Job Description
Job Description
Need to be Local to Kansas
Brief Description
This IT Analyst role supports the planning, governance, and optimization of HS EBIT’s IT project portfolio to
ensure alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the state agencies HS EBIT supports, Department
of Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). This
position works closely with the IT Project Portfolio Manager, PMO Manager, HS EBIT leadership, and cross-
functional teams to track project performance, analyze resource allocation, and provide data-driven
information to enable informed decision-making. The role combines analytical rigor with coordination skills to
help maximize IT portfolio value, balance risk, and improve IT service delivery outcomes.
General Duties
Perform portfolio analysis to assist with evaluating project proposals for resource impact, strategic
alignment, and Return on Investment
Support the development and maintenance of portfolio dashboards, reports, and KPIs
Monitor portfolio health, including budget variance, schedule adherence, and risk exposure
Facilitate the portfolio governance process, including intake, planning, and prioritization
Maintain portfolio management tools, databases, and documentation standards
Contribute to continuous improvement of PPM processes, templates, and best practices
Other unit supporting responsibilities as determined by the supervising manager
Specific Duties
Area Responsibilities
Portfolio
Analysis
Timely collection and/or validation of status information from HS EBIT leadership,
project managers, business analysts, and functional IT managers to support this
essential activity
Perform cost-benefit, resource capacity forecasting, and scenario analysis to
support capacity planning, resource allocation, and prioritization
Identify interdependencies, conflicts, and bottlenecks across projects
Portfolio
Reporting
Prepare executive-level portfolio reports and visualizations
Develop and maintain IT manager-level reports
Communicate portfolio status, changes, and priorities to relevant teams
Portfolio Track project lifecycle milestones and ensure compliance with portfolio
Governance governance checkpoints
Document decisions, action items, and changes from portfolio review meetings
Tools & Data
Management
Administer PPM tools and software
Ensure data integrity for project financials, timelines, and resource assignments
Develop and maintain standard templates for charters, status reports, and
scorecards
Process
Improvement
Assist in improving and maturing portfolio management methodologies and
metrics
Recommend improvements to increase transparency, throughput, and value
realization