eHealth Africa (eHA) Senior Business Analysts Jobs Vacancies

eHealth
Africa (eHA) designs and implements data-driven solutions and technologies to
improve health systems for and with local communities. eHA’s technology
works in low connectivity settings, and smartly uses data to drive
decision-making by local governments and partner agencies to get optimum results.

We
are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job
Title: Senior
Business Analyst
Location: Kano

Summary

A
Senior Business Analyst is responsible for the requirements analysis and
documentation, specification, development cycle and execution of a variety
of GIS projects. S/he manages the sprint and release process and
communicates all changes to relevant stakeholders.
Keywords:
Requirements Analysis, Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Agile.

Duties
and Responsibilities

Discovers,
documents, and prioritizes client needs and requirements
Support
Information Systems Manager in developing specifications, timelines, and
budget.
Manages
prioritization in close coordination with the programs and engineering
teams
Decides
upon release date(s) and content (Release Planning)
Organizes
and facilitates project planning, daily stand-ups, reviews,
retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other
project-related meetings
Tracks
tasks and milestones and reports on the project’s progress
Effectively
communicating with internal teams and external clients to deliver
functional requirements
Acting
as an interface between stakeholders, program units, technology teams and
support teams
Provides
expertise and help in translating system requirements and business design
documentation
Support
establishment of geospatial analytics processes with the local development
team
Understands
business process management and business requirements of the customers and
translates them to specific GIS requirements
Making
sure that the recommended solution has a competitive edge.
Work
with internal and external client to ensure quality business documentation
Provide
end to end solution and business details

Qualifications
and Experience

Bachelor’s
degree from college or university in Computer Science, Business
Management, Engineering, Information Systems Technology or related field.
A postgraduate degree is desirable.
Minimum
of 5 years hands-on business, product or project management experience
with GIS services and product solutions
Strong
understanding of Agile, SCRUM, Lean methodologies
Experience
in an Agile (SCRUM) working environment
Excellent
written and verbal communications with a strong aptitude for succinctly
presenting thoughts and ideas to senior internal and external
stakeholders.
Organizational
skills and great attention to detail.Must be able to work as a member of a
team and possess good problem-solving skills
Demonstrated
experience to gather user requirements from a number of sources and build
product requirements. Ability to identify product improvements that
meet organizational and client needs.
Must
have the ability to manage conflicts and resolve problems effectively
Action
oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment
Fluent
in English

Certifications
and Licenses:

A
professional certificate Project Management (PMI/PMP) Agile certification
is an added advantage

Language
Ability:

Fluent
in the English Language.
Ability
to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability
to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability
to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the
organization.

Reasoning
Ability:

Ability
to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in
written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving
several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work
Environment:

The
work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can become
louder at times due to group discussions or activities.
eHealth
Africa is a tobacco-free environment.

Why
work for us?

Life
at eHealth Africa means not only working towards saving thousands of lives
but also collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for
innovative technology. We offer a series of programs that enables them to
pursue a career that fulfills their potential. Our team members’ health
and well-being is our priority as well as rewarding them for their hard
work.

Physical
Demands:

The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
talk and hear.
The
employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee is
frequently required to sit and use a computer and/or reach with hands and
arms.