Education Program Consultant Data and Analytics

at  State of Iowa Talent Gateway

JOB DESCRIPTION

Iowa Department of Education’s mission is creating excellence in education through leadership and service. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.
The Education Program Consultant will be a member of the Bureau of Information and Analysis and work as a member of the Data and Analytics team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and five years of full-time post-graduate work experience in any one or a combination of the following areas:
a. Professional training, teaching, or counseling experience in an educational setting;
b. Professional administrative experience in an educational setting;
c. Professional personnel administration including such areas as job analysis, performance appraisal systems, selection devices, or labor relations;
d. Professional finance, accounting, or auditing experience including the preparation or analysis of financial statements;
e. Professional experience in a major technical program area utilized by the Iowa Department of Education or Board of Educational Examiners.
2) A combination of a total of five years of post-graduate education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited post-graduate college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree, possession of a valid Iowa Teaching Certificate, and three academic years of teaching and/or administrative experience in PK-12 and/or a post-secondary educational institution.
4) Possession of a School Business Official Authorization from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and seven years of full-time professional experience in finance, accounting, or auditing, including the preparation or analysis of financial statements.
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This position will primarily be responsible for analyzing education data sets, manipulating data and producing education metrics and data needed for state and federal reporting. This position will work closely with assessment data and computing accountability measures and determinations. This individual will work on publications, such as the Annual Condition of Education report, the Iowa School Performance Profiles website, and additional Department reports. This position will also include working with the Department’s EdFacts coordinator to compile data sets to be submitted to the US Department of Education.
This position will assist in running quality assurance checks to verify the accuracy of data submitted to the Department. Additionally, this role will complete statistical modeling, work on evaluation of projects, prepare reports, develop technical documentation, and create datasets.
If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact idoe.hr@iowa.gov.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; occasional in-state and out-of-state travel