Business Analyst, Data & Analytics (remote) Job at Vitaver & Associates in Tallahassee

Business Analyst, Data & Analytics (remote) - Tallahassee, FL Start Date : ASAP Type: Temporary Project Estimated Duration :12 months with possible extensions Work Setting: Telecommuting under this contract is required Required: • Experience facilitate and host sessions to elicit ideas from business colleagues, understand their challenges, and encourage group participation • Experience to think creatively, frame new concepts that inspire new D&A use cases, and brainstorm with colleagues about future solutions and services. • Experience to influence and engage others through storytelling, persuasive ideas, and thoughtful narratives that support the department's mission. • Experience to navigate and understand the needs of multiple stakeholders. • Excellent oral (presenting and public speaking) and written (documentation, briefing reports, correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) communication skills. • Experience conduct research into data & analytics issues and products. • Experience working on multiple projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader. Preferred: • Familiarity with environmental science, water quality, or related fields • Experience with data and analytics work, data governance, and data literacy. • Certification in business analysis (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA). • Experience with, or certification in, project management. • Familiarity with business case development. • Familiarity with design UX/design. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: • Collaborate with business colleagues and D&A team members to understand data needs and identify the valuable D&A use cases. Translate high level requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to such specifications. • Brainstorm with business colleagues to identify costs and benefits of the use case. Brainstorm with the D&A team on developing the prototype and minimum viable product (MVP). Also, help identify and explore potential data sources for the solution. • Assist with the adoption of the D&A service or product by coordinating with business colleagues on documentation, training, data literacy, and change management. • Support and coordinate with business colleagues to track progress and adoption, document value added, and share success stories with the D&A team and the department. • Mentor the D&A team to better understand business practices and needs. • Educate and coach business colleagues to better understand D&A practices. • Build trust in departmental data by assisting in the improvement of data quality. Apply tot his job