Data Analyst - Springfield, United States - Springfield Public Schools

Springfield Public Schools

Verified Company

Springfield, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

DUTIES:

Work with the Strategic Data Team to provide actionable data to stakeholders throughout the district to support the work of teaching and learning.
Provide training, coaching, and support to schools in acquiring, analyzing, and understanding data.
Meet with stakeholders to understand data needs and define reporting requirements.
Develop new and enhance existing reports and dashboards in Power BI to meet the identified needs of stakeholders in alignment with district priorities.
Develop, implement, and refine as needed early warning indicators, key performance metrics, and district performance monitoring tools.
Provide data reporting to assist the district and individual schools in monitoring progress towards targets.
Promote a self-service data culture.
Fulfill internal and external data requests in a timely manner.
Conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative research projects into a variety of questions.
Audit the district's state reporting data (EPIMS, SIMS, SCS, and SSDR) prior to submission.
Perform related work as assigned by the Administrator of Strategic Data and Accountability, Chief Information Officer, or Superintendent, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Math, Business, or related field required (Master's preferred).
Experience conducting research and data analysis in a K-12 educational environment preferred.
Experience partnering with outside individuals and organizations to conduct research.
Experience with designing and implementing user-friendly dashboards and reports in a data warehousing or business intelligence environment preferred.
Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or comparable reporting platform preferred.
Training in and knowledge of research methods with expertise in one or more methodologies.
Experience managing complex projects and effectively balancing numerous competing priorities.
Ability to provide advice and guidance to senior staff and to assist the Chief Information Officer and Superintendent in resolving problems of strategy, policy, and operations.
Creativity, strategic thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills.
Thorough communication, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, department heads, and the general public.
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