Senior Business Analyst

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is hiring a Senior Business Analyst within the Financial Stability Institute.

Final date to receive applications:
Please note that the Final date to receive applications is 20 November 2026 at the end of day.

Please note that this role is offered as a 3-year fixed term contract.

This role is based in Basel, Switzerland; however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.

Purpose of the job:

Serve as a central coordination point for the successful implementation the FSI’s Capacity Development Modernisation (CDM) project as part of the BIS’ medium-term strategy - BIS
100. The CDM aims to future-proof the FSI’s capacity development (CD) offering through more interactive e-learning content, AI-enabled learning experience and platform interoperability to better support financial authorities globally.

This position is expected to undertake the CDM project management and leverage the latest e-learning market developments building upon the Bank’s technological infrastructure and the FSI’s capacity development ecosystem (eg FSI Connect and online courses).

This position also operates as a key liaison between the FSI and internal/external stakeholders, including the Strategic Project Management Office (SPMO) and vendors, to ensure that the CDM project is delivered in accordance with its approved scope, budget, milestones, governance requirements and expected project outcomes.

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By joining the Financial Stability Institute team, you will:

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency and enhance performance.
• Contribute to delivering successful initiatives, ensuring that solutions are aligned with organisational priorities and deliver measurable value
• Benefit from working in a unique, international environment that offers flexible, hybrid working options with a blend of onsite work from our central office location in Basel and home office.

Principal Accountabilities:

• With subject matter experts, define and analyse CDM requirements, identify potential solutions by collaborating closely within the FSI and other teams to determine what's feasible, considering technical limitations, budget constraints, and time frames.
• Act as the principal operational contact for the strategic project management office, responding to requests for information and coordinating the preparation of project updates, governance papers and other required submissions.
• Maintain and update the project plan, including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resources, critical-path activities and decision points; monitor progress and escalate delays or emerging delivery issues.
• Monitor the CDM budget and financial position, including approved budgets, actual and committed expenditure, forecasts, variances and prepare regular financial updates.
• Coordinate with external suppliers, consultants, platform providers, implementation partners and academic institutions, administering procurement, invoicing and contract management, monitoring deliverables, milestones, acceptance criteria, costs, invoices, risks and contractual obligations.
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement: finding out their needs, issues, and concerns particularly from the pilot evaluations; reacting to these needs, issues, and concerns; arranging meetings and events; and drafting supporting materials to promote understanding and commitment.
• Carry out feasibility and assessment work for proposed and current projects to contribute to the development and…