Additional Info

Configuration, Requirements gathering, and Analysis:

• Work with the NeSIS Leadership on continuing to develop and manage the scope, resources, schedules, and business cases of the NeSIS system. Coordinate with the NeSIS functional team(s) in the identification of issues and tasks, as well as maintaining a list of those issues and tasks.
• Assist in converting business requirements into specification documents that are understood by both the customer and the application development team charged with developing the solution.
• Integrate work in the assigned NeSIS functional area(s) with work performed in other functional areas. 

Testing

• Coordinate the development, configuration, integration, validation, testing, and documentation of the functional aspects and associated components of the assigned NeSIS functional area(s);
• Work with the functional team members and the end-user communities to design, validate, test and document transactions for assigned functional area.
• Participate in any user group meetings or testing sessions or requirement gathering for enhancements or requests for new functionality or features

• Promote enhancement projects by providing insight regarding application of  integration;
• Manage the analysis and documentation of the current business processes related to the assigned area(s) and for determining the impact of changing those processes as a result of the NeSIS system administration;
• Work with non-NeSIS systems including, but not limited to SAP, data warehouse and the State of Nebraska system, striving to refine enterprise integration between them;
• Establish working relationships with campus stakeholders in the coordination and planning of tasks and projects;
• Provide timely, clear communication to all NeSIS and campus stakeholders in associated business area.
• Coordinate all enterprise tools; eform/workflow notifications, enhancements, retention, variable groups, attachments, BIPublisher, FTP, hook mapping, payment, APP Engines, and testing discussions, as well as overseeing campus projects and packaging of those projects to move through environments for the user base and user group.

• Attain technical knowledge sufficient to implement, monitor and maintain NeSIS system functional business solutions and continue professional development by researching business trends and best practices in order to be a resident expert in assigned functional area(s);
• Monitor changes in the PeopleSoft product suite as they relate to the associated functional area(s), and providing suggested training ideas to the Functional Analyst Team Lead of the NeSIS team;
• Assist campus/college training coordinators in conducting workshops and presentations in specific assigned functional area(s).  Ensure members of the campus communities (team members and end user groups) have adequate system training opportunities in the functional area(s) assigned;
• Act as a resource for business analysis and business consultation in support and development of enterprise wide standards, templates, and business strategies;
• Maintain strong internal and external networking relationships.  Work closely and partner with the ITS technical teams.
• Conduct all training needs associated with eform and workflow and other associated components to the projects both for the tool as well as for packaging back up both in documentation and webinars

• Perform other administrative or functional duties as assigned by the Functional Analyst Team Lead, AVP for Enterprise Products and Vice President, Info Tech

This position requires knowledge of the functional business processes plus ageneral technical knowledge and implementation background with either pre-packaged or custom application systems. Requires the ability to facilitate decision making through consensus building skills, to work in both a system administration and in a detail hands-on capacity, to maintain a big picture view of the project vision and goals while performing detail analysis and configuration tasks, to work effectively with all levels of management, to demonstrate strong time management skills, multi-tasking capabilities and excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Must also be able to work in a diversified team environment across multiple campuses, utilize advanced application software skills including but not limited to presentations, spreadsheets, word processing, and project management applications.  Under the direction of and in partnership with the NU ITS Security team, implement and maintain security strategies, policies, and standards to protect University assets.  Responsible for actively researching and reviewing security practices to make recommendations based on institutional risk and operational impact.  

This job requires knowledge of PeopleSoft NeSIS system environments with particular emphasis on functional business technology and the presentation of information and actions to a variety of system users. Broad knowledge of large enterprise environments, and systems is essential.

Solid understanding of the following NeSIS business modules: Admissions, Campus Community, Student Finance, Student Records and Financial Aid and the corresponding PeopleSoft software suite, Campus Solutions, Data Warehousing and integrated third party modules like Admissions Applications, Recruitment, Housing (StarRez), Room Scheduling (EMS), Reporting and Data Analysis, Enterprise Tools, and other associated interfaces to PeopleSoft.    

This position is responsible for identifying the course of action to successfully complete a task or project.  This includes when and how to coordinate and communicate with campus communities, technical staff and the management team.  Within NeSIS, the overall correctness of problem solving and the accuracy of decisions made may not be apparent for periods of time ranging from hours to months depending upon the complexity of the tasks. Problems solving and decision making requires collaboration, professionalism and sensitivity as this job handles complex and potentially controversial issues and system functionality for a variety of business applications across multiple campuses. 

Business decisions are made on system-wide NeSIS data and/or business processes impacting both the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska State College Systems. Errors in the work performed may result in one or more of the University and the State College systems and business processes being detrimentally impacted and/or disabled.  Errors may also affect the quality of information relied upon for management decision making and for external reporting requirements. As a member of the NeSIS team this position receives administrative direction and general guidance from the Vice President, Info Tech, the AVP for Enterprise Products and the Functional Analyst Team Lead.  

This position will require extensive collaboration with NeSIS management, other NeSIS Analyst, NeSIS technical staff, ITS technical staff, campus constituents and related campus business functional staff.  Establishing and maintaining strong internal and external networks and collaborative relationships (including other organizations that use PeopleSoft) is expected in this position. The ability to work in diversified teams and guide and motivate project team members is necessary.

Limited supervision received

No

Office

Operation of standard office equipment