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The Special Advisory Services Division (SASD) is a major development co-operation instrument of the Commonwealth Secretariat, supporting the development efforts of member countries through technical assistance and capacity building. The division has four sections: the Economic and Legal Section, the Trade Section, the Enterprise and Agriculture Section and the Debt Management Section. The Debt Management Section (DMS) offers an integrated capacity building programme in debt management to Commonwealth member governments. The programme is based around the Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management System (CS-DRMS) developed by SASD to assist in the recording and management of debt. The software, which has emerged as a market leader in the debt field, has been installed in over 55 Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries around the world. A French edition of the software has also been deployed.

DMS is led by an Adviser and Head and comprises Debt Management Advisers, an Advisor & Team Leader (IT Systems), Business Analyst, Systems Development Officers, Programmers, Tester, Technical Writer and programme assistants. The section also engages external consultants from time to time.

Reporting to the Adviser & Team Leader (IT Systems) of DMS and working as part of a team of economists, debt specialists and IT professionals, the Business Analyst is responsible for managing stakeholder expectations and relationships, gathering and analysing requirements, creating functional specifications, supporting the ensuing architectural/system specification and testing. The job holder also undertakes training and support of CS-DRMS Users and is required to travel on technical missions, sometimes at short notice.

The main duties of the Business Analyst are as follows; Develop and maintain strong relationships with business partners and development team to ensure high quality and on-time deliverables;Work with key project stakeholders and business people to formulate and
communicate the business vision and scope for the project; Undertake ongoing identification and prioritization of new business requirements;

Advise on and assist in implementing appropriate requirements gathering
techniques Assume responsibility for requirements planning; Gather and model process and business rules requirements in consultation with stakeholders. Develop and document comprehensive functional specifications for addressing user requirements; Validate requirements and models in conjunction with stakeholders;

Assist in updating CS-DRMS documentation and training materials to keepthem in sync with all software changes. Prepare and submit reports on work progress on a regular basis. In the context of enhancing DMS software development activities, the Business Analyst will be expected to advise on documentation standards and methodologies and make recommendations on acquisition of appropriate tools. The Business Analyst is also expected to organise and facilitate workshops for CSDRMS users. With a view of maintaining a good level of support, the Business Analyst will participate in the prioritisation, diagnosis and resolution of support issues.

The Business Analyst will participate in the on-going update of the CS-DRMS website as a vehicle for software support and disseminating debt management information to Commonwealth countries; provide regular inputs in the preparation of the DMS’ newsletter. The Business Analyst will assist the Advisor & Team Leader (IT Systems) with project planning, organization and monitoring and the recruitment of consultants. Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.