Communications/Project Analyst

Jobs via Dice; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Communications/Project Analyst supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. This fully remote position offers a unique opportunity to enhance communication programs and manage project data effectively. Your role will involve developing impactful presentations, facilitating meetings, and maintaining critical project documentation. With a focus on collaboration and transparency, you'll work closely with diverse teams to ensure project success. If you're passionate about transforming government IT and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in business administration or related fields.
• Excellent written communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain communication programs for the organization.
• Coordinate meetings and document action items effectively.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft OneNote

MS Project

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Overview

GovCIO is hiring for a Communications/Project Analyst to join our PMO on the Health Technology Management Services team. The selected candidate will provide contracted support to the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology. The Communications/Project Analyst will support the administrative functions such as status reporting, organization chart maintenance, release reporting, and meeting facilitation. The environment is dynamic, demanding, and the client needs are often evolving; flexibility and forward-thinking views are important for success. This position is fully remote within the United States with core hours of operation from Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM ET.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and enhances the Community Care's image through a variety of support and communication programs.
• Creates communications programs that effectively describe and promote the organization and its products including graphics, briefings, and fact sheets.
• Prepares presentations and/or speeches.
• Provides input into the creation of marketing communications program budgets and plans.
• Write, rewrite and/or edit VA and GovCIO reports and presentations associated with the supported product line. Reports are due on specific cadence.
• Translate complex data and documentation into plain language for use in reporting.
• Create and follow structure to remind and follow up with team members who are providing input to reports and statuses.
• Develop, gather, and disseminate technical information and documentation among both business and technical customers in support of the Product Line.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings and take meeting minutes, document, and conduct follow-up on action items as directed.
• Ability to support product data needs, using clear concise communication, being the single point of contact with the mindset of completing these tasks prior to the assigned deadlines to ensure compliance.
• Maintains data in tools such as Teams and SharePoint, or other tools to serve as a ready catalog for easy retrieval.
• Serve as backup for the Communications Manager as needed.
• Periodically pull data from JIRA or SharePoint and manage permissions and functionality on some SharePoint/Teams sites.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Operations Research or related fields and 5 years of experience.
• 8-10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education requirement.
• Experience in an IT setting.
• Ability to meet deadlines (short turnarounds sometimes required).
• Ability to anticipate recurring tasks.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent communicator that garners trust through transparency.
• Must be able to build collaborative relationships with diverse teams with varied needs.
• Analytical and investigation skills. Find documented solutions for decision making.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working with IT project delivery.
• Experience and knowledge of VA used tools such as JIRA, Microsoft OneNote, MS Project, SharePoint.
• Experience working with DevOps, Agile Scrum, and SAFe.
• Experience working with VA or Federal Government entity.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain/maintain as VA Suitability/Public Trust clearance.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Salary Range

USD $78,000.00 - USD $83,000.00 /Yr.