Project Analyst I

Project Analyst I

Requirements

• Must have demonstrated the ability to work independently or under only general direction.
• Good written and oral communication skills are required.
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience OR
• Equivalency: 5 additional years’ experience can be substituted for degree requirement.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) can be substituted for the years of experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and provide advice to management on the evaluation of the effectiveness of branch, division, and directorate programs and operations.
• Perform analysis on the productivity and/or efficiency of individual organizational programs and projects.
• Consult with senior leadership on business needs, assisting in translating needs and requirements into analytics and/or reporting requirements.
• Interface with internal and external customers to ensure successful delivery of requirements.
• Stay abreast of current industry standards, trends, and innovations in order to apply the latest information analytics and reporting improvements.
• Advise on work methods, practices, procedures, and support senior leadership in identifying the components of a viable solution.
• Perform analysis and evaluative research utilizing qualitative and/or quantitative methods for assessing program development or execution and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop presentations and reports for branch/division leadership.
• Analyze data and prepare draft analysis of data for customer review.
• Prepare illustration/graphics support that requires visual display/presentations/aids, including videos and other supporting information.
• Work with two high-level acquisition and contract liaisons, handle sensitive contractual data, interpret unstructured data (a mess of emails, dates, dollar amounts, etc), do a significant amount of data entry, create systems and organizational flows, and work independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with federal government clients.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with project management software (e.g., Jira, MS Project).
• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Public Administration).