Senior Business Analyst, Transformation (0657U), University Development and Alumni Relations - 7213
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Departmental Overview
University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR)
UDAR helps build Berkeley's excellence through communications, public outreach, and fundraising, all to raise public awareness about Berkeley and increase private philanthropy. UDAR provides overall direction for the campus's philanthropic advancement strategies and strengthens campus unit development in partnership with campus fundraisers.
Advancement Operations Unit
Advancement Operations develops and delivers the centralized business systems and services that support the work of UC Berkeley's 30 decentralized fundraising units-helping them collaborate and communicate in order to maximize their collective results.
Strategic Planning and Management Team
The Strategic Planning and Management (SPM) group in Advancement Information Services (AIS) serves as the central strategic planning, portfolio and project management resource overseeing the standardization and adoption of procedures, processes, tools, and artifacts used by all technology and data teams for technology and data projects and priorities throughout UDAR.
Position Summary
The Senior Business Analyst position within AIS Strategic Planning and Management (SPM) involves technology based analysis of transformational business practices, processes, systems and technology; developing solutions which may involve process design, data and information architecture, software development, policy or procedural changes, and communication of data and information architecture.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: 9/7/2024
Responsibilities
- Applies advanced business analysis concepts to identify, evaluate and define highly complex systems scope and objectives based on advanced knowledge of applicable business practices, processes and systems and industry standards to meet end-user needs.
- An example of this is providing structured methodology and leading transformational change activities related to data/technology projects and measured by organizational adoption.
- Initiates, designs or modifies highly complex systems and procedures where standardized policies or procedures may or may not exist.
- Creates a highly detailed transformational framework that will apply to all data and technology projects.
- Initiates, facilitates, implements and documents work process changes.
- Enables project teams to evaluate and ensure user readiness; and stakeholder management as part of the project implementation process.
- Performs highly complex analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements and translation into proper system and process requirement specifications.
- Provides advanced support on communication efforts; and supports training on new applications.
- Participates in professional development related to this field to enhance knowledge, expertise and efficiency for related analysis work.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of business analysis function.
- Demonstrated experience with process analysis, systems analysis, process architectures, change management principles, and systems analysis methodologies and tools.
- Understanding and skill in complex process and systems requirement documentation standards.
- High level interpersonal and communications skills.
- Verbal and Written Communication; requires a high level of professionalism.
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with technology based transformational change planning.
- Proven ability to adapt and creatively solve problems.
- Demonstrated skills needed to develop process and system implementation plans.
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of fundraising and advancement concepts and practices.
- Knowledge of campus and system-wide fundraising and financial processes and procedures.
- Business Analytics certification.
- Change management certification or designation desired; Prosci Certification a plus.
Salary & Benefits
This is a 3-year, full-time (40 hours/week) contract appointment, eligible for UC benefits.
The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $117,000 - $132,000, commensurate with experience.
- This position is eligible for up to 95% remote work.
- This is not a visa opportunity.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.
Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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