Business Analyst and Reporting for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization

The Business Analyst (BA) will be responsible for ensuring comprehensive oversight and proactive maintenance of the organizations project portfolio while supporting the end-to-end annual budgeting process.

The BA will provide insights to optimize resource allocation enhance budget accuracy and support strategic decision-making. The objective of this engagement is to support business operations through business analysis and data reporting activities. This includes analyzing existing business processes understanding stakeholder requirements and translating business needs into data-driven insights. The role aims to ensure the availability of accurate and relevant reports and dashboards that support decision-making performance monitoring and continuous improvement of business activities. The work will focus on identifying key metrics improving data visibility and providing analytical support to help the organization make informed strategic and operational decisions while remaining flexible to address evolving business priorities and related analytical or reporting needs as they arise.

The Business Analyst shall deliver defined portfolio budgeting forecasting and governance outputs in accordance with agreed timelines and quality standards. The role is outcome-focused and accountable for the production quality and usability of the deliverables listed below.

The Contractor should provide business analysis and reporting support to help improve visibility into business performance and support data-driven decision-making. This involves gathering and documenting business requirements analyzing processes and data sources and translating business needs into analytical outputs such as reports dashboards and data insights. The activities may include reviewing existing reporting structures identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting the development maintenance and enhancement of reporting solutions. The work may also involve collaborating with stakeholders to clarify requirements validating data and results and contributing to documentation and communication related to reporting and analytical deliverables. The scope remains adaptable to support ongoing business needs and priorities related to analysis reporting and data interpretation.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• A higher secondary education and completed higher vocational training leading to a formal or professional certification with a three-year function related experience OR a secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with five years of post-related experience.

• Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools: e.g. ServiceNOW EBA

• Financial Planning tools: e.g. Oracle SAP

• Visualization tools: e.g. Power BI Tableau

• Collaboration: e.g. Skype SharePoint Polycom

• Data validation and tracking: Excel Smartsheet or internal systems

• A recognized Project Management certification such as Prince2 or PMP.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and communicate across the teams.

• Ability to work in a team and share knowledge.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project or ServiceNow.

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