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Business Analyst

  • Pretoria
  • Gauteng
  • R487k /yr
  • Information Technology
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Closing date
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 12:00 15 days left
Reference
S119/2026
Source
DPSA · 6 Nov 2026

Requirements

A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Information Technology or Business Administration. A minimum 3 years’ experience obtained within the fields of business or systems analysis environment. Knowledge and experience in the utilisation of the Unified Modelling Language (UML), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), and the Integrated Definition Language (IDEF0) standards, Cobit5, and Togaf9.

Duties

Business Analysis and Requirements Management: Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, document analysis, surveys, questionnaires, brainstorming and observation activities. Elicit, analyse, validate and prioritise business requirements in alignment with National Treasury’s operational needs and strategic objectives. Document functional and non-functional requirements through business requirements specifications, functional specifications, use cases and other appropriate business analysis artefacts.

Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices to ensure that requirements are addressed throughout the project lifecycle. Manage, assess and document changes to approved requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Business Process Analysis and Improvement: Analyse and document current-state, or As-Is, business processes using appropriate business analysis and process-modelling methods.

Identify process inefficiencies, risk, control gaps and improvement opportunities. Design and document future-state, or To-Be, business processes, workflows and business models. Review and map ICT standards operating procedures.

Solution Evaluation, Testing and Implementation Support: Collaborate with architects, application developers and subject-matter experts to define solution requirements and translate business needs into appropriate solution specifications. Evaluate proposed business and technology solutions to ensure alignment with approved requirements, business processes and National Treasury’s objectives. Recommend appropriate process and technology solutions to address identified business needs.

Develop or contribute to test plans, test scenarios and test cases, and support quality-assurance activities and User Acceptance Testing. Validate delivered solutions against approved requirements and facilitate the resolution of defects and requirements-related queries. Support solution implementation, organisational change, user training and adoption activities, including preparing or reviewing user guides and training materials.

ICT Governance Documentation and Reporting: Compile, review and maintain business analysis, ICT project and Corporate Governance of ICT reports and documentation. Monitor the completeness, quality, consistency and traceability of business analysis and project deliverables. Assess relevant business analysis and project documentation for alignment with approved ICT governance requirements, standards and procedures.

Maintain an organised repository of approved requirements, process models, specifications, traceability records and supporting documentation. Provide accurate business analysis information, findings and recommendations to support ICT governance oversight, reporting and decision-making.

How to apply

To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment

Enquiries

enquiries only (No applications): [email protected]

General note

Effective from 7April 2021, the NationalTreasury now utilises an e-Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions, we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist. The applicant’s profile on the e- Recruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note. Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, ID, etc., however these documents need not be certified at point of application, however certification will be required prior to attending the interview.

Please note: All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.

It should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use ofArtificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions. All qualifications, criminal and SAcitizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024.

Please note that by responding to our advertisement/s, you consent to the collection, processing, and storing of your Personal Information for internal HR processes in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Act No. 4 of 2013. In the event that your application is unsuccessful, the Department will retain your personal information only for audit purposes as required by policies, only for a specific period, of which the submitted documents will then be destroyed as legislated in the National Archives Act. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense.

Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to disclose particulars of all registrable financial interests and to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68. The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system. However, if you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

NOTE: The National Treasury reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post. All queries must be submitted via email addressed to the Human Resources Recruitment Support Team on [email protected]. Kindly note that all National Treasury adverts published/LIVE on the eRecruitment System have a closing date listed and closing time of 12h00 (Midday) on that closing date.

The system is designed to automatically remove the advert from public view at exactly 12h00 (Midday) of the said closing date for that post. There are no other means to submit applications post the closing date and time, ifyou have missed or delayed in submitting on time.

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