Business/Data Analyst

Description

We are seeking talented and versatile Business Analyst to join our dynamic team. Where a technology solution is envisioned, the BA ensures that systems and processes meet policy, user, privacy, and audit needs—identifying requirements, proposing alternatives, planning resources, and implementing effective business processes.

The Business Analyst provides business analysis consulting and operational project leadership for the Child Registration Service (CRT) within the Child Care Licensing Portal. The role supports the Alberta Child Care Accountability Program (established March 2025) by ensuring accurate assignment and maintenance of Child Care Participant Numbers (CCPNs), prevention of duplicate child records, and protection of public funding through auditable, policy‑aligned processes as it relates to administration of claims, claim payments and accurate disbursement of public funding. The BA manages development and control activities arising from program initiatives and interconnected services (Claims Submission, Adjustment Requests, Subsidy, and the upcoming Family Portal). Where a technology solution is envisioned, the BA ensures that systems and processes meet policy, user, privacy, and audit needs—identifying requirements, proposing alternatives, planning resources, and implementing effective business processes.
A critical responsibility of this position is to identify and manage impacts to internal staff, licensed child care providers, and (as needed) families resulting from new tools and processes. The BA develops and implements change management strategies and procedures, and maintains effective working relationships across internal branches and external stakeholders to design and deliver effective, compliant solutions.



Skills

Type
Contract

Experience Required/Mandatory Skills

Direct, hands-on experience performing business requirement analysis, solution architecture and design, and deployment related to data analysis, data analytics, data visualization, data science, data mining.

Work experience creating and using advanced Excel skills such as Pivot table, VLOOKUP etc.

Experience with PowerBI, PowerView, Microsoft SQL Reporting, and Analytical Services.

Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making.

The proposed resource must have demonstrated experience in a role identifying and documenting business requirements, interpreting business needs and proposing improvements to increase the effectiveness of the business.

The proposed resource must have demonstrated experience planning and conducting requirements gathering workshops with operational and clinical staff, leadership teams or stakeholder representatives.



Nice To Have Skills

Experience conducting, facilitating and interpreting impact and risk assessments across multiple scenarios.

Experience developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships across the organization, including executive level.

Experience in planning/performing/monitoring User acceptance testing.

Experience with Business Intelligence analytical tools such as, Excel PowerPivot, Cognos Cubes, and Microsoft PowerBI.

Experience working in the public sector

Expert-level technical knowledge; capable of hands-on data exploration and troubleshooting by writing complex queries for data validation, profiling, and modeling. Working knowledge of Python or R for data analysis and scripting. Proficiency in creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

Proven experience as a Microsoft 365 specialist with deep expertise in its user-facing apps. Demonstrated ability to work closely with business area clients to build solutions that leverage Microsoft 365 to enhance productivity, collaboration, and business outcomes.

The proposed resource should have experience documenting workflows and use cases.



Location
Edmonton/Remote

Work Environment
1 year

Hourly Rate
Negotiable
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