Temporary Business Analyst

Temporary Business Analyst

Salary

$71.04 - $80.38 Hourly

Location

Oakland, CA

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

25-TEMP-12

Division

Finance & Management Services

Opening Date

06/03/2026

Closing Date

6/10/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

• Description
• Benefits

The Position

The Park District is currently recruiting for two (2) Temporary Business Analysts in Information Services, to serve no more than six (6) months. These positions will be working out of the Administrative HQ in Oakland, CA.

ABOUT US:

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a full-service governmental agency stewarding a metropolitan system of public open space parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of the San Francisco Bay. EBRPD spans across 125,000 acres in 73 regional parks, including over 1,250 miles of trails that are enjoyed by over 25 million visitors and the community per year. The Park District acquires, manages, and preserves natural and cultural resources for everyone to enjoy now and forever to experience nature nearby.

OUR MISSION:

EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. An environmental ethic guides the District in all of its activities.

OUR VALUES:

• Respect - We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.
• Resilience - We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
• Relationships - Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
• Responsiveness - We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
• Transparency - We hold the publics trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

What Youll Be Doing:

Under direction, performs a variety of analytical and technical work in support of software applications, including web-based programs; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Performs day-to-day administration and operating support of the Park Districts software applications and programs, including Financial ERP, HCM systems, etc.

• Investigates and analyzes user reported system issues including unacceptable response times and software errors

• Performs a full range of duties that includes working with other departments to gather requirements, create reports from various databases using report writing software tools provided by the vendor

• Analyzes and reviews business processes and procedures for potential improvement

• Addresses technical issues and troubleshoots applications

• Acts as lead in major systems installations, application migration efforts, and integration with existing systems

• Coordinates with user departments to implement conversions and upgrades

• Prepares and maintains process and report-writing documentation

• Develops project timelines

• Works with sensitive data involving Park District employees

• Develops and maintains employee security access within the Park Districts software applications to ensure appropriate levels of access

• Analyzes Park District policy, procedures and processes to maximize automation opportunities while maintaining effectiveness, increasing efficiency, and strengthening internal control structure.

• Research workflow model routing issues, enhances functionality through required modifications

• Creates and maintains workflow roles including changes to role assignments

• Participates in software implementations including data conversions requiring the use of SQL and basic database administration

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education: A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business information systems, or a related field

AND

Experience: Three years of experience providing technical support for information systems, including report development. Experience as a user of customer information systems is desirable

Additional Information

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Relational database structure, configuration, and programming and scripting languages
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Ability to:

• Develop, organize, and design system reports
• Develop and implement necessary documentation
• Work independently while understanding and applying Park District and departmental policies and procedures
• Stay technically abreast of industry trends and technologies
• Think clearly; apply logic and common sense to problem solving
• Follow oral and written instruction
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels, including a culturally diverse general public, with a focus on quality service to internal staff

For information regarding the Districts applicable benefits package, please visit http://www.ebparks.org/about/jobs/resources/default.htm.

For temporary and/or on-call assignments, there are no benefits offered.

Employer East Bay Regional Park District

Address 2950 Peralta Oaks Court

Oakland, California, 94605

Phone (510) 544-2154

Website http://www.ebparks.org