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This role focuses on building strong, collaborative relationships between Information Technology Services (ITS) and various County departments to enhance service delivery. Responsibilities include business analysis, project management, and providing advisory services to ensure the development of high-quality, cost-effective solutions. The position also involves problem-solving, systems thinking, and facilitating communication across all levels to address complex issues and deliver impactful solutions.\nKey Responsibilities:\nMaintain and improve organization-wide service delivery by identifying, analyzing, and validating business needs of client departments.\nPartner with departments to maximize the benefit of Information Technology investments and assist with the implementation of new systems using communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nGather business and user requirements through workshops, surveys, site visits, use cases, and other methods to ensure accurate understanding of needs.\nCreate process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to prototype solutions and related processes, facilitating effective change within the department. \nResearch and evaluate technical solutions in the marketplace and identify best practices from other municipal jurisdictions to meet business needs.\nDevelop and execute test plans and scripts to ensure business requirements, technology goals, and performance standards are met.\nCoordinate and/or lead projects to implement solutions to meet business outcomes. \nDevelop and maintain an expert level of knowledge and skill in the areas of business analysis, continuous improvement and existing/emerging technologies to determine and provide optimal business and technical options and recommendations.\nOversee daily operations to ensure compliance with ITS policies and audit requirements. \nFoster and manage business partner relationships and expectations through effective communication, risk and issue management.\nQualifications and Skills:\nDiploma or Degree in Computing Science, Business Administration or other related discipline, with a minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of directly related IT experience, primarily focused on business analysis.\n3 years of experience in managing projects along with formal Project Management training, or 5 years of experience in managing projects without formal training is required.\nExtensive directly related experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, business process modelling/mapping, and testing.\nDemonstrated ability to create clear, consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language\nAbility to define functional business requirements and processes for disparate departments with varying levels of complexities and dependencies. \nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess business operations, identify issues, and recommend solutions.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce professional-quality documentation and present formal and informal recommendations\nAbility to build and maintain relationships, communicate and collaborate with stakeholders and communicate progress and risks.\nExperience working in a Microsoft-based environment\nBusiness Analysis, Project Management, Change Management, or IT service management certifications (CBAP, CCBA, PMP, ITIL, Prosci) are considered assets\nConditions of Employment:\nSubmission of a Satisfactory Criminal Record Check\nWho We Are:\nStrathcona County is a specialized municipality located in the heart of Alberta. Our vision is to become Canada’s most livable community, where our workplace culture and identity are supported by our people plan and values of integrity, respect, safety, collaboration, and accountability.\nWhy Join Strathcona County: (depending on position)\nCompetitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, which includes: Extended health and dental coverage \nHealth and wellness spending account \nLife and disability insurance \nRetirement and pension programs \nEarned day off program \nEmployee and family assistance program \n\nCommitment to employee development, through internal and external training and development opportunities \nWell-being programs and a safety culture focused on physical and psychological health in the workplace \nEquivalencies of education and experience may be considered. 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