One of our clients is looking for a Documentation Specialist III with the below skills for their immediate open position to fill.
Job Title: Documentation Specialist III
Job ID: JP00016521
Visa Eligibility: Please confirm if the candidate is legally authorized to work in the United States
Location: Hybrid, Vienna, VA
Experience Level: 10+ Years
Description:
To support the client by researching operational processes to develop and maintain technical and non-technical reference materials. To participate in infrastructure upgrades, software implementations, and other projects to support the development and maintenance of intranet-based manuals and systems. Works independently. Uses discretion to modify work practices/processes. Serves as subject matter expert for most business functions, systems, policies, and/or procedures. Mentors less experienced team members in the art of communication, negotiation, and change management. Perform complex/unusual tasks with significant impact and considerable latitude.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure project deliverables are met in accordance with customers' expectations, timelines & budget constraints
- Build and maintain relationships with team members, management, key stakeholders, and/or external contacts (vendors, etc.)
- Collaborate with project team members to ensure alignment with departmental efforts
- Lead conduction of research and preparation of reference material
- Contribute to learning and curriculum development by providing support in content design: storyboarding eLearning content, creating job aids, root cause/task analysis to report scope of performance support
- Ensure effective management of projects from inception through implementation
- Identify, communicate and resolve technical, tactical and operational project issues and risks
- Interview business owners to determine task objectives, requirements and needs, including complex intranet resources
- Maintain documentation library to ensure currency of processes
- Make recommendations on content requirements for search engine optimization (SEO) based on member experience, competitive research, and subject matter expertise
- Participate on cross-functional training team to establish and maintain a community of practice
- Provide training to end user in the use of electronic manuals and reference material
- Review content requirements for initiatives and recommends to business owners processes to be completed in order to achieve their objectives and avoid gaps
- Review proposed policy and procedure changes for technical adequacy, completeness, compliance to regulations
- Administer and Develop eNet content
- Conduct and/or facilitate user acceptance testing to include developing and executing test cases, communication with project teams, validating and documenting results - Lead
- Ensure clear, concise and effective communication of material
- Interact with various sub-teams to determine user requirements and specifications
- Lead, guide and mentor less experienced staff
- Manage client expectations up to and including all executive-level leader
- Recommend strategy for communications
- Review intranet content to ensure consistency, accuracy, timeliness, relevance to corporate initiatives and adherence to branding guidelines
- Serve on teams and task groups for projects/initiatives within the business unit and/or across the organization
- Write online reference material, instructions and communications
- Act as supervisor/manager in the incumbent's absence
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Ability to compile, organize and present information clearly and concisely
- Experience in providing support and involvement in content design: storyboarding eLearning content, creating job aids, root cause/task analysis to report scope of performance support
- Extensive experience in composing correspondence that adheres to grammar and client's writing style and standards
- Extensive experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals
- Extensive experience in researching, compiling, and documenting data, business processes, and workflow
- Extensive experience in working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects
- Significant experience in work which displays increasing levels of responsibility and/or authority
- Significant experience in working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, vendors
- Advanced knowledge of change management principles and practices
- Expert knowledge of PC and web/internet-based technologies e.g. HTML, trends/issues, management, editing/authoring tools and development
- Advanced leading or managing multiple technical projects/tasks/teams
- Desired—Working knowledge of Microsoft project and project management tools
- Advanced skill analyzing and organizing problems or work processes for technical solutions
- Advanced skill identifying and analyzing business requirements and recommending solutions
- Expert skill capturing and translating processes and requirements into easily understood terms
- Expert skill following, interpreting and applying relevant data/instructions to guidelines, procedures, practices and regulations
- Expert skill researching and analyzing data, processes and trends
- Desired—Basic skill in project management to include establishing and leading project teams; managing timelines/deadlines/resources; ensuring successful project implementation
- Desired—Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies or the equivalent combination of training, education, and Experience
Must Have:
- Graphic design/visual storytelling
Nice to Have:
- Content Strategy/UX Writing Awareness
- Light Motion or Interactive design
- Analytics and Data-driven enhancement mindset
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vienna, VA 22180