Job Title: IT Business Analyst
Employer: British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN)
Job number: 1074BR
Location/City: Lagos, Nigeria
Appointment type: Permanent
Job Purpose:
• To understand regional end market business requirements & processes and to identify regional & end market business technology and/or process opportunities.
• To ensure the implementation and deployment of IT solutions into the region & end market to the agreed requirements with minimal risk and disruption to the business
• To maintain and enhance existing regional solutions where required
Key Deliverables:
• Ensure the deployment and implementation of global/ regional solutions to the region with minimal business risk and disruption
• Ensures regional and local systems are maintained and enhanced but within the boundaries of the agreed Regional IT Account Plan and IT Strategy
• Identifies and flags up regional/ local differences for regional/ local solutions and manages stakeholders as appropriate
• Contributes to the preparation of budget proposals and estimated project workloads relevant to the business area
• Undertakes usability requirements analysis, applying tools and methods to identify the non-functional requirements of users, their characteristics and tasks, and the technical, organisational and physical environment in which the product or system will operate
• Undertakes usability evaluations, planning and performing all types of evaluation to assess the usability (including health and safety, and accessibility) of new or existing products or services (including prototypes); interprets and presents the results of evaluations
• Helps the business in checking the 'end product' against the initial requirements as articulated in the business requirement document
• Guides senior and middle management towards accepting change brought about through process automation
• Supports the reduction of non compliant software solutions
• Develops and co-ordinates implementation plans that are in line with best practice, the IT strategy, the business priorities and the demand plan
• Provides IT consultancy to business units within their functional area and is a key point of contact within regional IT for a designated area of expertise
Essential requirements:
• Business-facing IT experience in a global environment, preferably with a degree in an IT-related discipline
• Ability to interpret the business IT and functional strategies, understand the Group operating model, and the implications actions in one area have on other functions
• Extensive and substantial practical experience in interpreting business process management and business metrics
• Project management, change management and lifecycle planning skills
• 2-4 years relevant experience.
Desirable requirements: Working at BAT – British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.
Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.
If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you'll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.
Deadline: 21-Jun-2013
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