Business Analyst @ Oklahoma State Government

Job Posting Title

Business Analyst

Agency

566 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND RECREATION

Supervisory Organization

Department of Tourism and Recreation

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

up to $60,000 based on experience

Job Description

As an employee with the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation you will enjoy:

A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation will match up to 7% towards an employee’s Defined Contribution retirement plan. Our employees receive 11 paid holidays, 15 days of paid annual leave, which increases with every 5 years of service, and 15 days of paid sick leave. Additionally, employees will receive longevity payments based on their years of service with the State of Oklahoma.

This position will be required to report, in-person, to the Oklahoma City office on a regular basis.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving identifying, developing, analyzing, evaluating and/or improving the effectiveness of processes, systems, policies, procedures, manpower utilization, functions of management, equipment, etc., for the agency. Employees will gather, analyze, and evaluate information regarding the agency and make appropriate recommendations about strategic decisions, business goals, and other planned changes, and implementation methods. In addition, employees may work to ensure stakeholders understand the change initiatives and are prepared to adopt new processes, systems, support structures, etc. Positions in this job family may also act as lead for all levels of change management activities for agency

Typical Functions

Analyzes and evaluates agency structure, procedures, methods and equipment; recommends improvements and changes as necessary to standardize and/or improve operations; creates, develops and maintains an initiative plan for meeting strategic goals
Utilizes proven methods for gathering and documenting formal business and technical requirements from across the agency’s business units. Demonstrated experience and understanding of common tools and artifacts used in business analysis.
Develops and maintains planning procedures for manpower utilization in departments across agency; assist managerial staff with creating and maintaining a uniform and effective workforce operation
Develops methods to determine equipment and material requirements to accomplish agency programs; makes recommendations pertaining to equipment improvements, technology architecture, software applications, and/or systems development
Analyzes and evaluates proposed agency changes; completes feasibility studies, risk assessments, optimization strategies, etc., before making recommendations to agency leadership
Develops and applies structured methodology whereby agency productivity and efficiency can be measured against reasonable standards; establishes methods whereby specific requirements can be determined; uses established standards to determine manpower, equipment, and material requirements
Gathers, understands and visualizes data; develops strategies; designs and implements dashboards and reporting tools; facilitates data-driven decisions; and applies predictive modeling and statistical analysis techniques to forecast trends using Business Intelligence (BI) platforms
Creates and implements change management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance; gather change requirements; maintain communication with change stakeholders during process to ensure successful change implementation
Maintains communication with operations experts; works with financial section to analyze expenditures in comparison with budget to determine if expenditures align with budgetary and strategic goals
Reviews proposed organizational or functional changes involving the establishment, discontinuance, consolidation, transfer or regrouping of sections or subdivisions; determines the effect on existing organizational and management policies and practices; directs further analysis and evaluation; makes appropriate recommendations and provides guidance in implementing approved changes

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of organizational functions, methods, and techniques; basic principles of public and business administration; basic knowledge and application of analytics or analysis; governmental procedure, organization and operation; the change process and change management principles, methodologies, and tools; business intelligence (BI) platforms, project management approaches, tools, and phases of project lifecycles. Skill is required to apply critical thinking and problem solving to problems and/or data; collaborate with internal and external partners; analyze information and data or obtain the information through analytics to make an informed and data-driven decision. Ability is required to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems of the organization and business processes and management; plan and organize management and occupational research projects; create presentation materials and present technical material in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in writing; and to analyze the relationship of cost to benefit for change initiatives, projects, and programs.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of level 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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

Business Analyst

Oklahoma State Government

Compensation Overview

As an employee with the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation you will enjoy:

Basic Purpose

Typical Functions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education and Experience

6 month growth

1 year growth

2 year growth

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