Data Analyst

Job Summary

Provides administrative and analytic support to internal and external constituents. Designs, modifies, develops, maintains and implements data software and tracking systems. Creates reports / dashboards, develops automated metrics dashboards of key business metrics at requested frequencies and provides ad-hoc data analysis. Trouble shoots, maintains databases and serves as a resource to District personnel and representatives of external organizations. For the School Safety, provides administrative and analytic support to develop and implement evaluation and data collection strategies including program evaluation tasks and data collection.

Essential Functions

All Specialties

• Fulfills data requests from upper District management, media sources, outside benchmarking organizations, government agencies, and other internal and external customers; refines requests for information to provide management with improved decision-making capabilities.
• Designs, implements, maintains, validates and analyzes data maintained in databases to ensure accuracy; identifies areas where data quality requires improvement and collaborates with team members to resolve issues.
• Prepares analytical data reports for multifunctional purposes on a regular and ad hoc basis; identifies maps and integrates new data sources.
• Troubleshoots and provides end-user support for databases in the assigned division.
• Creates reports utilizing the District’s data warehouse.
• Serves as a resource for development projects.
• Provides data and technical support to various administrative offices and schools to enable them to make data driven decisions.
• Furnishes data to external constituents to inform and foster positive relationships.
• Develops reporting tools that capture pertinent academic and climate indicators such as school-wide and student-level performance data.
• Develops clear, simple, visual displays of data that inform high-stake decisions.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

OR

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

o various databases such as Filemaker Pro, MS Excel and MS Access.

o reporting applications such as Crystal Reports and District mainframe Disystems.

o Google docs.

o applied statistics and using information to change behaviors and outcomes.

o administrative policies and practices.

o create and generate reports through Crystal Reports or other District reporting tools, analyzing data from the District’s mainframe system.

o manipulate data using various spreadsheet applications such as MS Excel.

o prepare statistical reports using statistical software such as STTA, SPSS.

o meet multiple deadlines in a fast paced and demanding work environment.

o work independently in a fluid environment as part of a team to accomplish goals.

o think analytically and logically.

o support administrators in the attainment of District goals and objectives.

o operate a personal computer.

o express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

o establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal staff and external partners.

o give attention to detail.

o apply problem solving skills in the maintenance of databases / tracking systems.

o be passionate about educational equity.

o be passionate about using quantitative analysis to drive policy.