At a Glance
- Tasks: Assess IT needs and deliver value-driven solutions for impactful projects.
- Company: Join the Australian Red Cross, a leader in community support and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work, salary packaging, paid leave, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a safe, inclusive culture that values diversity and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a difference while collaborating with diverse teams and enhancing business efficiency.
- Qualifications: Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with experience in business requirements gathering.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
Senior Business Analyst – Australian Red Cross (Melbourne, VIC, AU) – full‑time, on‑site position with hybrid work (two days in office, three days from home).
The role is open until June2027.
About the Role
The Senior Business Analyst will assess the overall information technology needs of assigned projects and programs.
The role focuses on delivering value‑driven solutions, collaborating closely with stakeholders—project managers, developers, and end‑users—to ensure business needs are accurately captured and addressed.
This position facilitates communication between technical and non‑technical teams, ensuring a clear understanding of business requirements and technical capabilities to improve business efficiency, productivity, and guide the implementation of fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
- What You Will Bring
- Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and processes and translate them into practical applications and operational solutions.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and understand business contexts through workshops, individual meetings, and shared documents.
- Demonstrated experience leading business requirement gathering workshops involving senior management and business users.
- Demonstrated ability to produce requirement artefacts such as Business Requirements documentation, Functional Specifications, and data flow diagrams.
- Successful operation within a geographically dispersed team.
- Competent and proficient understanding of project management disciplines.
- Knowledge of enterprise application platforms such as ERP, CRM, and/or HRIS.
- Ability to assess, evaluate, and solve problems and exercise initiative and judgment where practices and procedures are not clearly defined.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model: two days on‑site and three days from home.
- Salary packaging options up to $15,900 for living expenses, up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals, novated car leases, superannuation contributions, and additional annual leave.
- Paid Me day and a wide range of other paid leave options.
- Access to specialist health and wellbeing advice.
- Career development opportunities with ongoing learning, training, and development.
- Additional Information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award – Level5. Competitive salary plus superannuation and access to salary packaging.
EEO Statement
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.
We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations.
We are a child‑safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
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Senior Business Analyst employer: Australian Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while working in a supportive and flexible environment. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, career development, and collaboration, you will thrive in a culture that values diversity and innovation, all while contributing to vital humanitarian efforts in Greater Melbourne. Join us to not only advance your career but also to act for humanity in times of vulnerability.
