Data Analyst Job Listing at Charter Schools USA in Fort Lauderdale, FL (Job ID 26067)

Description

Who We Are

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest ­performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Data Analyst, you will provide strategic and tactical support to CSUSA by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to improve decision-making and business practices. The Data Analyst will collaborate within a growing team of analysts to develop and test hypotheses and conduct research and root cause analyses to prove CSUSA's effectiveness.

How You Will Impact Education

Instruction/Education Responsibilities

• Work with departments and schools to identify analytical requirements.
• Develop rules and methodologies for effective data management.
• Collect and interpret quantitative and qualitative data using a variety of techniques, ranging from descriptive analyses to complex data mining and inferential statistics.
• Maintain demographic profiles of all entities and use to identify meaningful customer/market segments and inform decision-making.
• Validate data and manage data integrity issues and resolutions. Analyze systems data to identify errors and inconsistencies. Analyze data and recognize process improvements, which affect data integrity.
• Develop reports, summaries and briefing books for various entities including corporate, schools, and governing boards, presenting data and findings to stakeholders, discussing implications, and establishing action items. Work with departments to define needs for new data warehouse development to support reporting and data analysis.
• Generate reports and presentations that support business development and inform marketing and PR strategies.
• Interface with Student Information System Product Managers and Developers to ensure data integrity and design effective reports.
• Provide guidance on survey instruments to ensure data is actionable.
• Work with departments and schools to design and implement performance dashboards.
• Work with Data Coordinator to maintain performance results for schools, departments, and the company as a whole in scorecard software.
• Research performance metrics in best-in-class organizations to generate company comparison data and conduct competitive analyses. Use these analyses to inform goal setting and decision-making.
• Develop and test hypotheses to validate performance leading indicators.
• Conduct research and identify root cause analyses to support continuous improvement efforts.
• Support Data Coordinator in maintaining and communicating the performance measurement reporting calendar to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Detail oriented with strong project management and analytical skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Demonstrates excellent oral (including training and presentations) skills and writing abilities.
• Ability to negotiate and influence.
• Works well in teams and demonstrates collegiality and professionalism with other departments.
• Is self-directed, proactive and takes initiative; thinks creatively; drives projects to completion.
• Gives high attention to detail and insists on the highest level of quality.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment. Ability to ramp up on new material extremely quickly.
• Works well independently under pressure; and meets deadlines.
• Develop working knowledge of company and the CSUSA Educational Model.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience. Major in mathematics, statistics, business, computer science, and/or management information systems preferred.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• 3+ years of work experience in a relevant position.
• Experience in K-12 education industry preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of statistics required.
• Advanced MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, and Access required.
• Experience with SQL Server, SPSS, STATA, R, GIS and/or similar tools required.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and computer systems technology.
• Business intelligence analytics and statistics a plus.
• Familiarity with education outcomes is a plus.
• Substantial understanding of national education policy issues.
• Passion for urban education reform and unwavering belief that all children can learn.
• Professional appearance and telephone manner is essential.
• Commitment to company values.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.
• May perform other duties assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

• Usual office working conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

FLSA Overtime Category

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.