Description
Project Manager/Business Analyst
Job Type: Contract
Location: West of Ireland
About Version 1
Why Version 1 - There are a lot of IT Companies out there hiring but what makes us so special?
We think this says it all;
March 2013 Version 1 announced as Best Managed Company in Deloitte awards
May 2013 Version1 & FBD win IT Team of the Year at ICT awards 2013
June 2013 Version 1 in Top 50 best Workplaces in Europe 2013
Sept 2013 Version 1 shortlisted for UKOUG Database Partner 2013
Oct 2013 Version 1 recognized at UK Oracle User Group awards 2013
Nov 2013 Version1 Announces UK Acquisition
Jan 2014 Version 1 announces 2nd UK acquisition
Feb 2014 Version 1 named in Top 3 Best Large Workplaces 2014
May 2014 Version 1 named Company of the year at Tech Excellence awards
July 2014 Version1 secures €8M capital investment to drive expansion
Sept 2014 Version 1- Shortlisted for UKOUG Awards
Oct 2014 Version1 Open New Northern Ireland Office
Jan 2015 Version 1 Acquires 3rd UK Company
Feb 2015 Version 1 recognised among leading European businesses
Feb 2015 Version 1 named in Top 5 Best Large Workplaces 2015
March 2015 Version 1 recognised as a Best Managed Company for 4th Successive Year
Now with over 650 staff in 8 office locations; Dublin, Cork, Belfast, London, Kent, Knutsford, Birmingham, and Edinburgh. Never has there been a better time to talk to us about your career.
Now read what people say about us . Glassdoor Reviews Version 1
Where does this role fit in to Version 1?
Version 1 has an exciting role for a dynamic and enthusiastic business analyst and project manager who enjoys working with clients and internal staff alike. You will be a solid team player and superb communicator who can deliver excellence in all aspects of your work. You will be based on site and manage a large, complex and multifaceted project from analysis all the way through to delivery.
What skills do I need to succeed in this job?
The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with the ability to organise and lead and manage a team of experienced consultants and work with the clients own internal teams. This role will be client facing and requires the ability to efficiently analyse data, manage workflow and communicate accurately with various stakeholders on implementation milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Working on-site with a project team on business initiatives, you will complete detailed business requirements specifications meeting stated business objectives
- Using your consulting skills, you will follow the IIBA's BABOK best practice approach to elicit requirements from business users using
- Document analysis
- Requirements workshops
- Surveys, interviews
- Use cases
- Business analysis, workflow analysis and defined business processes etc
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources
Pro-actively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders on an on-going basis
Work with the design, development, test and other teams to ensure detailed business requirements are understood and traceable
Identify inter-dependencies between the various stake holder groups to ensure they are aligned
Identify risks and ensure they are communicated to relevant parties
Managing large Business Change programmes.
What other attributes will I need to be successful?
Technical Skills
- At least 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst
- Primary Degree in IT or Business Studies
- Experience of process design and of system integration (best practice process driven)
- Extensive experience using Microsoft desktop products, particularly Excel, Word and Visio
- You must be able to develop good relationships with relevant stakeholders and ensure their needs are met, while remaining focused on the delivery of efficient and value-adding solutions to our clients.
- You must have experience in handling the challenge of consulting on a customer site and developing working relationships with multiple stakeholders
- The candidate must have proven project management experience ideally gained experience within an SI or Managed Service provider
- Manage client relationships through effective informal reviews, formal governance and accurate reporting.
- Personal drive and the ability to lead by example and motivate all concerned.
- It will be essential that they are agile and proactive in their approach; but robust enough to manage uncertainty, be able to adjust to rapid change and mitigate the effects of ambiguity and surprise.
Personal Competencies
- Highly motivated self-starter with a "can-do" attitude.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven track record of working effectively within a team.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise time.
- Excellent client facing skills.
What can Version 1 offer me?
This is a great opportunity to progress your career with the fastest growing IT Consultancy & services company in Western Europe.
Never has there been a better time to talk you us about a career in Consultancy.
Working with Version 1 gives you;
A competitive remuneration package
Unparalleled opportunities to a rewarding & diverse career path (vertical & horizontal)
Access to on-going training & development
What are you waiting for - Come work for us?
Note:
Given the tight internal business deadline on this project, and the timescales involved in processing work card/permit applications, regrettably we will not be offering work permit sponsorship for this role.
To apply contact;
Richard Murray, Talent Acquisition Speciailist, Ireland & UK
EMAIL: - (see below)
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