Business and Projects Analyst

Provide technical services to enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives.

• Do you enjoy looking at the big picture?
• Do you have a passion for working on low-to-moderate complexity projects?
• Are you highly adaptable and can easily adjust to changing priorities?
• Does the opportunity to support meaningful work while contributing across a variety of initiatives excite you?
• Are you inspired by the mission of the University of Nebraska Foundation?

If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

At the University of Nebraska Foundation, we grow relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives. We believe that our strong commitment to inclusion and respect is essential to accomplishing this mission through our values of teamwork, integrity, and passion for mission. We invite, explore, and celebrate differences to increase productivity, spark innovation, and most importantly, accomplish our mission.

You will join the foundation at an exciting time, with the opportunity to make a transformational impact. The foundation is in the public phase of a historic campaign to raise $3 billion to build a better future for Nebraska. The campaign is being led by many enthusiastic volunteers representing all areas of the University of Nebraska System.
This position will work in our Lincoln or Omaha office, with local travel required.

• Recommend enhancement or changes from high-quality analysis to optimizing processes.
• Coordinate projects as needed, including oversight from intake to completion.
• Conduct timely project discovery and collaborate effectively with business stakeholders and ITS department.
• Facilitate requirement reviews with all impacted participants.
• Determine best-fit solutions while considering cost, resources, risk, and business impact.
• Provide ongoing support during solution implementation by facilitating the transition and addressing post-implementation issues.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with employees across the Foundation.

• Organized individuals who ask questions and take initiative.
• Intellectually curious individuals who think strategically and are motivated to identify trends.
• Forward-thinking individuals who look at the big picture and identify opportunities for growth.
• Detail-oriented individuals who value precision and processes.
• Energetic Learners who are candid, inquisitive, and open-minded.
• Positive individual who desires to achieve excellence and deliver quality in every task.

• Minimum Education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with certification.
• Minimum Experience: 3-5 years' experience in IT business and solution analysis. Ability to work on low-to-moderate complexity projects.
• Familiarity with project methodologies.
• Strong oral and written communications.
• Problem solving skills and analytical skills.
• Ability to think strategically and make independent decisions.
• Candidates will also be evaluated on our core values of passion for mission, integrity, and teamwork.

• This position will work in our Lincoln or Omaha office. We offer flexibility for hybrid work. This position will require local travel.
• Mission-driven work that changes lives and saves lives.
• A strength-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities for your career growth.
• An award-winning wellness program.
• 12 weeks of paid medical leave, including maternity and paternity leave.
• 12 paid holidays and generous vacation time.
• A generous retirement match and multiple incentive compensation programs.
• University of Nebraska tuition reimbursement for you and your dependents.

• Recognition by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as one of America’s Favorite Charities.
• Founded in 1936, the University of Nebraska Foundation provides support for the campuses in the university system - the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska…