Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst

NYSTEC has a job opening for a senior consultant- strategic analyst. Are you ready to contribute to our engaged workforce and to deliver the NYSTEC Experience?

Department: Planning & Design
Location: Albany, NY
Salary: $79793 – $109716 Per Year

About Us

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

About the Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst Role

As a strategic analyst in the Planning and Design Practice Area, you will collaborate with team members to conceptualize, deliver, and support our clients through today’s ever-changing public health landscape. NYSTEC is a trusted program advisor, providing subject matter expertise and connecting the dots for our clients.

The ideal candidate should have a diversity of strengths relating to public health, healthcare, and strategic planning. The candidate should be able to document discussions of leaders across a large organization, identify themes to understand their priorities and needs, and facilitate team sessions to collaboratively develop solutions to address client needs (e.g., develop strategic recommendations). The candidate should also be able to conduct external landscape analyses to identify themes among the findings and propose recommendations to address client needs. The candidate will also need to anticipate and communicate issues/risks, estimate their task duration, and present their findings. The candidate will need to exhibit strong writing, organizational, communication, and analytical skills to meet project goals.

The consultant’s work will include planning their tasks, proactively communicating when they need help, documenting client feedback and decisions, and creating presentations and documentation to elicit the client’s input and to address the client’s needs. The consultant will need to problem solve and take the first step on complex assignments, identify risks and issues, and present information clearly and concisely to inform team and client decisions.

Key Responsibilities: Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst

Overall, in the role of senior consultant- strategic analyst, you will:

• Conduct current state analyses to understand and document the client’s current needs in various capacities.
• Perform external analyses in the public health/healthcare space to ensure the solutions proposed to the client are informed by practices of comparable, high-performing entities within NYS or in other states.
• Develop recommendations for clients that are informed by the findings from the current state and external analyses.
• Develop and manage project and communication plans.
• Facilitate team brainstorming and working sessions to inform project strategy and develop solutions to address client needs.
• Understand what needs to be done and work as a team player.
• Write clear, concise, and effective reports to help clients understand best practices and recommendations.

Required Qualifications: Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst

Candidates applying for the role of senior consultant- strategic analyst should have the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

• Excellent writing, documentation, and communication skills to meet project goals.
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs through excellent listening and effective written and verbal communication.
• Experience with strategic planning/business analysis in a public health, social services, or healthcare field.
• Ability to work both independently and with a team to develop recommendations and solutions to complex initiatives.
• Ability to be proactive when providing updates to the client and stakeholders, and the ability to think from their perspectives to anticipate questions, considerations, and needs.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications: Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst

It would be helpful for candidates applying for the senior consultant- strategic analyst role to have the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

• Experience/expertise in public health strategic planning.
• Experience working with public health, social services, or healthcare-related projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or related certification.

Education and Experience: Senior Consultant- Strategic Analyst

For the senior consultant- strategic analyst, candidates should have the following education/experience:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience in public health.
• An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is NYSTEC’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact Talent_Management-Confidential@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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