Temporary Business Analyst

The Position

The Park District is currently recruiting for three (3) Temporary Business Analysts in Information Services, to serve no more than six (6) months. These positions will be working out of the Administrative HQ in Oakland, CA.

• Respect – We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.
• Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
• Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
• Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
• Transparency – We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

Essential Functions

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Performs day-to-day administration and operating support of the Park District's software applications and programs, including Financial ERP systems, etc.
• Investigates and analyzes user reported system issues including unacceptable response times and software errors
• Performs a full range of duties that includes working with other departments to gather requirements to create reports from various databases using report writing software tools provided by the vendor
• Analyzes and reviews business processes and procedures for potential improvement
• Addresses technical issues and troubleshoots applications
• Acts as lead in major systems installations, application migration efforts, and integration with existing systems
• Coordinates with user departments to implement conversions and upgrades
• Prepares and maintains process and report-writing documentation
• Develops project timelines
• Works with sensitive data involving Park District employees
• Develops and maintains employee security access within the Park District's software applications to ensure appropriate levels of access
• Analyzes Park District policy, procedures and processes to maximize automation opportunities while maintaining effectiveness, increasing efficiency, and strengthening internal control structure.
• Research workflow model routing issues, enhances functionality through modifications of transitions, activities, conditions and vbscripts
• Creates and maintains workflow roles including changes to employee role assignments
• Participates in software implementations including data conversions requiring the use of SQL and basic database administration such as, data normalization
• Responds to Park District employee requests for assistance and training
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Information

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Relational database structure, configuration, and programming and scripting languages
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

• Develop, organize, and design system reports
• Develop and implement necessary documentation
• Work independently while understanding and applying Park District and departmental policies and procedures
• Stay technically abreast of industry trends and technologies
• Think clearly; apply logic and common sense to problem solving
• Follow oral and written instruction
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels, including a culturally diverse general public, with a focus on quality service to internal staff

For information regarding the District's applicable benefits package, please visit http://www.ebparks.org/about/jobs/resources/default.htm.

For temporary and/or on-call assignments, there are no benefits offered.