South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA) Senior Business Analyst - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract Vacancy 2026 | Closing Date: 10 July 2026

Opportunity Overview

The South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA) is offering a Senior Business Analyst position on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will collaborate with various business departments and third parties to define and document business processes and software requirements for technology initiatives. The role involves reviewing, assessing, and developing business processes, acting as a liaison to translate business requirements into system deployments or process changes, and facilitating effective modifications to current business practices.

Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• 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 in 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.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of duties, including:

• Business Requirements Management:
• Conducting stakeholder analysis and planning business analysis activities, communication, and requirements management approach.
• Developing business cases, defining business needs, determining capability gaps, and defining solution scope and approach.
• Understanding the relationship between operational requirements, corporate strategy, and internal customer satisfaction.
• Facilitating workshops to establish shared understanding among diverse stakeholders.
• Specifying, modelling, organising, prioritising, validating, and managing business needs and requirements.
• Assessing and validating possible solutions to business requirements.
• Driving process improvement and process management initiatives.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement in business operations and processes, and managing process-related risks and controls.
• Identifying and removing technical barriers in collaboration with developers, architects, and project managers.
• Actively participating in project implementations by managing business requirements.
• Assisting in the design and approval of test cases and test scenarios based on system functionality.
• Facilitating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and sign-off.
• Participating in quality reviews and implementing corrective measures to enhance solutions.
• Measuring business impact/benefit after project implementation.
• Facilitating process improvement projects.
• Ensuring quality assurance of business analysis activities within projects.
• Constantly monitoring and reporting on the progress of business analysis activities to all stakeholders.
• Staying updated on the latest applications of information technology.
• Career Management:
• Identifying individual development areas and establishing career development plans to address them.

How to Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted online through the SASRIA career portal.

To apply, visit: https://sasria.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Login