Ziyana Business Consulting is currently recruiting a Business Analysis Intern on behalf of their client within the Government and Public Sector. This role is specifically designed to bridge the gap between academic theory and public sector execution, offering a tech-focused graduate hands-on experience in the structural development and human settlements arena.
Position Details
- Recruiter: Ziyana Business Consulting
- Client Industry: Government, Public Sector, Construction & Human Settlements
- Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Target Audience: Unemployed University or University of Technology Graduates
- Employment Equity: People Living with Disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
- Posted: 19 May 2026
Requirements & Qualifications
To qualify for this strategic analytical internship, candidates must possess:
- Education: A completed BSc Degree in:
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Data Science
- Or a closely related quantitative/technical qualification.
- Core Skills: Basic understanding of data structures, business process mapping, requirements gathering, and data visualization.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Business Analyst Intern working within the construction and human settlements public sector, your tasks will sit at the intersection of technology and infrastructure deployment:
- Requirements Gathering: Translating public sector operational needs (e.g., housing project tracking, asset management, or infrastructure data collection) into clear technical specifications.
- Process Mapping: Reviewing current administrative or project workflows and designing optimized, data-driven “To-Be” processes.
- Data Integration: Leveraging your computer science or data science background to analyze housing statistics, supply chain bottlenecks, or regional infrastructure deployment metrics.
- Stakeholder Interfacing: Acting as the analytical bridge between technical IT implementation teams and public sector project managers.
Potential Interview Questions
Public Sector & Industry Domain Logic
- “This role operates within the Construction and Human Settlements public sector. How do you think a Data Science or Information Systems degree can help optimize the delivery of public housing?”
- Why they ask: They want to see if you can connect your technical degree to real-world, socio-economic infrastructure challenges.
- “Government departments often have complex bureaucratic workflows. If you find a severe bottleneck in a project approval process, how would you document and present it to management?”
- Why they ask: This tests your fundamental process-mapping logic and business communication skills.
Technical & Business Analysis Competency
- “Can you explain the difference between a functional requirement and a non-functional requirement using a public portal system as an example?”
- Why they ask: This is a core Business Analysis concept that evaluates if you can separate what a system needs to do from how it should perform.
- “When gathering requirements from public sector officials who might not have a tech background, how do you ensure you get the precise information you need to design a system dashboard?”
- Why they ask: Translating non-technical user feedback into highly structured system requirements is the daily bread of a tech BA.