Business Analyst

About the role

The National Treasury is hiring a Business Analyst in Corporate Services, based in Pretoria. This is a permanent post, paying R487,197 a year. How to apply: To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment Reference number to quote: S119/2026 Closing date: 24 November 2026 at 12:00 pm (Midday) Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.