JOB OVERVIEW

JOB ASSIGNMENT

Senior Business Analyst

ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS TITLE

N/A

JOB LEVEL

Individual Contributor

SITE

Nut Producers Australia

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

NPA is modernising its technology through a multi-year transformation programme, supported by a lean IT team. The Senior Business Analyst – IT turns business needs into explicit, testable and practical technology solutions, and leads analysis from discovery through to go-live.

The role also manages delivery of assigned initiatives: plans, schedules, vendors, risks, reporting and budget tracking.

ON SITE DEPARTMENT

Business Transformation

REPORTS TO

IT Transformation Manager

AWARD

Non-Award

CLASSIFICATION

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field
- BA, PM or Agile qualifications desired (for example CBAP, PRINCE2, PMP, PSPO).

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

- Sound understanding of Project Management methodologies (waterfall & agile),
- Business process modelling, understanding of corporate business functions and processes Strategic planning models,

PREFERRED WORK

EXPERIENCE

- Minimum 5 yrs experience leading large IT projects in agribusiness, food processing, manufacturing or supply chain, or in a mid-sized organisation with a small IT team.
- Extensive business analysis experience using multiple delivery frameworks
- ERP or major application implementation experience, from requirements to go-live.
- Experience using Microsoft 365, Power Platform, integration, reporting or AI tools to improve productivity

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

- Sound leadership and team management capability
- Problem solving and business analysis skills
- Positive approach to innovation and challenges
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Coaching and presentation skills
- Organisational skills

SCOPE

TYPICAL DIRECT

REPORTS

N/A

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

Executive and operational leaders across NPA

RA

RAH and APPC;

IT; project teams; vendors, implementation partners and auditors

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Fully equipped office space.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & DUTIES

PROJECT DELIVERY





- Accountable for delivering assigned initiatives to agreed scope and schedule, and for accurate status, risk and budget reporting.
- Manages & tracks plans, schedules, budgets and backlogs.
- Champion modern ways of working, using tools like Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Power Platform) and AI tools to speed up analysis, documentation and collaboration, and coach teams and SMEs in using them.
- Apply NPA's project delivery framework and stage gates, contribute to its development and suggest improvements.
- Coordinate team members, SMEs and vendors, and monitor vendor delivery against contracted scope and milestones.

- Maintain RAID logs, report status to governance forums, and manage transition to operations and close-out.

DISCOVERY REQUIREMENTS

- Plan and run discovery across all sites through workshops, interviews and process observation.
- Map current and future state processes and recommend improvements.
- Elicit and prioritise functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, data, integration, reporting).
- Produce clear artefacts: business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, interface specifications and traceability matrices.

SOLUTION ANALYSIS

- Validate proposed solutions with vendors, the IT Manager and business stakeholders, and document gaps.
- Prepare options papers covering benefits, risks, costs and implementation, considering people, process, data and technology.
- Specify integration requirements and support data mapping, data quality and migration readiness.

TESTING, IMPLEMENTATION AND READINESS

- Maintain traceability from requirements to test outcomes, coordinate UAT and support defect triage.
- Support configuration, cut-over, go-live and post-implementation review.
- Assess change impacts and work with change,



training and business champions on readiness and handover.

GOVERNANCE AND IMPROVEMENT

- Keep documentation, decision logs and delivery records accurate; contribute to business cases and benefits tracking.
- Make sure recommendations meet security, privacy, data governance, procurement, food safety, export and audit requirements.
- Provide analysis for the Demand & Prioritisation Review and contribute and improve NPA's PM & BA standards.
- Follow and promote NPA's WHS policies, including on site, and report all incidents and near misses.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES The knowledge, skills and abilities that contribute to individual performance

QUALITY FOCUS

Assesses. the effectiveness of current practices, streamlines processes and develops innovative improvement strategies

COLLABORATION

- Seeks senior leadership advice when making complex decisions.

Drives prompt and collaborative decision making while ensuring compliance with NPA’s policies.

MANAGEMENT CREDIBILITY

- Provides guidance and advice to others in their area of expertise.

Drives the application of procedures including adherence to legislation/regulations as appropriate.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Sets clearly defined objectives for self and others. Organises resources based on assessed needs, considering changing circumstances.

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

Develops systems and processes to support NPA’s digital transformation strategy.

COMPANY VALUES

Guiding our actions every day

SAFETY FIRST

Safety is in our DNA. Being ‘CMV Safe’ is about looking out for our own safety and well-being, and that of our teammates and our customers.

CAN DO

We’re optimistic in our outlook, always looking for positive solutions and working hard to deliver on our promises.

ASK THE QUESTION

Why? To learn. To solve problems. To avoid assumptions. To really understand and continually improve.

DO THE RIGHT

THING

We demonstrate integrity in everything we do. We owe it to ourselves, our team, our customers and our business partners to do the right thing.

MUTUAL RESPECT

We value our relationships. We treat all individuals with respect, fairness, kindness and tolerance.

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