Business Process Specialist (Austin Government Relations, Grants Division)

About This Position

 

This position will support the City’s Advantage enterprise grant software and provide operational support, training, and guidance to all departments that receive grants from federal, state, or local grantors. Additionally, the Business Process Specialist will assist with administrative system management and operational support, including quality control, for project management activities. This role will also contribute to business process improvement and change management initiatives.

 

Job Description:

Purpose:

Under general supervision, this position performs professional level work involving research and analysis of a variety of routine/semi routine administrative and operational support duties in the area of project management, quality management, performance measurement, change management and business process improvement. Provides support and assistance to senior process consultants, auditors and team leaders. 

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Assists in planning, executing and closing projects in a variety of operational and/or administrative situations related to specific assignments/areas.
• Develops and maintains databases to support data analysis and research findings for business projects.
• Assists in preparation of recommendations for implementation of new or revised policies, procedures, and/or process changes/improvements.
• Writes reports that summarize findings, data collection techniques, implementation options, etc.
• Establishes project schedules using project planning software/tools, updates, and maintains project status reports. Communicates project/process status.
• Conducts research, analyzes trends, determines accuracy and relevancy of data/information, and uses sounds judgment to evaluate alternatives.
• Facilitates and documents meetings, action items, and processes using flowcharting methodologies.
• Maintains positive working relationships with managers, supervisors, employees and other stakeholders to gain their cooperation and support.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of business strategies, objectives, planning, development and management processes and process improvement.
• Knowledge of research methodologies, cost/benefit analysis, statistics and financial modeling.
• Knowledge of applicable City of Austin, state and federal statutes, ordinances and codes.
• Knowledge of performance measures, quality improvement programs and project management methods.
• Skill in oral and written communication using a variety of formats including: print communication, electronic format, presentations and telephonic.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular data and situations.
• Ability to work independently and with teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus one (1) year experience related to the job.
• Experience may be substituted for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience analyzing large datasets
• Advanced Excel experience  including pivot tables and graphs
• Grant management knowledge including documentation and compliance tracking  
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting grant software operations 
• Experience developing training materials and delivering training 
• Ability to travel to more than one work location 

Compensation Range:

The annual hiring range for this position is $65,510.00-$81,890.00

Notes to Candidate:

The Grants Division is part of Austin Government Relations. The Grants Division helps City departments find, secure, and manage grant funding that supports Austin’s priorities. The team connects people, processes, and opportunities so that grant funding can create and sustain community-serving projects.

The Business Process Specialist will support the City’s Advantage enterprise grant software and provide operational support, training, and guidance to all departments that receive grants from federal, state, or local grantors. Additionally, the Business Process Specialist will assist with administrative system management and operational support, including quality control, for project management activities. This role will also contribute to business process improvement and change management initiatives.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.

• A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job titles and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered.
• A résumé is required, but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Please include contact information from previous employers.
• A cover letter is also required. In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
• And are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD- 214 prior to confirming a start date.

Benefits:
Working with the City of Austin provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities and more.

Assessment:

An assessment may be part of the recruitment process.

Hours:

Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hours will vary based on operational needs.

Work Location:

919 Congress Avenue, Austin Texas 78701

Travel:

If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Important Note to Applicants:
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system

The office may close this posting at any time after seven days.

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