Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers.  CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.  In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.  Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Job Summary:
The Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) supports students and families by providing early learning programs for children from birth to second grade in a variety of settings.  OECE’s mission is to provide all children and their families with access to high-quality, equitable early learning experiences leading to success in elementary school and beyond.

Reporting to the Data Manager, OECE, the Data Strategist uses data to drive progress towards District priorities and goals as related to OECE. The Data Strategist provides sound survey, strategic, analytic, and project management expertise within the office and helps to lead the development of district standards for data processes and toolsets for analytics. 

The Data Strategist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:
Develop and oversee systems for student enrollment and ISBE reporting procedures
Prepare surveys, reports, and dashboards for various internal and external audiences; Coordinate data-related projects and initiatives
Clean, code, and organize datasets as needed; Ensure data quality and integrity
Collaborate with internal staff to identify, recommend, and implement data system and procedure changes; Facilitate relationships and support to other department specific data analysts
Communicate with broad spectrum of stakeholders at varying levels
Collaborate with business users to analyze, define and document systems, data sources and business requirements for analytical needs related to department objectives
Establish and ensure adherence to a set of guiding principles for analytic practice
Act as a liaison and subject matter expert across the district and to external partners and ISBE
Perform other duties as assigned 
In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Data Strategist must possess the following qualifications:

Education Required: 
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, measurement, psychology, social science, public policy, economics, or related field including quantitative coursework
Master’s or Doctoral degree preferred 

Experience Required: 
Minimum of four (4) years of  professional experience in a role requiring data analytics, data system management, relationship management, and consultative skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to write code with data analytic tools (SAS, R, SQL, SPSS, STATA, etc.) and the ability to use SAS preferred
Exceptional oral and written communication, problem solving, organizational and project management skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to deliver reports and online tools in a fast-paced environment, respond immediately to multiple constituencies and meet established deadlines
Ability to work in a team, with technical and non-technical personnel, and across departmental boundaries
Flexibility to meet changing departmental needs
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic