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Business Analyst (Volunteer) - Pet Cancer Fund

Vancouver, British Columbia

About the Pet Cancer Fund

The Pet Cancer Fund is a Vancouver-based organization whose vision is to increase the life expectancy and improve the quality of life of pets diagnosed with cancer. Estimates suggest that 12M dogs and cats are developing cancer every year, roughly 6x the number of humans getting cancer yearly within North America.

 

We need to do more for our furry friends, and we're building a large team of distributed, animal-loving passionate volunteers to help them and their families. Our team requires experienced business analyst professionals to help us define the requirements for our projects. That's where and how you can help us.

 

About the position:

We are looking for a Business Analyst who will be the vital link between our information technology team and our business objectives. As our Business Analyst, you will work closely with the technology team, consultants, and business development. With a technology background in health care and electronic health records, you will help us create a critical information resource that will revolutionize cancer care for our cats and dogs.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work closely with stakeholder to develop business requirements and user stories and use cases

  • Prepare business requirements documents and work with the system analyst to ensure functional and system specifications are in line with business requirements

  • Ensure that test criteria are clear and provide input to the Test Plans and Deployment Plan

  • Lead or support testing to drive a zero project defect launch

  • Lead or support training of stakeholder groups

  • Participate and provide functional input into project activities/plans

  • Partner with the PM to manage risk, schedule, quality, and change throughout the project lifecycle

  • Always be on the lookout for ways to improve processes and deliver better value to our customers

 

About You

You have 3-5 years of experience in similar roles and have the highest standards taking great pride in your work. Further, you are incredibly detail-oriented and proud of being a perfectionist when it comes to your projects. You have:

  • Experience in Business / Systems Analysis or Quality Assurance

  • A degree in Computer Science with a business focus, or in Business with a focus on computer science, or equivalent

  • A high tolerance for ambiguity and a willingness to build BA capacity at PCF 'from the ground up.'

  • Proven experience in eliciting and documenting requirements

  • Experience in analyzing data to draw business-relevant conclusions 

  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills 

  • Advanced knowledge in process mapping and business impact assessments

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing skills

Professional certification in Business Analysis preferred but is not mandatory


 

What we provide you with

Volunteering with PCF in this critical role is a generational opportunity to contribute to building a best-in-class worldwide organization that will make a difference in millions of animals' lives in the decades to come. The challenges of building an umbrella cancer agency from inception will provide learnings while expanding your network of contacts that will be of assistance to your advancing private or non-profit career.

 

Footnotes:

  • This position works virtually from anywhere in Canada or the United States

  • Expectations regarding a time commitment are in the range of 6-8 hours per week on average

  • Additional time and flexibility will be necessary in the first months during the discovery and planning stages 

  • This volunteer position could potentially lead to other roles within the organization


 

Contact/How to apply

Please forward your resume/CV to BA.Volunteer@petcancerfund.org.

 

Pet Cancer Fund