无家可归者服务技术专员(洛杉矶地区或远程职位)
Homeless Services, Technical Support Specialist (Los Angeles Area or REMOTE ROLE
技术支持专员,无家可归者服务
ICF的无家可归者服务团队与联邦机构、州和地方政府、非营利组织及其他社区合作伙伴合作,实施基于证据的最佳实践,并创新和发现新的方法来结束无家可归现象。ICF目前正寻找一位经验丰富的、以使命为导向的候选人,以支持一个大型连续照护(CoC)的无家可归者管理信息系统(HMIS)的管理和运营。
成功的候选人将作为解决HMIS应用程序问题的主要联系人,解决HMIS终端用户的问题,记录解决方案,通过既定协议将问题上报至相应渠道,并与HMIS主管、HMIS供应商和HMIS系统管理团队协作,确保HMIS终端用户的良好体验。
请注意:此职位取决于合同授予。虽然这不是一个立即开放的职位,但我们正在积极进行面试并发放录用通知,以期待合同的授予。
主要职责
技术支持
· 为CoC内参与HMIS的机构的HMIS终端用户提供一级和二级技术支持
· 深入理解HMIS终端用户的操作流程、程序和使用方法,并通过自动化、增强的用户界面和改进的培训提出技术驱动的改进建议
· 诊断和解决软件应用问题、用户错误、配置问题和系统集成问题,以确保终端用户能够访问HMIS
· 分析应用日志、错误信息和系统行为,以确定根本原因
· 协助客户进行用户管理、权限设置、账户创建和配置任务
· 在软件升级和发布前参与用户验收和验证测试
文档和知识管理
· 分析技术支持绩效指标,确保为HMIS终端用户提供准确且及时的技术支持
· 评估请求变量,了解HMIS用户知识的差距,并在培训中实施持续的质量改进循环
· 通过开发专业指南,如知识库文章、常见问题解答、操作指南和其他培训资源,与HMIS培训和教学设计团队合作,为HMIS培训和资源库做出贡献
· 支持开发过程中的质量保证活动
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Homeless Services, Technical Support Specialist
ICF’s Homeless Services team works with federal agencies, state and local governments, non-profits, and other community partners to implement evidence-based best practices and to innovate and identify new solutions to ending homelessness. ICF is currently seeking an experienced and mission-oriented candidate to support the administration and operation of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for a large Continuum of Care (CoC).
The successful candidate will serve as a primary point of contact for troubleshooting HMIS application issues, resolving HMIS end user inquiries, documenting solutions, elevating issues through the appropriate channels using defined protocols, and collaborating across the HMIS Lead, HMIS vendor, and HMIS system administration teams to ensure a positive experience for HMIS end users.
Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Support
· Provide first- and second-level technical support to HMIS end users at HMIS participating agencies across the CoC
· Develop a strong understanding of HMIS end user workflows, processes, and procedures for using HMIS and recommend technology-enabled improvements through automation, enhanced user interfaces, and improved training
· Diagnose and troubleshoot software application issues, user errors, configuration problems, and system integrations to ensure HMIS access for end users
· Analyze application logs, error messages, and system behavior to identify root causes.
· Assist customers with user management, permissions, account setup, and configuration tasks
· Participate in user acceptance and validation testings prior to software upgrades and releases
Documentation and Knowledge Management
· Analyze technical support performance metrics to ensure accurate and timely technical support is provided to HMIS end users
· Assess request variables to understand gaps in HMIS user knowledge and to implement continuous quality improvement cycles within training
· Contribute to HMIS training and/or resource library through the development of professional guidance, such as knowledge base articles, FAQs, how-to guides, and other training resources, in collaboration with HMIS training and instructional design teammates
· Support quality assurance activities for the development and delivery of HMIS trainings, including new user onboarding and advanced user trainings
· Utilize customer relationship management software and/or help desk platforms to provide high quality technical support through a variety of modalities, including end user self-service and on-demand technical support
Collaboration and Communication
· Partner with appropriate teams across the HMIS Lead Agency and HMIS System Administration agency to communicate end user feedback and identify HMIS software improvement opportunities
· Participate in regular meetings with the HMIS vendor to understand features, functionality, and changes to UI/UX
· Recommend HMIS software improvements and changes to training curricula based on technical support data
Minimum qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science or Information Systems, Public Policy, Planning, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
· Significant professional experience working with HMIS and homeless services data systems, including a thorough understanding of HMIS software requirements
· Experience with ticket management systems such as Jira, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Salesforce Service Cloud, or ServiceNow.
· Experience supporting software testing, tracking issues, and collaborating with developers to ensure requirements are fulfilled
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly.
Preferred qualifications:
· Experiencing translating technical concepts to a non-technical audience using evidence-informed practices and adult learning principles.
· Ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced, changing environment while meeting stringent deadlines.
· Experience supporting software testing, tracking issues, and collaborating with developers to ensure requirements are fulfilled
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