Business Analyst (Public Sector GRANTS)

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Position:Business Analyst (Public Sector GRANTS)
JOB REF#:43469
Duration:12 Months (Contract)
Location:REMOTE - Hartford, CT 06105
Pay Rate:$60.00 - $66.00 per hour (W2 Only)

**THIS ROLE IS 100% REMOTE**

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM (EST)

We are seeking a Business Analyst with deep grants experience to play a critical role in the analysis, design, and implementation of this new solution. The Business Analyst will work closely with our state agencies, IT teams, and the selected vendor to define business requirements, evaluate configuration options and workflows, and establish a repeatable Playbook to onboard new agencies over time.

MUST HAVE STRONG knowledge of Grants life-cycle management, enterprise solution analysis, and stakeholder alignment.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Elicit and document detailed business, functional, and non-functional requirements across state agencies
Analyze existing grant-related processes and tools to identify commonalities, differences, and opportunities to standardize
Translate complex requirements into clear process flows, user stories, configuration documentation, and other requirement artifacts
Evaluate selected vendor solution capabilities to determine what is configurable vs. standard, communicate limitations and trade-offs, and make suggestions on enterprise standards
Act as the primary liaison between business users, technical teams, and the vendor to ensure solution alignment with business needs
Support change management and user adoption by assessing current state business process flows, defining future state process flows, and identifying solution gaps and/or training needs
Assist in testing, validation, and user acceptance efforts to ensure the solution meets business goals
Assist in developing a governance plan and framework for managing enterprise-wide changes
Assist in developing a repeatable implementation and requirements Playbook for new agencies to onboard onto the grants enterprise level management system

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
7+ years of business analysis experience with large-scale technology implementations
Experience with public sector grants processes is required, including grant application, review, award, monitoring, and reporting
Experience implementing standardized enterprise solutions across disparate systems, processes, or organizations
Demonstrated success working with or implementing COTS/SaaS platforms
Proven experience coordinating across multiple government agencies or large stakeholder groups
Experience with vendor driven solutions, including evaluating standard out of the box functionality and configuration/customization options
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and critical thinking skills, with ability to synthesize large volumes of data and complex processes into clear requirements
Proven ability to lead discovery workshops, surface misalignment, uncover unexpressed dependencies or expectations, and drive clarity on complex or conflicting needs
Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
Expert written and verbal communication skills
Strong documentation skills, with expertise in a variety of business analysis tools (Microsoft Office Suite, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Miro, etc.)

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS:
Familiarity in government or non-profit organizations
IIBA CBAP or similar business analysis certification
Bachelor s or Master s degree in business, public administration, information systems, or related field

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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plans
- HMO/PPO Dental programs
- Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
- Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
- Flex Spending Plan
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans