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Business Analyst - Process Improvement

The Efficiency Group, LLC

Business Analyst - Process Improvement

Arlington, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    This is a hybrid position located in the Washington DC area.

    Provide support to a federal agency in streamlining its operational processes using process modeling, analysis, Lean Six Sigma and reengineering techniques, as required. Support the effort to create a guidance document development framework, guidance documentation content, and its maintenance. Support all project management activities including project schedule development and maintenance, status meeting scheduling and leadership, task coordination, and quality assurance.

    The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to operationally execute this project to effectively meet all project requirements and customer expectations.

    Job Responsibilities

    • As part of a Team, support all Project Management activities including development and monitoring of a master project schedule, tracking parallel workstreams, provide strategy and support to project-related communications, leading client and task lead interactions, ensure outstanding quality to all developed materials.
    • Bring a positive attitude, a can-do spirit, professionalism, and the flexibility to be part of a growing successful team.
    • Support all BPR and process improvement activities as dictated by the project and directed by the client including but not limited to:
      • Developing and supporting prioritization of a process inventory
      • Defining process improvement project charters featuring scope, risks, SMEs, etc.
      • Support scheduling and executing all Kaizen event sessions
      • Understanding the as-is, identifying challenges and improvement opportunities, agreeing on improvement strategies for the to-be, etc.
      • Supporting the development of all process models using the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
      • Supporting the development, scheduling and briefing project and organizational leadership on an ongoing basis regarding individual process improvement projects, the overall effort, specific topics, etc.
      • Supporting development of corresponding to-be process documentation such as but not limited to a process narrative or standard operating procedure, job aids, frequently asked questions, etc.
      • Supporting to-be process deployment activities including the development and delivery of training, communications, and change management materials.
      • Support Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) efforts.
    • Support development of a framework process for organizational guidance document development and maintenance. Lead development of framework requirements – including appropriate corresponding processes and requirements – and support execution of framework processes.
    • Support maintenance of organizational guidance documentation through the conduct of content audits, pipeline development and tracking for organizational standard operating procedures and policies, manage the review and vetting process for documentation review, maintain documentation metadata, support updating/uploading to client intranet.
    • Support client intranet improvement efforts as related to guidance document publishing, searching, retrieving, and support improved access to developed and deployed guidance documents.
    • Support close coordination with other, appropriate client initiatives to ensure proper alignment and alignment, as appropriate.
    • Support development of an organizational content management strategy through the review and maturation of governance standards.
    • Support development of appropriate documentation frameworks and content standards for multiple types of documents including standard operating procedures, job aids, etc.
    • Work with organizational subject matter experts to develop or update guidance documents as dictated by organizational leadership. Develop the processes related to the guidance documents then develop the corresponding documentation based of the developed framework.
    • Coordinate the content development and updating of process by scheduling and supporting all appropriate meetings, conducting research on governance policies and regulations, and benchmarking peer organizations, preparing first draft of processes/guidance documents, coordinating and supporting the vetting and review process, developing final versions of all documents, developing appropriate change management and communications materials, supporting deployment to the client intranet, and continuously reviewing processes for efficiency and documentation for updating.
    • Support Job Aid development and alignment to internal client tracking system.
    • Actively work to intimately understand the client environment, actors, requirements, etc. and become the client’s “trusted partner” for all things process or documentation related.
    • Actively work to expand the project to new areas in support of meeting client needs and expectations.
    • Develop training materials and deliver training to organizational staff, as necessary, on developed guidance document framework.
    • Provide other client support, as tasked.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's Degree required with a Master's preferred.
    • Mimimum of 3 years experience with process improvement, Lean Six Sigma, etc. preferred.
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification prefered
    • Direct experience with process improvement and understanding business process goals, systems, data, people requirements, and identifying opportunities for improvements across all aspects individually and collectively.
    • Experience with using LSS techniques in government/non-manufacturing enviroments requried. This is not a typcial LSS deployment and requires understanding, knowledge and expertise is deploying LSS in a government agency.
    • Experience developing organizational documents including procedured documentation and job aids.
    • Experience in interacting with client staff and leadership in the development of processes, frameworks, communications, training, and change management materials.
    • Experience working as a part of a team to achieve client-driven objectives and requirements.
    • Experience interacting with Project leadership to define project goals, objectives, purpose, and then executing on defined requirements.
    • Experience with SharePoint or MS Team workflow development and implementation a plus.
    • Experiences or knowledge in process simulations and simulations analysis a plus.
    • Experience or knowledge in robotic process automation (RPA) a plus.
    • Direct experience with developing process models in MS Visio.
    • Ability to commute to client site in Bethesda area required.
    • Hybrid work environments are supported but candidates must be located within the Washington DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia (DMV) area. Travel to customer sites is not reimbursed for hybrid employees.

    Additional Information

    Skills, Abilities and Behaviors

    • Focused on the customer, their needs, expectations and requirements.
    • A positive attitude, humility, and flexibility in working with others
    • A doer with willingness to be part of a growing team doing great work for great clients
    • Effective, experienced team player able to support both large and small project teams, to drive towards solutions, and engage participants in a positive way to facilitate organizational improvement.
    • Experience with effective communications development and delivery
    • Empathic and commonsense understanding of Lean Six Sigma and BPR tools and techniques, and their practical implementation within organizations resistant to change.
    • Able to work individually or in groups to identify customer challenges, determine strategies for meeting those strategies, developing processes implementing those strategies, and supporting to-be process adoption across an enterprise.
    • Excellent writing skills.
    • Team player ready to focus on the customer while helping The Efficiency Group and themselves grow.

    Tools & Technologies

    • MS Office Suite
    • MS Visio
    • MS Project

    Salary Range: $80K - $95K