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Senior Data Analyst

Employer
Chicago Public Schools - CPS
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States, serving over 360,000 students in more than 600 schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership and continuous learning.

Description

At Chicago Public Schools, our mission is to provide a high-quality public education for every child in every neighborhood that prepares them for success in college, career, and community. The Department of School Quality Measurement and Research (SQMR), where this position is located, supports this work by providing timely and accurate data to stakeholders throughout CPS (families, schools, central office leaders, etc.) working to meet these goals.

The role of the Senior Data Analyst is calculate key performance indicators, build stakeholder understanding by providing reports to schools and educators, and analyze results to ensure our policies are in alignment with best practice for all our schools. As a translator of data, this role also ensures that policy decisions have been executed correctly within the data.

The Data Analyst will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

  • Manage process for writing and executing code to calculate various performance metrics. Metric calculations will be performed in SAS

  • Developing and/or maintaining detailed documentation for metric calculation work.

  • Compile, manipulate, and analyze data using appropriate statistical techniques.

  • Fulfill internal and external requests for performance data in a timely manner

  • Implement quality assurance process to make sure that code for metric calculations and other data requests is checked for accuracy before being finalized.

  • Work collaboratively with other departments to maintain an understanding of data needs and work that may require support from SQMR.

  • Develop and communicate reports with descriptive statistics on various performance metrics and accountability models.

  • Create PowerPoint visuals that support policy and decision-making at the district-level.

  • Collaborate with internal departments to proactively identify and answer strategic data questions that provide the district with new information on student, teacher, and school performance.



In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Senior Data Analyst must possess the following qualifications:

Education - A degree in field that has established a strong understanding of computer coding and quantitative work. Bachelor's required, Master's preferred.

Experience - Experience with managing large data sets (pulling data from multiple data sets, merging data sets, etc.) and applying complex rules to create custom indicators required. . Experience in working with educational data strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

  • Experience writing code with data analytic tools (SAS preferred, R, SPSS, STATA, etc.)

  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel) required.

  • Ability to conduct multiple projects concurrently and switch between them as needed based on shifting priorities.

  • Solid oral and written communication, problem solving, organizational and project management skills

  • Ability to work in a team, with technical and non-technical personnel, and across departmental boundaries

  • Ability to understand and apply detailed programming specifications and in a complex data management environment.

  • Knowledge of educational performance measures, educational research and urban education systems a plus.



Residency Requirement: As a condition of employment with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district

Company

Chicago Public Schools is truly a district on the rise. The last five years have been an unprecedented success for CPS, and during that time, our district has emerged as a beacon of what is achievable for large urban school districts across the country. Our mission is to provide a high-quality public education for every child, in every neighborhood, that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.

Company info
Telephone
773-553-1000
Location
42 W Madison St
Chicago
IL
60602
US

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