Business Analyst - Collaboration Support - Wikis/Blogs/Intellipedia

The successful Business Analyst will provide consultation/support services to intelligence analysts across the Intelligence Community. The work will be support-intensive and will require the ability to work with and configure Web 2.0 tools (wikis, blogs, Intellipedia, etc) in support of the client's mission. Ideally, candidates should have some understanding of collaboration best practices.  An understanding of Communities of Practice/Interest is desirable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide consulting and support to Intelligence Analysts
• Work and configure Web 2.0 tools
• Delivery of facilitator programs and training
• SharePoint Support

Position Requirements: 

Bachelor's Degree (or progress toward a Degree) in business or related field. Also required - 2 - 4 years proven private sector and/or Federal government consulting and/or training experience in the design and delivery of face-to-face or facilitator lead programs both locally and/or nationally. A working knowledge of Windows SharePoint Services and Windows SharePoint Portal Services functionality preferred. Candidate must possess some knowledge of Change Management and have some familiarity with process management and mapping, workflow management, and knowledge management. Candidate must possess facilitation skills, in addition to professionalism and creativity. Candidate must possess the ability to maintain travel schedule of 30%-35%.  Candidate’s knowledge of the MS Office Suite is a must. In addition, we require excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

About Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.

Applied Knowledge Group Inc. (AKG), founded in 1996 and headquartered in Reston, Va., is a Microsoft Certified Partner focused on helping government and commercial organizations connect employee knowledge via collaboration strategies, tools and best practice user adoption methods. At AKG, we link the knowledge of people. Our goal is to support the vision of a Virtual Work Environment (VWE) -- one that overcomes the restrictions of the physical work world to facilitate collaboration, knowledge transfer and more informed business decisions. To achieve this goal, we focus on four key pillars: People, Process, Learning and Technology. Our services align with these four pillars and include collaboration strategy support, change management and training services, technology services and software application development. Current engagements include a 37,000-seat Microsoft SharePoint implementation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as current and prior engagements with the Institute for Defense Analyses, FCI Towers, Inc., FedExKinkos, Learning Tree International, TV Guide, Weyerhaeuser Corp and the United States Marine Corps. For more information, please visit www.akgroup.com.

Location: 
Reston Va., and Client Site

To apply for this position, please send cover letter and resume to akgcareers@akgroup.com.

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