Education Program Consultant Data and Analytics

Job Description

Iowa Department of Education’s mission is creating excellence in education through leadership and service. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.

The Education Program Consultant will be a member of the Bureau of Information and Analysis and work as a member of the Data and Analytics team.

Your Responsibilities

This position will primarily be responsible for analyzing education data sets, manipulating data and producing education metrics and data needed for state and federal reporting. This position will work closely with assessment data and computing accountability measures and determinations. This individual will work on publications, such as the Annual Condition of Education report, the Iowa School Performance Profiles website, and additional Department reports. This position will also include working with the Department’s EdFacts coordinator to compile data sets to be submitted to the US Department of Education.

This position will assist in running quality assurance checks to verify the accuracy of data submitted to the Department. Additionally, this role will complete statistical modeling, work on evaluation of projects, prepare reports, develop technical documentation, and create datasets.

If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact idoe.hr@iowa.gov.

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; occasional in-state and out-of-state travel

A successful candidate will bring or have the ability and desire to learn:

• Advanced degree in Education, Statistics, Social Sciences such as Political Science, Public Policy or similar field.
• Highly proficient in utilizing statistical software packages such as SAS, R, SQL, SPSS or STATA. SAS experience preferred.
• Experience analyzing large data sets. Experience and competent knowledge of statistics.
• Ability to build data files to meet required specifications.
• Ability and experience in completing advanced statistical modeling.
• Proficient in using technology and open to learning new technology tools.
• Able to give oral presentations and represent the Iowa Department of Education at meetings, statewide conferences, or national conventions.
• Able to effectively communicate to a non-technical audience, including policymakers, educators, and community leaders.
• Must have exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, to produce a range of report and publications from technical journal articles to high-level summaries.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with team staff members, education program consultant staff, and other governmental agencies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both individually and team, and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to access data from database servers and database tables. Experience interpreting highly technical analyses and disseminating information to stakeholder groups in a non-technical manner.
  
  

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities
• Collaborative, positive work environment
• Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow
• Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country
• Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
• Competitive salary and benefits package:
  
  

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To Apply

To ensure full consideration for this position, all requested materials must be completed and uploaded through the NEOGov online application process.

It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.

• 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
• 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.
• 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.
• 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C.
• 12101, et seq.). If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, please contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, telephone number: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661-4544, telephone number: 312-730- 1560, FAX number: 312-730-1576, TDD number: 877-521-2172, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov .
  
  

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and five years of full-time post-graduate work experience in any one or a combination of the following areas:
• Professional training, teaching, or counseling experience in an educational setting;
• Professional administrative experience in an educational setting;
• Professional personnel administration including such areas as job analysis, performance appraisal systems, selection devices, or labor relations;
• Professional finance, accounting, or auditing experience including the preparation or analysis of financial statements;
• Professional experience in a major technical program area utilized by the Iowa Department of Education or Board of Educational Examiners.
• A combination of a total of five years of post-graduate education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited post-graduate college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree, possession of a valid Iowa Teaching Certificate, and three academic years of teaching and/or administrative experience in PK-12 and/or a post-secondary educational institution.
• Possession of a School Business Official Authorization from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and seven years of full-time professional experience in finance, accounting, or auditing, including the preparation or analysis of financial statements.
  
  

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