• Job Description

  Req#: REF12303G

  Company Description

  KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and more than 175,000 students and alumni.

  Our mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

  Our vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

  The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organization.

  Job Description

  About The Position

  KIPP Foundation’s Data & Analytics (D&A) team supports the use, analysis, presentation, and application of high-quality data and research regarding KIPP schools, teachers, students, and families. These data enable KIPP to drive improvement in results, monitor progress toward outcomes and leading indicators, and inform learning and storytelling. The D&A team supports a network of high-performing schools by providing key stakeholders with data needed for constant learning, decision-making, marketing, and development. The ideal Senior Manager, D&A Analytics excels at data storytelling, is highly detailed and process-oriented, and is always trying to find ways to improve existing processes, analyses, and products. In addition, this team member is a strong communicator, relationship-builder, and proactive self-starter who centers equity in their work and relationships.

  The Senior Manager, Data & Analytics will report to the Director, Data & Analytics and work collaboratively with teammates within D&A and across the KIPP Foundation and network.

  Responsibilities

  The Senior Manager, Data & Analytics responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  Lead the design and execution of reporting and analysis (60%)

  • Co-lead the development of annual scopes of work that focus on key reporting and analytical needs related to KIPP Foundation’s strategic priorities

  • Clean, compile, and analyze data across content areas to support reporting and analysis

  • Lead the design and implementation of reports, dashboards, and other products to make data accessible and understandable to KIPP Foundation and network stakeholders

  • Generate actionable insights for key stakeholders and communicate results in a variety of formats, including memos and written, visual, and verbal presentations

  • Serve as a thought partner and key advisor to KIPP Foundation teams on issues such as metric development, goal-setting, progress monitoring, data interpretation, and strategic data use

  Co-lead data collection, quality assurance, verification, and systems initiatives (30%)

  • Co-lead annual data collection, quality assurance, and verification processes to ensure on-time collection, processing, and delivery of high-quality data to KIPP Foundation and network stakeholders

  • Co-lead the development of business, functional, and technical requirements to support data collection, quality assurance, and verification processes and data warehousing

  Support day-to-day activities of the Data & Analytics team (10%)

  • Support KIPP Foundation, regions, schools, and community members with data needs, including grant submissions, secondary research, and ad-hoc data requests

  • Support with planning and execution for annual, network-facing events, including network retreats

  • Support with planning, facilitating, and contributing to D&A team culture and equity development

  Skills

  • Mission & Student Focus: Demonstrated commitment to education equity; a passion for KIPP’s mission; desire and ability to uphold KIPP’s values (Focus on Excellent Results, Courageous Action, and Resilient Solutions Focus)

  • Achievement Orientation: Ensures clarity in goals and accountabilities while working with agility and creativity to drive toward deadlines and outcomes-focused metrics

  • Cultural Competence & Commitment to Equity: A proactive cultural leader and team player who thrives on collaboration and learning; can effectively collaborate with teammates across lines of difference.

  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Gathers information from multiple relevant sources and stakeholders when problem-solving; analyzes, reflects upon, synthesizes, and contextualizes information; weighs pros and cons of multiple options to solve complex problems; anticipates and identifies problems in a timely manner

  • Continuous Learning: Uses data to accurately assess areas for improvement and teaches others to do the same; values and encourages creative and innovative ideas

  • Stakeholder Management: Convinces others by identifying benefits for all; looks for ways to increase the value of the partnership for all parties; genuinely cultivates personal bonds with colleagues across the organization in order to enhance performance throughout the organization

  Qualifications

  Required:

  • 4+ years of work experience in a role focused on quantitative reporting and analysis, data processing, data management, and quality assurance

  • Expertise in SQL or other programming languages/statistical software (e.g., Python, R, SAS, Stata)

  • Expertise in developing dashboards and data visualization using business intelligence software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker)

  • Experience managing a portfolio of analytical projects while working with a variety of stakeholders, including senior management

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to translate research and analytical findings into accessible formats for non-research audiences

  • Track record of developing and executing robust data quality assurance processes

  • Deep commitment to both racial and educational equity: supports building an organization that reflects the community that KIPP serves and holds self and others on team accountable for centering equity

  • Customer service orientation with an interest in assisting end users as they seek to provide, access, and understand data

  Preferred:

  • Experience in K-12 and/or higher education

  • Proficiency in Tableau

  • Proficiency in statistical methods

  • Knowledge of data warehousing concepts

  • Experience with the following (or similar) technologies: MSSQL, Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk

  Additional Information

  Work Conditions

  • Travel requirements: May include up to 10% travel

  • Full Time, Exempt Position

  Location

  It is preferred, but not mandatory for this role to be based out of a KIPP Foundation office. This role also offers the option of working from a remote office full-time. KIPP Foundation office is in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington DC.

  Compensation and Benefits.

  The salary range for this position is $100,000-$118,000, commensurate with experience.

  Our comprehensive benefits package include:

  • 26 holidays + 18 days additional flexible PTO days (flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5+).

  • 100% paid parental leave

  • 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family’s medical/dental/vision plans.

  • Wellness benefits such as fitness reimbursements, discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions, backup care support for children and adults/elders, and our employee assistance program

  • Finance Security benefits include such as a 401K retirement plan with 4% match, employer-sponsored legal plans, life/disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts

• About the company

  The Knowledge is Power Program, commonly known as KIPP, is a network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory schools in low income communities throughout the United States.

Notice