Are you looking for a rewarding career where your skills make a real difference? This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced professional to join a leading legal organisation dedicated to supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders. Take the next step in your career as a valued Business Analyst and contribute to meaningful work that has real impact across the community.

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About Legal Aid Queensland
Legal Aid Queensland's vision is to be a leader in a fair justice system where people are able to understand and protect their legal rights. Our purpose is to provide quality, cost effective legal services to financially disadvantaged people throughout Queensland.
We embrace diversity, flexibility, learning and continuous improvement to deliver quality legal services. The work is challenging but rewarding - and that is why staff wellbeing and work/life balance are a top priority for us.

About the Role
As the Principal Business Analyst, Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO), you will undertake business analyst activities to support project initiation, feasibility, design and evaluation.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Provide support and guidance to Sponsors and Project Initiators when writing business cases and undertake cost-benefit analysis activities to support this.
• Undertake economic, financial and business analysis to evaluate project options.
• Apply business analysis skills to identify functional and non-functional project requirements and evaluate options against these.
• Write and review business cases for proposed projects.
• Produce high quality business documentation.
• Write financial and/or economic arguments for project initiatives.
• Apply business analysis skills to support the evaluation of projects during execution and upon completion.
• Contribute to project-based business analysis skill enhancement across LAQ.
• Facilitate the setting of measurable targets for anticipated benefits.
• Explain project and ePMO processes to business stakeholders.
• And other responsibilities such as: Actively participate in team planning and ensure all work complies with corporate responsibilities.
• Model the values of respect, quality and accountability.
• Maintain a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.
  
  

How You Will be Assessed
The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following capabilities.

• You have in-depth applied knowledge of project business analysis (BA) techniques with the ability to apply and tailor principles, processes and tools from a range of recognised methodologies.
• You are skilled in applying BA principles, process and tools, and in coaching others to do the same and your experience spans a wide range of project types and size with stakeholders across all organisational levels.
• You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, offer convincing rationale, negotiate persuasively and your advice influences decision making.

Other Capabilities that May be Assessed
Legal Aid Queensland applies the Leadership competencies for Queensland. This role is mapped to the ‘Individual Contributor' profile. Please refer to the position description for more detail.

What We Offer
As a member of the Legal Aid Queensland Community, you will receive:

• 36.25 hrs per week (full time hours)
• 12.75% employer super contributions
• Flexible working hours
• Generous salary packaging available (Click here to calculate)
• Study leave for approved work-related courses.

Further Information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. Find out more about working in Legal Aid Queensland here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Position description - AO7 Principal Business Analyst (ePMO) (PDF, 142KB)
  Role Description
  
  LAQ Employee Benefits (PDF, 277KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  LAQ Information Kit for Applicants (PDF, 448KB)
  Information Package for Applicants