BUSINESS ANALYTICS SPECIALIST

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BUSINESS ANALYTICS SPECIALIST

Salary

$4,784.00 - $9,381.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DED-2024-04

Department

Economic Development-Ofc of Secretary

Opening Date

04/26/2024

Closing Date

5/10/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

The Business Analytics Specialist position is located in the Office of Management and Finance. This posting is a probational / promotional opportunity.

Louisiana Economic Development is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:

Dawn Thibodeaux

HR Director

Dawn.Thibodeaux@la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level experience in accounting; budgeting; contracts; economics; engineering; finance; financial auditing; grants; human resources; information technology; management analysis; operational auditing; policy planning; procurement; social services; statistical analysis; tax collections; or tax enforcement.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field will substitute for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree will substitute for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

A master's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, engineering, finance, industrial/organizational psychology, human resources, political science, public administration, social work, statistics, computer science, management information systems (MIS), quantitative business analysis--computer science, information systems and decision sciences, or computer information systems will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A Ph.D. in accounting, business administration, economics, engineering, finance, industrial/organizational psychology, human resources, political science, public administration, social work, statistics, computer science, management information systems (MIS), quantitative business analysis--computer science, information systems and decision sciences, or computer information systems will substitute for two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

An advanced degree in social work must be from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To lead the initiative to improve efficiency and effectiveness of key processes within the organization and across organizational divisions and operating groups, via a process analysis and improvement driven approach. To determine the effectiveness of programs and develop recommendations to improve or resolve substantive problems that affect agency services.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Advanced.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Functional and/or direct, as required by specific assignments, over any agency employee.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

None.

Examples of Work

85% The Economic Development Business Analytics Specialist for the department will develop reports for department directors and managers for the planning, development and implementation of strategic plans, operational plans, and performance measures for LED’s budget requests alignments in the systems/platforms to deliver technology services for internal and external customers. Act as department liaison with the Division of Administration, Office of Planning and Budget and legislative staff for the dissemination of policies, rules, and procedures regarding performance accountability related to systems supporting LED’s mission. Act as department liaison with Legislative Auditors in reviews of the performance accountability system.

Plan, coordinate development, and administer database platforms for business incentives and small business services. Coordinate with program managers, monitors, intermediaries and IT groups to determine scope of system requirements. Recommend appropriate development environments to support various program types. Develop and issue RFPs for services. Enter into contracts with appropriate IT groups and monitor contractor progress. Coordinate and assist in the development and customization of various tracking systems appropriate to each business incentive and small business services, FastStart and Business Development. Coordinate and assist in redesign, development, and testing of system enhancements to accommodate changes to business incentive, small business services, FastStart, and Business Development rules and procedures over time. Administer, monitor, and support department wide databases, such as FastLane, SBITS, Veterans First, Salesforce, and others on a daily basis. Coordinate with LED information systems to ensure appropriate system access for developers, program managers and intermediaries. Create user groups and accounts with various and appropriate user security levels. Manage user requests for assistance with user accounts and data quality issues. Lead training sessions for program managers, program monitors, stakeholders on tracking systems. Provide ongoing technical assistance to all system users. Act as liaison with Legislative Auditors for reviews of data systems and program performance.

Analyze effectiveness of business incentive, small business services, FastStart, and Business Development data. Liaison between pertinent federal, state and local organizations. Incumbent will independently gather and report findings to program managers and stakeholders for remediation. Identify and perform merge functions for companies/persons in multiple tracking systems as appropriate. Develop recurring and ad hoc reports for program managers, program monitors, stakeholders and program participants. Meet regularly to determine current and ongoing data needs, and develop reports and datasets for securely sharing data between various federal and state agencies including Small Business Administration (SBA), Department of Revenue (LDR), Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) and the Legislative Auditor.

10% Monitor, review, and provide high-level review/evaluation of department programs; determine cost-effectiveness and resource allocation necessary to meet the achievement of goals and objectives of the agency’s technology support systems. Identify and report program issues and evaluate corrective action.

Direct, develop and prepare a department-wide annual report to include every business incentive, small business services administered by LED. Develop annual Undersecretary’s report to the Division of Administration on the performance of the department in meeting its goals and objectives for the year. Prepare ad-hoc reports relative to proprietary systems and subscription-based systems supporting LED programs. Develop or assist in the development of agency responses to Legislative Audit reports relative to proprietary or subscription-based systems.

5% Assist management in the implementation of policies and procedures necessary to achieve the mission and goals of the department as needed. Participate in business optimization projects as directed. Institute and conduct or participate in meetings to effect coordination of programs and to develop, where indicated, policies and procedures in order to secure the best possible services for employees and external clients. Initiate policy projects involving process improvement, needs assessment, citizen’s participation, model legislation, model programs, etc. Serve on committees, commissions, organizational boards and other such bodies as directed. Execute other information technology related duties as needed.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  Please describe your technical business analyst skills. If not applicable, enter N/A.

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  Please describe your non-technical business analyst skills. If not applicable, enter N/A.

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  Do you have any IT project management experience?

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  If yes, please describe. If not applicable, enter N/A.

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  Do you have experience writing RFPs?

• Yes

• No

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  If yes, please describe. If not applicable, enter N/A.

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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