Data Analyst
Data Analyst
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Job Description
The KIPP Texas Finance Team is a high performing department within our School Support Partners
(SSP). Our department consists of three teams Accounting Business Intelligence and Financial
Planning & Analysis. This role sits on the Business Intelligence Team. Business Intelligence is a highly agile team within KIPP Texas Public Schools with the purpose to rapidly increase the availability of usable relevant data to all campus and department stakeholders. Our teams focus is to equip leaders with the needed data to drive missionaligned action and best support our students.
THE OPPORTUNITY
KIPP Texas is currently seeking a smart motivated and experienced data analyst to bring strong problemsolving and analytical skills to a leading charter management organization. KIPP Texas is committed to using data to drive academic financial instructional operational and talent improvement and decisionmaking. The Data Analyst is critical to KIPP Texas achieving this work. This individual must be as much a people person as a numbers personcollaboration and building strong crossfunctional partnerships are necessary to be successful in this role. This position reports to the Senior Manager Data Strategy & Analytics and follows a hybrid schedule (coming to our SSP office in Houston 3 days a week; and work from home 2 days a week). This role is expected to travel to other regions and/or sites 510 of the year.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Data Analysis & Visualization
Design build and iterate tools and processes that help our organization to make equitable decisions (Note: our current BI tool is Tableau and we will be transitioning to Power BI by August 2026
With input from key stakeholders supports in transitioning our reporting from Tableau to Power BI
Work directly with school administration and organizational leadership across all of our regions (Austin DallasFort Worth Houston and San Antonio) to ensure tools and processes meet the needs of our endusers
Test validate and evaluate data visualizations for accuracy performance and alignment with organization priorities and determine the best data visualization methods to present information
Collaborate with the Analytics Team to scope enduser requirements and project plan for advanced interactive and dynamic data visualizations to meet functional needs
Contribute to our internal teams knowledge management systems documentation practices and code review process to ensure that we build and maintain infrastructure sustainably
Data Reporting
Execute adhoc analysis requests and serve as a strategic partner by resolving enduser questions in a timely friendly and proactive manner via our data tickets
Develop and provide training to leadership and key stakeholders on the use manipulation and analysis of interactive data visualizations
Support the Senior Manager in delivering data analysis and insights from complex data sets that enable us to drive strategic priorities
Data Strategy
Lead assessment reporting to major stakeholders including our Academics Department Team Texas Chiefs (T2 and School Management Team (Regional Superintendents Heads of Schools etc.
Partner with departments and school staff to plan and prioritize shortterm and longterm analytics needs
Collaborate with the Data Systems Team for data warehouse needs to yield meaningful analyses
Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications :
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
A passion for being part of a teamoriented missiondriven culture and a commitment for the students we educate
Experience working with a team and collaborating with crossfunctional stakeholders
Analytics experience preferably at a school system or nonprofit for 2 years
Superior quantitative and technical skills:
- Experience with data reporting tools including Tableau Desktop (preferably version 2020.4.13 and Power BI (We are looking for a candidate with familiarity in both Tableau and Power BI with a stronger emphasis on proficiency in Power BI.
- Mastery of Microsoft Excel
- Some experience with programming languages specifically SQL required
- Some experience with statistical software with a strong preference towards R though others are acceptable (e.g. Stata SPSS SAS)
- Experience cleaning validating and manipulating large datasets
Strong written and oral communication skills
Minimum Bachelors degree
TEAM & CULTURE
Mission Alignment: Strong integrity and deep belief in KIPPs mission values and our vision; commitment for the students we educate.
Ownership of Team Culture: A passion for being part of a teamoriented missiondriven culture where we are a Team & Family and see people first
Creating Clarity in Gray Situations: Determines a path forward for stakeholders when their needs are not clearly defined
Growth Mindset / Learning Process: Continuous learner team player and selfstarter; values a culture of giving and receiving feedback
Influence / Communication: Invests in building relationships and leads with both head and heart; engages with stakeholders in a thoughtful and deliberate manner
Management of Projects: Comfortable in a fastpaced entrepreneurial environment and leading multiple high stakes projects at a time
Additional Information :
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
