Arizona Department of Education

The Arizona Department of Education is a service organization committed to raising academic outcomes and empowering parents.

Title I, Data Analyst

Job Location:

Title I Section
Phoenix Location 

Posting Details:

Salary: $66,000 - $71,500 

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 02/21/2025

Job Summary:

• This position works on deadline-driven, agency-critical projects that occur cyclically throughout the year and require extensive coordination with multiple areas within ADE.
• Occasional in-state and rare out-of-state travel is required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs). Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

Job Duties:

• Lead in data collection, review, reconciliation, and troubleshooting of LEAs submissions for federal and ADE reporting and monitoring.
• Understand student information submitted to State and ESEA data systems which may involve research, evaluating data, and targeted outreach to public and local education agencies (LEAs).
• Provide technical assistance and support to LEAs pertaining to data collection and submission to ADE and ESEA specific reporting and monitoring systems.
• Prepare and complete administrative and monitoring reports as well as provide grantees with guidance on state and federal budgeting and funding compliance in accordance with the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR), Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), and OMB Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG) while providing exemplary customer service. This includes all systems and reports for 21st CCLC and any other federal requirements tied to these programs.
• Manage and document internal processes and procedures revolving around data management using the required ADE and ESEA systems for data collection, tracking, and monitoring. For example, collaboration with ADE program areas to create and update ESEA desktop and onsite monitoring systems, grant trackers, caseloads, entity changes, help desk, and to improve communication and services to the field as well as align internal processes in relationship to grants, specifically in the areas of ADE and federal budgeting and funding compliance, grant processing accuracy and efficiency.
• Develop and provide differentiated professional learning opportunities, coaching, modeling, and technical assistance for LEAs and internal ESEA program specialists through face-to-face and virtual methods in collaboration with unit leadership, other ADE program areas, and/or external partners.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:
• Expertise in current software infrastructures for submitting and processing student data.
• Database concepts, coding, and processing
• Understanding of principles and practices of data collection, calculations, and flow processes
• General understanding of how state and federal laws, regulations, and administrative codes function.
• Methods of professional learning for strengthening fiscal accountability practices, allocations, and compliance
• Knowledge of goals, objectives and functions of programs served
• Applicants must have experience working in an education environment, data analysis, and information management systems.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, data management, or related field or equivalent experience, is required.

Skills in:
• Project and task management
• Computer skills with a heavy focus on interaction with databases, data collection, and reporting programs
• Microsoft competency (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), web-based software and databases (SQL)
• Public speaking and presentation
• Report and proposal writing
• Analysis and problem-solving
• Organization, evaluation and monitoring
• Apply systems thinking
• Apply problem-solving techniques, including root-cause analysis
• Provide differentiated technical assistance and support to internal ESEA Team members and external LEAs
• Plan, development, implementation, and evaluation
• Create and provide highly effective professional learning using a variety of delivery methods to a variety of audiences
• Communicate effectively with educators, administrators, and the public budget and resource allocation
• Budgeting and finance practices