Senior Associate (District Performance Office)

Minimum Requirements:

○ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in economics, statistics education policy, mathematics, quantitative analytics, engineering, computer science, management information systems, or a related field.

○ Six years of full-time, paid, professional experience, two of which have included working with large longitudinal data sets.

OR 

○ Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in economics, statistics education policy, mathematics, quantitative analytics, engineering, computer science, management information systems, or a related field.

○ Four years of full-time, paid, professional experience, one of which has included working with large longitudinal data sets. 

OR 

○ Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to by acceptable by the Office of Talent in collaboration with the assigned office.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated knowledge of:

o descriptive and inferential statistics. 

o statistical software packages, such as SPSS, Stata, or Excel. o utilizing and merging large data sets. 

o Powerpoint, InDesign and/or other design software

Demonstrated ability to:

○ work cross-functionally to ensure that all District-held data are accurate, complete, understandable, and accessible to relevant stakeholder groups.

○ work with a sense of urgency.

○ exhibit tactfulness and respect towards all colleagues.

○ be optimistic and entrepreneurial.

○ solve problems, anticipate issues and troubleshoots with good judgment and critical thinking.

○ be detail oriented and hold self and others accountable to a high standard of quality assurance.

○ communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

○ establish and maintain effective working relationships. 

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.