Description

Job Description

POSITION: Research and Data Analyst

REPORTS TO: Director - Analytics and Strategy

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: August 21, 2022

COMPENSATION: $60,000-$70,000

EVERY OPPORTUNITY STARTS WITH AYES

Great schools begin with great people who believe every day is an opportunity to make a difference. At YES Prep, you have an opportunity to join a family of diverse educators who are leveling the playing field by providing opportunities for a high-quality, college-forward curriculum while also ensuring our students feel supported through their academic journey and empowered to lead choice-filled lives. YES Prep is more than a family of public charter schools, it's the future of public education-it's an opportunity to say, "Yes, you can!

Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:
• 17,000 Students
• 1,800 Team Members
• 19 Secondary Campuses
• 6 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 94% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options, like KIPP Texas-Houston and IDEA Public Schools, within Houston's city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Research and Data Analyst to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, you will play an integral role in empowering stakeholders to make data ‐ driven decisions, including daily choices and long ‐ term strategic decisions, by providing accurate, timely, and accessible data and assisting teams to derive insights from the data. This position additionally involves strategically designing and developing advanced visualizations of data to meet end-user requirements.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

• Creating and updating a portfolio of data visualization reports and dashboards in PowerBI focusing on school culture;
• Creating/updating mobile tools to collect data (e.g., PowerApps );
• Delivering data, analyses and insights from complex data sets that enable us to drive strategic priorities;
• Working directly with school administration and organizational leadership to gather functional requirements, working with departmental team to synthesize final functional requirements, and working to strategically find solutions to requirements;
• Working with the Analytics team to scope end-user requirements and project plan for advanced interactive and dynamic data visualizations to meet functional needs;
• Evaluating data sets to determine best data visualization methods to present information;
• Testing, validating, and evaluating department data visualizations for accuracy, performance, and alignment with end-user requirements;
• Act ing as a strategic partner by resolving end-user questions in a timely, friendly, and proactive manner;
• Writing requirements specifications and other required documents in accordance with documentation standards;
• Developing training and end-user support for data visualizations and reports;
• Designing and provid ing training to organization leadership on the use, manipulation, and analysis of interactive data visualizations.
• Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

THE MUST HAVES

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution, preferably in economics, engineering, or mathematics
• Two to five years of analyst experience required
• Experience creating data visualizations and analyses; knowledge of Power BI or Tableau, Excel, and SQL
• Proven track record of data analysis to solve problems and drive improvement
• Proven ability to manage projects, lead teams, and learn and utilize technological skills
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Strong written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and self-directed
• Initiator, problem-solver, and creative thinker

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience or familiarity working with educational data

THE PERKS

• Compensation - This position is an exempt, salaried position; salary offers commensurate with experience.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance - A $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20+ hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

• Retirement Plans - Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.

• Paid Time Off - Employees working 20+ hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar .

• Paid Leave Programming - In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.

• Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development .

• Award Winning Culture - The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston's Best Place to work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.

WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY & DIVERSITY

YES Prep strives to recr uit a diverse team of leaders. We believe there is a transformative academic and social benefit for students when their teachers and leaders reflect a diversity of backgrounds. Ninety- five percent ( 9 5 %) of staff members agree that the organization provides a welcoming environment given their background and identity according to our latest system survey.

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.