Business Analyst Consultant (Child Nutrition Program)

Innovative Management, LLC believes in delivering quality information technology (IT) and project management services to help organizations realize innovative solutions for continuous improvement. Innovative Management, LLC is an IT and management consulting company that leverages the expertise of its professional staff to help clients achieve their goals. Our staff has experience in analyzing existing organizational business processes and challenges for organizations such as the USDA, DoD, and Banks.

The Business Analyst Consultant will primarily be responsible to lead, support, and provide subject matter expertise from a policy and/or systems standpoint for federal government-funded, State Child Nutrition Program system implementations (e.g., NSLP, CACFP, SFSP). Additional responsibilities may include providing support for other projects (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program system implementations). The Business Analyst Consultant will provide guidance and expertise to assigned projects as well as develop tools and training for States and the federal government, adhering to company standards/expectations and ensuring compliance with project lifecycle best practices, and State and federal client standards.

Business Analyst Consultant will be expected to:

Offer expert-level consultation to assigned projects

· Develop and manage project plans and schedules

· Monitor project status, risks, and issues

· Ensure timely reporting to all project stakeholders

· Manage and support project and deliverable timelines

· Perform quality checks for project activities and deliverables

· Offer suggestions and feedback to clients

· Effectively collaborate with internal and external project stakeholders

· Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate project meetings (virtual and in-person)

Provide technical assistance for technology projects

· Coordinate/schedule technical assistance meetings for CNP technology projects

· Provide technical assistance and evaluation services for CNP technology projects

· Develop technical assistance summary reports

· Leverage project management best practices to support consistent project progress

· Review project documentation (e.g., contracts, design documents, testing reports) and provide comments and consultation to stakeholders

Develop and provide training for clients and project stakeholders

· Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to identify training needs and develop training strategies

· Create training materials that support in-person and virtual training sessions

· Effectively evaluate training sessions

Education, Skills, and Experience

Required

· Bachelor’s degree in management, business, human services, computer science, technology, or a related field

· 3-5 years’ experience as consultant, system analyst, project manager or business analyst

· Experience supporting technology/system implementation projects

· Strong organizational and analytic skills with the ability to prioritize among multiple projects and tasks

· Ability to work in an environment where project guidance and direction may be provided by multiple individuals

· Proven consulting experience, providing expert-level advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders

· Proven experience building relationships with various stakeholder groups

· Experience in development and use of evaluation methodologies for measuring project and program performance

· Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, artifacts, and best practices

· Proficiency in listening and note taking

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Able to respect and exercise confidentiality

· Dedication to staying informed on current and emerging trends specific to the project work

· Be a US Citizen

· Ability to travel 0 to 2 times per month for 1-4 days.

Preferred

· Project Management Professional (PMP) or other similar certification

· Experience working with nutrition assistance programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), EBT, or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

· Strong familiarity with CNP program regulations and implementations

· Knowledge of child and adult nutrition programs, including federal policies, regulations, and program monitoring

· Knowledge of technology issues and risks that are often encountered when using technology solutions to administer and monitor State and federal nutrition programs.

· Experience with delivering/facilitating training and developing training material