Junior Business Analyst

Based in Washington, DC, MPS is a Small Business, dedicated to empowering our clients through innovative change management services, with a focus on organizational effectiveness. Founded by a former Peace Corps volunteer, our consultants have served executives in the federal sector for over a decade, working on several high-profile initiatives. We pride ourselves on being experienced consultants, trusted advisers, and reliable partners. As a designated Employer of National Service, our core value is a commitment to public service.

Junior Business Analyst

The Junior Business Analyst will help design and implement a lean, responsive and rapid decision-making model supporting VHA Office of Health Informatics (OHI) EHRM within the current VHA governance structure. This individual will also provide decision management, research and analysis, program management and communications support.

General Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree and 2 to 4 years of experience in a professional work setting
• Background or interest in IT systems from a technical and management perspective
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently and with teams in both client and virtual environments
• Ability to apply sound business principles within a complex IT stakeholder environment
• Outgoing, confident, patient, and has a strong virtual and in-person presence/professional tone of voice to fit the role of a facilitator and provide oral reports to senior leadership
• Experience in facilitating, including managing stakeholders, supporting effective collaboration, communicating requirements, managing logistics, and providing comprehensive documentation
• Comfortable with complexity and critical thinking while guiding stakeholders/workgroups to achieve their objectives
• Good communication and relationship skills with the ability to work with several different personality types, engage teams and clients, and build rapport in person and virtually
• Organized, process-oriented individual with the ability to work independently, guide/track actions of a small team, and balance multiple priorities and roles
• Proactive, responsive, and easily adaptable with an ability to step in and support others’ work with little direction
• Ability to create concise, clear, and compelling briefing materials and polished deliverables within tight timelines and for multiple audiences

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to support stakeholder engagement and effectively interface between multiple stakeholder groups to ensure all parties have common understanding of the requirements
• Ability to analyze validate, specify, and verify requirements, as well as current and future state operations
• Ability to be a quick and self-driven learner, able to ask thoughtful questions to learn how to perform rapidly
• Ability to support client initiatives while simultaneously consulting to potential alternatives, as appropriate
• Strong level of comfort with uncertainty, lack of instructions or direction, etc.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and clients to identify a clear path to proceed
• Strong communication and relationship skills with the ability to work with several different personality types and build rapport both virtually and in-person
• Strong ability to use Excel - processing large quantities of data, using pivot tables, using conditional formatting, applying business rules, modeling, etc.
• High level of emotional self and other awareness, able to identify and act upon situations where colleagues need help, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior or current experience with the Federal Government
• Familiarity with Tableau software use and application
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visio use and application

MPS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its business activities including recruiting and selection. We are committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment for employees, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.