Human Capital Reporting & Data Analyst [Anticipated Vacancy] (SY23-24)

This position is an Anticipated Vacancy. However, the current incumbent has a right to rescind their retirement, leave, or resignation up until the day of the expected vacancy date. Your hire will not be confirmed until the position is vacated.
Reports to: Director of Data & Analytics, Office of Human Capital
The Human Capital Reporting & Data Analyst plays a crucial role on the Systems, Data and Analytics team to drive strategy throughout the entire Office of Human Capital (OHC). The ultimate goal of the Data and Analytics team is to manage large amounts of Human Capital data to inform district wide efforts for maximizing student outcomes. The Systems, Data and Analytics team supports the internal data needs of the office and generates Human Capital data reports and interactive dashboards for principals, principal leaders, other central office departments, and external stakeholders. The team establishes standard procedures for data requests, common definitions and analytical processes, and common reporting templates. The HC Analyst will serve as a critical thought partner for other OHC teams (Recruitment, School Support, Professional Growth, etc.) as they work to drive school-level Human Capital strategy that improves student outcomes. Additionally, the HC Data Analyst will work with stakeholders in other BPS departments to support their data and reporting needs, coordinate with OHC teams to identify and implement efficiencies, produce meaningful analyses to drive system-wide improvements, monitor and communicate OHC's progress towards goals, and influence and inform the broader political landscape surrounding the district's efforts. This position also manages the district's employee reporting process with external sources, including the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Responsibilities:

• Foster a data-driven culture to ensure that team members know how data can and should be used to inform decision-making, help build analytical skills and knowledge within the department, and ensure the integrity of data collection, analysis, and use.
• Conduct analysis, develop reports, and build tools to ensure compliance, inform strategy, track progress, and identify opportunities for improvement along key Human Capital indicators including, but not limited to recruitment, hiring, diversity, licensure and qualifications, evaluation, retention, professional development, and attrition.
• Provide support and thought partnership to other teams in OHC (Recruitment, Cultivation and Diversity Programs, Performance Management, etc.) to identify metrics, produce and interpret analysis, and develop recommendations and action steps to improve Human Capital management.
• Manage the process of EPIMS reporting biannually to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary and Education, including:
• Data clean up and maintenance throughout the year and prior to reporting.
• Biannually (October and June) prepare the EPIMS (staff) state reports in collaboration with other members of the Office of Human Capital and Information Technology teams and in conjunction with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
• Supports reporting teams to cross validate (School Course Schedule and EPIMS) State reports and adjust data entry/reporting as necessary to meet business needs.
• Manage employee state ID process (MEPID).
• Maintain the employee-related data systems, such as Peoplesoft, Laborsoft, Frevvo, TeachPoint, and the SIS.
• Manage the OHC Data Request process including coordinating resources across the team in consultation with the team and responding to immediate and longer-term requests for analysis of key departmental data for various audiences including City Council, School Committee, the media, external researchers, program partners, etc.
• Supports the ad hoc reporting needs of various business owners in other BPS departments including, but not limited to, the Business office, Food & Nutrition Services, Special Education, Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Learners, Labor Relations, and Legal, etc.
• Builds, maintains, and runs weekly, monthly and seasonal reports that are scheduled.
• Manages the process by which BPS retrieves DESE Licensure for all active staff and provides support to ensure the data is loaded to Peoplesoft and eventually Aspen.

Qualifications - Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; Master's preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• 5 or more years of experience supporting large-scale data systems, specifically in the field of Enterprise Resource Planning
• Experience with data reporting tools, such as SQL,Peoplesoft Query and Tools, Aspen export and import.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office suite, with strong emphasis on advanced Excel skills
• Experience with advanced analytical software (e.g. R, Python, SPSS, STATA; preference for experience with R); ability to write scripts to clean and wrangle data; create reproducible reports, automate tasks, etc
• Expertise using Google Apps (especially Google Sheets)
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders from all levels of the organization
• Ability to understand business needs and reporting requirements and effectively communicate them to team members.
• Project management skills and strong orientation toward team-work and collaboration; demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize competing demands
• Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly in translating data into easy-to interpret, actionable reports, presentations, and findings

Qualifications - Preferred:

• Experience working for a school district or charter school, and specifically working on EPIMS reporting to DESE.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience in Peoplesoft HCM and/or Aspen SIS.
• Demonstrated experience with process improvement.
• Proficiency in MS Access.
• Experience working with BI or Data Visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Google Looker Studio, etc.).

Terms: Managerial, C42.
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