Substitute- Application Analyst Continuous Applicant Pool

Imperial Valley College; Imperial (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Imperial Valley College seeks an Application Analyst for its Information Technology division. The role involves liaising with business units, guiding integration with the ERP system, and administering designated third-party applications to improve service delivery to students, faculty, and staff.

The substitute position requires a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent with years as a business analyst) and strong analytical, project coordination, and training skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related field.
• 3 years' experience as a business analyst (equivalency available with an associate degree and 5 years' experience).

Responsibilities

• Provides administration and support for all third-party applications in the assigned area.
• Analyzes business requirements and coordinates with IT and management for system integrity.
• Trains users and creates documentation for systems processes.
• Serves as content manager for assigned area webpages.

Skills

Liaison

Business analysis

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Business

3+ years business analyst experience

Tools

ERP system

Third-party applications

Job description

Substitute- Application Analyst Continuous Applicant Pool

Salary: $40.04 Hourly

Job Type: Classified Substitute

Job Number: SUB-APAN

Closing: Continuous

Location: 380 East Aten Road, Imperial, CA

Division: Information Technology

Representative Duties

BASIC FUNCTION

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, acts as liaison to assigned business area and provides and recommends solutions to improve processes and delivery of services to students, faculty, and staff through expansion of existing systems or the use of third party systems and applications; responsible for assisting and leading the updates and changes in the student success web pages; analyze and implement integration/interfacing of systems with the College's ERP system; serve as the administrator of designated third-party applications.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This classification is a unique and highly specialized role within the district which provides functional and process support for the business units of the district in using information technology systems and tools effectively and efficiently. This classification is assigned to support one or more business units based on the business expertise of the individual assigned and acts as a liaison between the business unit and the technical staff in the Information Technology department. This classification is tasked with understanding system and tool capabilities and their application to the business needs of the supported units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides administration of and support for all third-party applications/systems within the assigned business area working closely with staff and administrators in developing project plans, project schedules, and project deliverables.
• Works independently and collaborates with other technical staff and functional staff to implement solutions seamlessly.
• Analyzes business requirements, selects effective solutions, and coordinates with other analysts, IT staff, and management team to ensure system integrity, and efficient and effective systems operations.
• Performs a variety of advanced analytical, internal consulting and project leadership/oversight duties to enable multiple stakeholders to achieve business, administrative, and academic objectives.
• Collaborates with other business and technical staff in analyzing the functional requirements of the assigned business areas and develops fit/gap analyses.
• Oversees or translates user expectations into system capabilities, enhancements and/or customizations of existing software, or the recommendation of a new solution.
• Acts as liaison between assigned business area's functional staff and IT technical staff in the development, implementation, and enhancement of designated enterprise system modules; leads and facilitates the analysis of assigned business area's business processes, practices, and work/data flows for improvements.
• Serves as the content manager of the assigned area webpages.
• Trains users on systems processes specific to the assigned business area's software programs and other technical areas, including training guides, written procedures, documentation, manuals, and materials for user and staff support.
• Consults with administrators and managers on application development, enhancement, and maintenance issues; explains technology and process options and assists in analysis and decision making.
• Recommends solutions and works with functional users to develop and to implement solutions that align with the needs and requirements.
• Performs application-level troubleshooting for students and employees.
• Performs support to functional users during upgrades and patching, and during migration from/to systems.
• Assists in planning and scheduling of upgrades, testing, and roll out of the systems that minimizes impact to daily operations.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Full job description, here (Download PDF reader).

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related field plus (3) three years' experience in performing the duties of a business analyst. Equivalency to the bachelor's degree may be substituted with an associate degree in computer science, business administration or related field and (5) years performing the duties and of a business analyst.

Foreign Transcripts

Candidates submitting foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation from a NACES member organization.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information RANGE 28 ON THE CLASSIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE: Substitute/Short-Term are placed at Step 1. Please click here (Download PDF reader) to review current salary schedule. Applications in the sub-pool will remain on file for one year.

IMPORTANT:

• All application communications, including interview invitations, are sent through our applicant tracking system (NeoEd). Applicants are responsible for regularly monitoring their NeoEd account and ensuring that their contact information (including email address and phone number) is accurate and up to date. Failure to respond to interview invitations or other time-sensitive communications within the specified timeframe may result in removal from further consideration for the position. Due to the volume of applications received, candidates who do not respond may be considered withdrawn (no-show), and interview opportunities may be extended to other qualified applicants.

EEO Information

Imperial Valley College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.

The Imperial Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and will implement a comprehensive program to put those principles into practice. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, political or organizational affiliation, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will strive to achieve a workforce that is welcoming to men, women, persons with disabilities and individuals from all ethnic and other groups to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment. Such an environment fosters cooperation, acceptance, democracy and free expression of ideas.