Business Analyst (FAP-BC-DZN-2024-155-GRAP)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

As a Business Analyst you will join the Product Design team within the Business Computing (BC) group , responsible for software in the domains of HR, Finance, Supply Chain and Site Management.
Your mission is to liaise between product management, business partners and end-users. We are looking for a person who is passionate about finding the deeper "why" behind the answers that are given.

Specifically, you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritize business requirements;
• Draw and analyze business processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and optimization;
• Develop and maintain business process documentation (using BPMN and specialised business process modelling tools), including process flows and user requirements;
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators to track progress towards organizational goals.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Strong understanding of business modeling concepts and the ability to translate requirements into practical solutions;
• Analytical mindset with the ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data for actionable insights;
• Proactive problem-solving skills, with the ability to address technical challenges and provide effective solutions;
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and to present and justify designs;
• Capability to work autonomously while effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to deadlines, and adapting to changing priorities;
• Familiarity with UX principles and methodologies would be advantageous in this role;
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• You have a professional background in Software Engineering, Business Analysis (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 09.10.2024 at 23:59h (midnight) CEST.

Job reference: FAP-BC-DZN-2024-155-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-February-2025

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

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