Business Analyst

Position: Business Analyst

Location: Carson City, NV

Job Description:

The Business Analyst shall be responsible for multiple projects contributing to the successful implementation of the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System (NCJIS) Modernization Project (hereinafter PROGRAM) benefits.   A summary of the Project Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Project Planning

Defining project governance (controls) for each project.  Planning each overall project including, but not limited to, detailed definition of the scope, tasks and activities of each project in coordination with the PROGRAM?s contracted vendor.  Aligning the deliverables (outputs) to the project and PROGRAM?s outcome with the aid of the business change manager.  Participate in deliverable reviews.   Participate in the development of training implementation.   Capture best-practice knowledge among the project teams.  Assist building standard operating procedures for solution implementation and support.   Transfer knowledge to the project teams.   Actively listen to internal and external user concerns, problems and needs to implement that information when creating solution plans. 

Project Oversight

Monitoring and managing daily project activities throughout the life cycle of each individual implementation project.  Managing, monitoring, and utilizing internal and external (vendor) resources for the execution of each project.  Establishing clear and regular communication with vendor project managers.  Ensuring the availability of resources for project tasks.  Identify and managing risks and issues, escalating issues as needed, and implementing corrective measurements.  Managing changes to the project scope, schedule, and budget, if necessary.  Report issues to the NCJIS Program Manager and provide corrective action as necessary.

Project Reporting

Managing project communication, including providing regular project status reports.  Reporting overall project(s) status to the Program Manager and Program Administrator at regular intervals and on an ad-hoc basis.   Assisting the Program Manager and Program Administrator with developing the reports for the Interim Finance Committee (IFC), if required.

Provide status reports as outlined and requested by RCCD.  Formatting, information required and timeframes for ad-hoc reports shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, as needed.

?              Weekly Status Reports ? Provide weekly status reports to the PROGRAM Manager and Program Administrator via email by close of business each Friday.    Weekly Status Reports shall include, but not be limited to:

 a) Project (s) status;

b) What is to be accomplished during the next reporting period;

c) Updated project timeline showing percentage completed, tasks assigned, completed and remaining;

d) Identified necessary resources required for activities during the next time period

 ?Project Summary ? Provide a monthly Project Summary to the PROGRAM Manager and Program   dministrator, via email, no later than the 5th business day of each month throughout the duration of the contract.   Project Summary reports shall include, but not be limited to:

 a) Project status;

b) Accomplishments during the period, (i.e. meetings held and conclusions/decisions determined);

c) Problems encountered and proposed/actual resolutions;

d) Project issues that need to be addressed;

e) Identification of schedule slippage and strategy for resolution;

f) Identified necessary resources required for activities during the next time period

Skills and Knowledge:

?Strong interpersonal communication skills

?Organizational skills and ability to solve complex problems

?Willingness to work independently and as part of a team

?5+ years project management experience

?Proven experience and understanding in project management

?Proven stakeholder management skills

?Proven experience managing a team

?Experience using computers for a variety of tasks

?Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute

?Project scheduling experience, utilizing project planning applications such as Microsoft Project (prefer experience with Smartsheet).

?Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement and related security requirements governing the connection with and access to criminal justice information

?Experience in cyber security and cloud environments is a plus. Please list any related experience, or if none, please respond with ?no cyber security or cloud environment experience?