BUSINESS ANALYST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Compensation

Salary Schedule

Overview

To provide continuing analytical services to identify opportunities for improvement in district business processes, requirements for technology applications, needs for training (both individual and group), and to facilitate the implementation of required and recommended changes. This will be achieved by functioning as a team, thus providing a broad approach to determining the best business practices for the organization as a whole.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or any equivalent combination of related education, training and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job functions.

Five (5) years of experience data analysis, business analysis, process improvement, project coordination, systems analysis or working with large scale student or business systems required.

Experience developing business requirements, functional requirements, technical specifications, workflow diagrams, process maps, and/or gap analyses, implementation documentation for enterprise technology solutions required.

Related background in education preferred.

Experience with state or federal reporting and requirements preferred.

Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SQL experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:Knowledge of and commitment to decentralized decision making and accountability for results. Ability to work and communicate effectively as liaisons among the internal operational departments, business process owners, and end users (schools and department personnel); ability to analyze business processes in order to provide recommendations for improvements that achieve expected end/results. Analytical skills for reviewing information, identifying important issues and formulating alternative solutions to problems in area of responsibility while considering a total system’s view. Knowledge of district’s information systems including the design and operational processes; ability to remain current with changing technology as it relates to district’s information processes, operations, and system configuration. Ability to think and function logically in a multi-tasking environment. Ability to collaborate facilitate and partner to successfully achieve district goals. Ability to clearly understand the vision and strategies that management is striving to achieve. Ability to coordinate systems development activities across multi-functional layers and division/departments of the organization.REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Business AnalysisSUPERVISES: NoneMACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, CopierPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Describes physical conditions of this position.Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.Percentage70 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.10 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.10 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.5 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.5 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.5 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly, or quickly.90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.WORKING CONDITIONS:Conditions the worker will be subject to in this po