Business Analyst

$60,000 - $60,000/Yr

Unclassified - Oklahoma City, OK

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Oklahoma City, OK

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Business Analyst position at the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation involves analyzing and improving the effectiveness of agency processes, systems, and policies. The role requires gathering and evaluating information to make strategic recommendations and ensure stakeholder understanding of change initiatives. The analyst will also lead change management activities and support the agency in achieving its strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate agency structure, procedures, methods, and equipment; recommend improvements and changes as necessary to standardize and/or improve operations.
• Utilize proven methods for gathering and documenting formal business and technical requirements from across the agency's business units.
• Develop and maintain planning procedures for manpower utilization in departments across the agency; assist managerial staff with creating and maintaining a uniform and effective workforce operation.
• Develop methods to determine equipment and material requirements to accomplish agency programs; make recommendations pertaining to equipment improvements, technology architecture, software applications, and/or systems development.
• Analyze and evaluate proposed agency changes; complete feasibility studies, risk assessments, optimization strategies, etc., before making recommendations to agency leadership.
• Develop and apply structured methodology whereby agency productivity and efficiency can be measured against reasonable standards; establish methods whereby specific requirements can be determined.
• Gather, understand, and visualize data; develop strategies; design and implement dashboards and reporting tools; facilitate data-driven decisions; and apply predictive modeling and statistical analysis techniques to forecast trends using Business Intelligence (BI) platforms.
• Create and implement change management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance; gather change requirements; maintain communication with change stakeholders during the process to ensure successful change implementation.
• Maintain communication with operations experts; work with the financial section to analyze expenditures in comparison with the budget to determine if expenditures align with budgetary and strategic goals.
• Review proposed organizational or functional changes involving the establishment, discontinuance, consolidation, transfer, or regrouping of sections or subdivisions; determine the effect on existing organizational and management policies and practices; direct further analysis and evaluation; make appropriate recommendations and provide guidance in implementing approved changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, data science, data analysis, or similar experience.
• One (1) year of experience in business or public administration, data science, data analysis, or similar experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one (1) year of experience for each year of the required degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with business intelligence (BI) platforms.
• Knowledge of project management approaches, tools, and phases of project lifecycles.

Benefits

• Generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Defined Contribution retirement plan with up to 7% matching by the employer.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• 15 days of paid annual leave, increasing with every 5 years of service.
• 15 days of paid sick leave.
• Longevity payments based on years of service with the State of Oklahoma.