Salary: $63,283.80 – $100,324.83 Annually
Location : Hennepin County
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Remote Only
Job Number: 23HSPH844KB25
Department: Human Services and Public Health
Division: Youth Education Admin
Opening Date: 07/11/2023
Closing Date: 7/21/2023 11:59 PM Central
Description
The Well-Being Service Area of Human Services seeks a Data Analyst focused on data analysis for the Youth Education Team. This position will provide data collection, tracking and analytics support to the Connect for School Success, the Education Support Services Program in the ESS Department, and the Education Domain of Disparity Reduction. In addition, this position will also create and maintain program dashboards in Power BI for these education programs with data visualizations that show the impact of different programs and interventions on residents and guide managers in making necessary changes to improve program outcomes and make programmatic decisions to expand services that are having the most impact.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit the employee referral program page.
Location and hours:
This position is remote. Remote workers may be required to come on-site an average of 0 to 12 days a year for work meetings, trainings, or for any other reasons that their supervisor may deem necessary (may include additional days for onboarding and new employee training). Supervisors will provide as much advance notice as practicable. Work hours are flexible, Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Based on business needs of this position, hires must live in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
New employees who are hired into remote or hybrid positions between January 2, 2022, to December 31, 2024, will receive $500 toward the cost of establishing consistent internet connectivity, payable upon completion of 6 months of employment.
About this position type:
This is a full-time, benefit-earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Planning Analyst, Principal.
Click to view the job classification specification.
In this position, you will:
- Query, transform, and clean data from a variety of sources.
- Analyze data and identify trends, patterns, and insights.
- Visualize data in engaging and informative ways for various stakeholders.
- Develop reports and dashboards from concept to production.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities related to data practices and workflows.
- Identify and understand the needs of different stakeholders, including general staff, leadership, and data coordinators.
- Collaborate with business partners to define business needs, articulate business and research questions, and find relevant data sources.
- Develop actionable insights from data analysis that can be used to improve the lives of county residents in various ways.
- Communicate actionable insights to stakeholders and decision-makers clearly and concisely.
Need to have:
- One of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in any field and a minimum of two courses in research methods, analysis, statistics, project management, planning or evaluation and four years or more of relevant planning analyst and/or project management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in data analytics, business analytics, business administration, public administration, research/evaluation methods, statistics, behavioral/social science, public health, computer science/MIS, management science, urban/city, or a related field and three years or more of relevant planning analyst and/or project management experience.
- Master’s degree or higher in one of the fields listed above and two years or more of relevant planning analyst and/or project management experience.
- Ph.D. degree in one of the fields listed above.
Nice to have:
- Experience with:
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, with attention to detail and accuracy, to help improve business/organizational practices.
- Telling stories through data visualization using user-centered design best practices.
- Querying and transforming data from large and complex databases using SQL or similar tools.
- Report development using business intelligence or reporting tools (Power BI, SSRS, QlikView, Tableau, etc.).
- Identify and solve problems using data and apply analytical and creative thinking to make data-informed recommendations for action.
- Think critically about data, identify potential biases and errors in data, and evaluate the validity of data sources.
- Work independently and successfully manage multiple priorities.
- Build and nurture collaborative relationships with a variety of business partners.
- Clearly and concisely explain complex data in a way that is easy to understand, verbally and in writing.
- Utilize available resources to continually learn and develop professionally.
- Computer systems used in these areas (MAXIS, SSIS, or similar systems).
- Statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (R, Python, SAS, Stata, etc.).
- Data science process and principles (i.e., business/data understanding, data preparation, modeling – statistics/machine learning, evaluation, and deployment).
- Cloud computing platforms (Azure, Databricks, Spark, Hadoop).
- Program evaluation and/or survey design and administration.
About the department:Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other.About Hennepin County:Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals — that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at .
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
Your future. Made here.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
This position may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.
Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience.
Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.If you have any questions, please contact:
Katie Bakke
Why work here?
Hennepin County embraces the Total Rewards philosophy. We want our employees to succeed – not only at work but as they move through life and its milestones. We offer advantages and opportunities others can’t – including:
- Meaningful work
- Public service
- Competitive pay
- Work-life balance
- Generous benefits
- Opportunities to grow
- Commitment to your success
By working in public service, we are a part of something larger than ourselves. Together, we support those in need. We help people access information and services. We empower vibrant and diverse communities. We serve residents.
Visit our benefits page to learn more: bridge.hennepin.us/eligibility.
If you are a current Hennepin County employee please be aware that any change in job classification may affect your current benefits (such as a conversion from Vacation/Sick Leave to Paid Time Off and/or enrollment in a Health Care Saving Plan.) Information about the impact of job changes on benefits can be found
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This position is remote. Remote workers may be required to come on-site an average of 0 to 12 days a year for work meetings, trainings, or for any other reasons that their supervisor may deem necessary (may include additional days for onboarding and new employee training). Supervisors will provide as much advance notice as practicable. Work hours are flexible, Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Based on business needs of this position, hires must live in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
Are you able and willing to meet these requirements?
- Yes
- No
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In which of the areas have you earned a degree? Check all that apply.
- Behavioral/social science
- Business administration
- Business Analytics
- Computer science/management information systems (MIS)
- Criminal Justice
- Data Analytics
- Data Science
- Management science
- Public administration
- Public health
- Public policy
- Research/Evaluation methods
- Statistics
- Urban/city planning
- Another closely related field
- None of the above
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What is the highest level of degree you have earned in the field(s) you indicated above?
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
- PhD or other advanced degree
- None of the above
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List your completed degree(s) including level(s) and area(s) of specialization. If you have not completed a degree, type “None” in the space provided.
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In which of the following subjects have you completed at least two courses? Check all that apply.
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- Planning
- Project Management
- Research Methods
- Statistics
- None of the above
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List the courses you have completed in the subject(s) you selected above. If you do not have any courses to report, type “None” in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of relevant planning analyst and/or project management experience do you have?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your relevant planning analyst and/or project management experience, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type “None” in the space provided.
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Do you have experience telling stories through data visualization using user-centered design best practices?
- Yes
- No
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Describe your experience telling stories through data visualization using user-centered design best practices, referencing past jobs listed. If you do not have this experience, type “None” in the box below.
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How many years of experience do you have querying and transforming data from large and complex databases using SQL or similar tools?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your experience querying and transforming data from large and complex databases using SQL or similar tools. referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type “None” in the space provided.
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With which of the following do you have experience utilizing for effective virtual presentations? Select all that apply.
- Power BI
- SSRS
- QlikView
- Tableau
- Other
- None of the above
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Describe your experience presenting data utilizing the choices selected above, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type “None” in the space provided.
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Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
- College or university (job board, career services, or instructor)
- Community or nonprofit organization (counselor, job board, etc.)
- Hennepin County employee or recruiter
- Hennepin County job notification emails
- Indeed.com
- Job fair or networking event
- Print advertisement (flyer, postcard, billboard, transit ad, etc.)
- Professional association (job board or email)
- Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Glassdoor, etc.)
- www.hennepin.jobs
- Other
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