Business Analist

Are you astute, analytical and do you have a nose for improving processes? As a Business Analyst, you are the link between the business and IT. You analyze business processes and translate stakeholder needs into clear solutions. With your insights, you help the organization to work smarter, more efficiently and more customer-oriented.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a business analyst are:

• Understanding the wishes and requirements of the business by clarifying the customer questions and, together with architects and developers, defining the most optimally suitable solution direction for the demand of the business;
• Supporting good decision-making by making impact analyses and business cases;
• Modeling and analyzing business goals, customer journeys, business and information processes, information models and business architecture;
• Supporting Product Owners by further developing the user stories and associated acceptance criteria.

Your team
The business analyst team of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is primarily responsible for analyzing and translating business needs into sustainable and efficient solutions at the intersection of processes, information provision and IT. The team acts as a connecting link between the organization and IT, with the aim of improving processes, supporting digital initiatives and contributing to a future-proof business/information architecture. By listening carefully to the needs of users and stakeholders, and translating them into clear advice and concrete proposals, the team helps to achieve WUR's strategic goals.

You have the following competencies and skills:

• Analytical skills: You are able to understand complex processes and identify areas for improvement;
• You have an excellent command of Dutch, both spoken and written.
• Strong communication skills: You communicate clearly with various stakeholders at all levels;
• Connecting: You work effectively with various disciplines to realize joint solutions;
• Process optimization: You have experience in improving business processes and working methods;
• Flexible and environmentally aware: You adapt quickly to changes and respond proactively to new developments.

You also have:

• HBO/WO working and thinking level in business administration, information management or similar, with strong expertise in business architecture and process analysis;
• Experience in analyzing and optimizing business processes, using methods such as BPMN, Lean, Six Sigma and business architecture principles (such as BIZBOK);
• Excellent communication skills, with experience in advising both operational teams and management;
• Experience with agile working methods (SCRUM) and working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

This is where you will work
Within our IT department – with 200 enthusiastic professionals – we work in multidisciplinary teams on themes such as digitization, self-service, security, data management, high performance computing and cloud strategy. An environment full of current challenges and plenty of opportunities for further development.

We are proud of our 1st place in the top 10 in the ranking of best employers among non-ICT organizations according to the Computable Career Guide 2024 Computable Career Guide | Computable.nl.

When it comes to terms of employment, Wageningen University & Research is the right place for you. Highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement are, for example:

• working hours that can be determined in consultation, so that an optimal work-life balance is possible;
• sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave;
• There is a lot of attention for vitality and you can use the sports facilities on campus at an attractive rate;
• a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme through ABP.

Of course, these excellent fringe benefits also include an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive salary of at least € 4,374.- to a maximum of € 7,068.- for a full working week of 36 hours in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Wageningen Research (scale 11/12). An appointment of 32 hours is negotiable. We offer you an appointment based on your current contract.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training opportunities.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working atmosphere. For 20 years in a row, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.