> <td style="width:467.75pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.5pt 5.75pt 0.0in 5.55pt" valign="top"> The successful candidate will be required to perform but not limited to the following key outputs in respect of the Health Benefit Solutions – DCC portfolio: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.45pt"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.45pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Run a requirements gathering/JAD workshop to gather new requirements </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.2pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Document business requirement specifications under supervision of a Senior BA </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 3.3pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Accurately document functional requirements specifications clearly defining project objectives </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.55pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Construct complex process models and can create UML models </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Execute user acceptance or system testing </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.45pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Resolve requirements conflict through effective stakeholder engagement </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Present options and recommendations to stakeholders </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.6pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Offer support and guidance to junior business analysts </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Identify and document project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 2.45pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Identify and perform process improvement work </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Perform quality assurance of business analysis deliverables </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:320.2pt"> <td style="width:467.75pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.5pt 5.75pt 0.0in 5.55pt" valign="top"> Competencies The successful candidate must demonstrate the following competencies: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:5.1pt"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Project Management </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.95pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Requirements development </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Change control </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.95pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Release management </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.2pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Solution development </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.0pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Software Testing </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Analytical thinking and conflict management </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.1pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Personal organisation and time management skills </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.85pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Business writing skills and presentation and facilitation skills </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.2pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Communication skills (written, verbal/presenting and listening) </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.95pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Stress management skills and negotiation skills </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.95pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Problem Solving </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 4.95pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Deadline driven </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.15pt 24.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Innovative </li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 24.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Ability to build relationships with people from all different backgrounds and at different job levels </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt -0.25pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Education and Experience </h1> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.1pt"> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 2.1pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Diploma in Business Analysis, BSc Information Systems or am equivalent 3-year IT qualification. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 2.1pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">5 years ‘experience as a Business Analyst </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 2.2pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Certification in UML and BPMN course </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 2.1pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience in PL/SQL </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 1.7pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience in Testing, Process mapping and UML modelling. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 37.25pt 1.7pt 49.0px;line-height:109%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Requirements analysis experience </li> </ul>EMPLOYMENT EQUITY The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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