The data analyst is an expert in educational accountability systems and connects their analytical knowledge with school performance data to provide guidance to school leaders and NHA stakeholders. This role is part of our corporate Information and Analytics (I&A) department which consists of 20 employees committed to transforming NHA's performance through data intelligence. Within the team are ETL developers, report developers, accountability analysts, and research analysts.

About Us

NHA is a charter school management company that operates 90 schools across nine states serving over 60,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Founded in 1995 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, NHA is one of the nation's leading for-profit charter school management organizations.

NHA's system of schools is designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide a public school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in high school, college, and beyond. With a commitment to hard work, good citizenship, and personal responsibility, students experience a safe, secure learning environment where achievement thrives. A passion and dedication to the mission of serving children and partnering with communities to provide an excellent educational experience permeates the culture of our organization.

Your Role

• Maintain a deep understanding of state, federal, and authorizer accountability systems and metrics and actively disseminate key information to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Facilitate data-driven conversations with stakeholders (e.g., school leaders, curriculum and instruction, senior leaders) using a consultative approach and having a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Perform trend and root cause data analyses on key organizational metrics (e.g., assessment results, student attendance, student behavior, teacher turnover) and translate analyses into understandable and meaningful insights that help identify areas of opportunity.
• Explain and present technical ideas and concepts to non-technical audiences with confidence and clarity.
• Utilize visualization tools to share and communicate data findings.
• Evaluate authorizer charter goals and compile data for charter renewal applications.
• Support the data warehouse team with importing data from state educational data sites.
• Fulfilling school and organization ad hoc data requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or analytical field.
• Strong judgement, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Possess a curious mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, including confidence and presence to engage effectively with school and senior leaders.
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to build a network of internal relationships with a broad cross-section of the organization and leverage organizational knowledge, resources, and expertise.
• Be comfortable acting as an individual contributor and as a cross-functional team coordinator.
• Able to coordinate multiple tasks, set priorities, deliver on short time frames.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively as a member of a team or independently.
• Approachable and willing to shift priorities in order to meet organizational needs.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL or similar SQL program (preferred)
• Experience with Tableau or similar data visualization software (preferred)
• Experience with descriptive and diagnostic data analyses (preferred)

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National Heritage Academies is an equal opportunity employer.

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