Analyst of Human Resources Information Systems

 

About ECC:

Elgin Community College serves over 9,000 students at every stage of their educational journeys, including university transfer programs, career and technical education, continuing education classes, and adult basic education. As a community, we pride ourselves on nurturing a welcoming campus where every person—students, staff members, faculty members, and campus visitors—feels valued. The work of each ECC employee is central to the college’s mission, and as an employer, the college fosters a positive environment through professional challenges, excellent benefits, and opportunities for recognition and camaraderie.

Work Schedule:

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday

Rate of Pay:

This position is a grade 214 with a minimum of $58,575 and a mid-point of $78,100. Salary offer will be commensurate with the education/experience, in alignment with the College’s compensation philosophy, and the current CBA, if applicable.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Grant Funded:

No

Job Summary:

An employee in this classification performs work of considerable difficulty designing and maintaining HR information systems. The Analyst is the primary liaison to the system users, including HR leadership and staff, curriculum users, managers and employees. Work is distinguished by the ability to act in the capacity of analyst or project manager as the primary liaison to system users, including Human Resource leadership and staff, curriculum users, managers and employees.

In brief, this position exists to:

• Protect investments the college has made in HR technology
• Further automate very complex and paper-driven HR processes
• Improve the quality of HR services and productivity creating collaboration and transparency
• Get consumable data into the hands of executive leaders, supervisors and stakeholders for driving action and informing policy decisions while ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and procedural requirements.

General supervision is received by the assigned manager.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related discipline with minimum 3 years’ relevant work experience and the ability to demonstrate expertise, skill or proficiency in data management
• Knowledge of HR, Payroll laws, regulations, and best practices in a union environment
• 3 or more years of report writing and SQL, preferably Informer reporting experience, as well as Advanced Microsoft Excel, Windows, MS Office
• Preferred experience with SQL, writing scripts or another object-oriented language
• Strong understanding of ERP systems, Ellucian Colleague preferred
• Experience creating and implementing test plans to test software upgrades and system patches
• Proven project management experience involving automating business processes and/or systems analysis
• Excellent analytical skills and creative problem-solving skills demonstrating excellent judgment
• Ability to become proficient with new software in a short timeframe
• Excellent interpersonal, team-building, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Excellent communication skills with technological translation skills including: translating technical information in non-technical terms and business requirements into technical specifications
• Ability to create technical specifications and clear documentation
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced ever-changing environment, and refocus priorities immediately when circumstances dictate.
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends when required by the department’s needs.

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

 Perform other job-related duties as assigned which pertain to the job description.
 Ability to work a flexible schedule which includes days/evenings/weekends as needed by the department.

Essential Duties:

Software implementation projects (business analyst and project manager roles):

o Leads project teams
o Identifies user needs and requirements,
o Defines project scope,
o Assesses and selects vendors,
o Completes detailed user requirements,
o Prepares communication plans,
o Completes project risk assessments and contingency plans,
o Develops and executes testing plans, leading end users through the testing to be completed.
o Completes system configuration or works with the vendor to complete configuration,
o Prepares system rollout and training plans,
o Writes new and updated procedures
o Programs client-side JavaScript, HTML and reporting
o Programs WorkForce Software (eTime) scripting lang