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SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL RISK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (SASRIA)
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST - 6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT
Details
Closing Date
2026/07/10
Reference Number
SAS260706-2
Job Title
Senior Business Analyst - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract
Job Type
Fixed Term Contract
Division
Business Change and Technology
Department
Project Management Office
EE Occupational Levels
Level 6: Specialists
Location - Town / City
Johannesburg
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Advert Summary
The Senior Business Analyst (BA) interacts with stakeholders from all business departments and related third parties to define and document business processes and software requirements for technology initiatives and business information systems.
The BA perform duties related to the review, assessment, and development of business processes. Functioning in a liaison capacity, incumbents combine business-planning expertise to analyse and translate departments’ business requirements into system deployments and/or business process changes. Incumbents act as a change agent to help facilitate effective deployments/modifications to current business practices.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
• Degree in BSc Computer Science; or
• BCom Informatics/Management/General; and
• Business Analysis certification from an IIBA endorsed training provider
Experience
• 5-8 years post qualification experience in a similar position, preferably in insurance or banking.
• Experience in application development projects is essential.
• Experience I system integration projects is essential.
• Experience in Business Process Management is required.
• Experience in Prince2, Agile and PMBOK is beneficial.
• Operating at the level of a professionally qualified, experienced specialist and middle
management.
Duties and Responsibilities
Business Requirements management
• Conducting stakeholder analysis, plan business analysis activities, communication, and requirements management approach.
• Development of business case, defining the business need, determining the gap in capabilities and defining the solution scope and approach.
• Clear understanding of the relationship between the operational requirements of a business, corporate strategy and internal customer satisfaction.
• Facilitating workshops to establish shared understanding among diverse stakeholders to understand their problems and needs.
• Specifying, modelling, organising, prioritising, validating and manage business needs and requirements.
• Assess and validate possible solutions to business requirements.
• Committed to process improvement and process management.
• Recognising opportunities for improvement in business operations and processes. Identify and manage process-related risks and controls.
• Identifying and removing technical barriers collaborating with developers, architects and project managers.
• Actively participate in project implementations by managing business requirements.
• Assist in design and approval of test cases and test scenarios based on system functionality.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and sign-off.
• Participate in quality reviews and implement corrective measures to enhance the solution. Measure business impact/benefit after implementation of projects.
• Facilitation of process improvement projects.
• Ensure quality assurance of business analysis activities within the project.
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the business analysis activities to all stakeholders.
• Keep up to date on the latest applications of information technology.
Career Management
• Individual development areas identified and career development in place to address the areas.
Policy
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
ENTERPRISE DIGITAL ENABLEMENT INTERN
Details
Closing Date
2026/07/10
Reference Number
SAS260706-1
Job Title
Enterprise Digital Enablement Intern
Job Type
Graduate Internship
Division
Business Change and Technology
Department
Executive Manager - BCT Office
EE Occupational Levels
Level 2 & 3: Semi-skilled
Location - Town / City
Johannesburg
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Advert Summary
At the end of the Internship Programme, the intern will be provided with a hands-on exposure to real-world digital solutions, data, development and architecture practices while contributing meaningfully to technology enablement across the organisation.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science / BTech Degree in the following;
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Software Engineering
• Computer/Information Technology
• Data Science
Experience
No experience required
Duties and Responsibilities
Design and Development
• Participate in the design, development, and optimisation of software applications.
• Participate in system analysis and contribute to the design of software architecture.
• Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Perform unit testing and integration testing of developed solutions.
• Support creation of automation scripts or low-code solutions using Microsoft 365, Power Platform, or equivalent tools.
• Perform basic data transformation, quality checks, and validation tasks.
Maintenance and Support
• Diagnose and resolve defects under supervision.
• Assist in enhancing existing software applications.
• Monitor technical performance of internal systems.
Collaboration and Learning
• Attend and contribute to development and requirements meetings.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives)
• Continuously learn and improve coding skills by reviewing codebase and seeking mentorship.
• Collaborate with team members to enhance overall team productivity and software quality.
Policy
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.