Business Systems Analyst
- Location:
-
Bristol (BS1) jobs
- Salary:
- Circa 50K p.a
- Company:
- (IOP) INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING LIMITED
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 22/11/2009 15:00
- Job id:
- 45869811
- Contact:
- Human Resources
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/totaljobs
About Us
As part of the Institute of Physics, IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher through which leading-edge scientific research is distributed world-wide. Focused on making the most of new technologies, we are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community.Our IT infrastructure is complex with several bespoke IT systems and unique business systems/packages.As an organisation, we're looking forwards all the time, developing our services, our capabilities and, of course, our people
In addition to the support and training you need to develop your career, benefits include a contributory pension scheme, life assurance and private medical care.
About the role
We have an exciting role for a Business Systems Analyst to join us to support the business in a range of areas by performing detailed analysis of business requirements and making recommendations and specifications for new or enhanced IT systems (or services) to achieve required outcomes.
The role of Business Systems Analyst has Group responsibilities (Bristol/London/ROW).Candidates will therefore need to be prepared to travel, internationally, if required.Certain projects which stretch across London and Bristol may require regular travel to London for a defined time period.
Applicants should:
·be of graduate caliber
·have gained broad experience of working across a variety of business areas
·possess a thorough understanding of IT systems and functions ideally gained from working on business change projects with an IT focus
·demonstrate sound knowledge of IT design methodologies and business improvement tools (process mapping, re-engineering, gap analysis…)
·possess the necessary gravitas and consultancy skills to act as an “internal consultant” across the business
The Business Systems Analyst’s responsibilities will include:
-using a wide range of elicitation techniques to capture business requirements
-translating these into unambiguous terms for detailed analysis
-validating these against strategic initiatives and operational needs
-applying cost/benefit analysis to make recommendations and obtain budget approval
-working to achieve the consolidation, reuse or integration of existing or new applications
-managing a team of project managers
-due diligence reporting and acquisition integration
To be considered for this role, candidates will have a track record of leading and managing projects with previous experience of drawing on input from and managing relationships with internal and external parties. Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills must be combined with excellent communication skills (relationship building, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills) as well as acute business acumen.Working largely unsupervised, candidates will also need to demonstrate initiative and self-sufficiency.
Applicants interested in applying for this role will need to complete our online application form which can be found by clicking below.
Closing date: Friday 13 November 2009
