Business Systems Consultant IV
Company: Calsoft Labs
Location: Salem
Posted on: May 22, 2023
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Job Description:
This position will be the Business Analyst for the Higher
Education Coordination Commission's (HECC) implementation of a
grant management system for HECC's Future Ready Oregon grant
programs. As the grant management system needs to be in production
by June 30, 2023, we are looking for someone who has experience
implementing grant management systems from the ground up within
very tight timelines.
The Business Analyst will assist the Project Manager and Project
Team through the State of Oregon Stage Gate process, vendor
selection, and implementation, including the day-to-day work of the
project. The position shall maintain a high professional standard
and function effectively with very little supervision. This
position will work alongside the project manager and program
staff.
To succeed in this role, the person should have a natural
analytical way of thinking, be able to explain difficult concepts
to non-technical users, have excellent time management skills, and
be extremely detail oriented. Additionally, HECC is looking for
someone with experience implementing grant management systems from
the ground up. Preference given to individuals who have experience
with implementing/building systems for governmental grants.
Consultant shall contribute to the business analysis, planning, and
artifact preparation work related to the statement of work for
procuring and implementing the software solution.
Consultant shall:
Evaluate business processes and requirements to uncover areas for
improvement.
Lead ongoing reviews of business processes with stakeholders and
project team.
Gather customer requirements via workshops, questionnaires,
surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases, scenarios,
and other methods.
Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency,
comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
Assist in reviews and updates to the detailed functional and
technical requirement documents for the Project.
Participate in the Joint Application Design sessions to assist with
documentation and elaboration on all functional and technical
requirements for each segment of the Project as well as the Project
as a whole.
Translate conceptual customer requirements into functional
requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to
developers/project team.
Assist with the interpretation of customer requirements into
feasible options and communicating these back to the business
stakeholders.
Ensure the parties have a common understanding of what the
requirements mean and the priority of those requirements.
Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project
lifecycle using a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM); enforce
and redefine as necessary. leading HECC stakeholders in the review
and finalization of the project business, usability, technical, and
security requirements of the RTM.
Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business
requirements to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders
so that issues and solutions are understood.
Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements.
Perform/coordinate user acceptance testing.
Assist with developing project plans and monitoring
performance.
Assist in reviews and updates to documentation of the To-Be
Business Process Environment Definition.
Update and maintain procedures.
Develop meaningful and lasting relationships with partners for
optimized systems integration and respond to questions and concerns
from stakeholders and program staff.
Business Analyst Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of 5 years of experience with grant management system
project implementations. Those years need to be at a BA or higher
level. Preference given to those with experience building systems
to implementing government grants.
Proven analytical and conceptual thinking abilities.
Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to
determine acceptable solutions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven
ability to translate technical data to program staff and the
reverse.
Strong organizational and analytical skills.
Ability to effectively present information.
Excellent documentation skills.
Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
A history of supporting successful projects.
Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it.
Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.
Highly self-motivated and directed.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under
pressure.
Strong customer service orientation.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative
environment.
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