Overview
The Business Management Specialist ideal candidate will have experience with producing Advance Planning Documents (APDs) for the administration of state / federal programs and possess a combination of project management, communications, business analysis and technical writing skills.
Primary Job Duties and Tasks include :
Manage, coordinate, and write / update APDs and associated documentation required for planning, implementation, and operations activities according to U.
S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS CMS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) guidelines, including but not limited to Annual APDs, As-Needed APD Updates, Monthly Status Reports, CMS Outcomes, and State Specific Goals.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with various teams, vendors, and stakeholders to support the APD process.
- Facilitate and coordinate various meetings to support the gathering, analysis, and finalization of information for the APD process.
- Maintain awareness of CMS HHS and USDA FNS policy updates, regulations, and standards for APDs as applicable and serve as the expert on the subject.
- Provide education to project team members and stakeholders on compliance processes, including outcome statements and outcomes and metric development.
- Participate in meetings with federal partners and the Department.
- Participate in procurement development processes as appropriate and monitor associated progress.
- Participate in cost allocation processes as appropriate and monitor associated progress.
- Report status updates to program leadership on progress with APD development and associated activity reporting.
- Collect documentation content from business and technical staff.
- Independently review and prepare documents for review and approval.
- Organize material and complete writing assignments according to agency standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
KSA's
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, information technology, public administration, management information systems or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience developing advance planning documents preferred.
- Minimum 3+ years prior state government / public sector experience with health and human services programs preferred (such as Medicaid, MMIS, claims processing, eligibility, HHS analytics, SNAP, etc.).
- Working knowledge of government regulations as they pertain to the advance planning document writing process.
- Strong communication and follow-up skills.
- Experience managing multiple priorities / projects including project scope and understanding of schedules, quality, change management and project financials.
- Prior business analyst or project management experience.