Data Governance Officer (RA3)

State of Oregon•Portland, OR

74d•Hybrid

About The Position

Oregon Housing & Community Services Data Governance Officer Research Analyst 3 (Hybrid) – Salem and/or Portland, OR If you are an enthusiastic self-starter, with a knack for managing complex data and working across teams to ensure everyone is using high quality data to make decisions – then you’re exactly who the Research Section of Oregon Housing and Community Services is looking for! OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION OHCS commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ+ community members, and others to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. Our Vision is that all Oregonians can pursue prosperity and live free from poverty. Our Mission is to provide stable and affordable housing and engage leaders to develop an integrated statewide policy that addresses poverty and provides opportunity for Oregonians. Our Core Values : Collaboration – Compassion – Equity – Integrity – Leadership – Transparency. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Working Condition: Hybrid > This position has some requirements for in-person work. This position is permanent, full time, and represented by SEIU. Per the SEIU CBA for OHCS represented positions, applicants who are current OHCS employees will be considered and interviewed before external applicants. This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur. This position requires both a resume and a cover letter, the cover letter will need to address the desired attributes listed in this job posting. WHAT YOU WILL DO The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the Agency has effective data management and data governance (DG) plans that are being implemented and tracked. The person in this position will create policies and procedures for how people interact with, share, and use data within OHCS. They will lead work on completing and maintaining the Agency’s data inventory and they will ensure we have written documentation on our data collection, cleaning, and reporting methodologies. OHCS navigates multiple data systems for multiple programs, and the Data Governance Officer (DGO) will work to streamline data collection and database management alongside program staff. The DGO will develop strategy for advancing agency data management and use practices to ensure the agency can sufficiently meet evolving data and information needs. The position will serve as an agency operational consultant and subject matter expert and advisor on emerging best practices, governance, strategy, and service provision related to data. The position works closely with the OHCS Chief Information Officer (CIO), Agency leaders, and management teams to align business and data initiatives, and contribute to other related agency strategic planning and implementation efforts. This position will counsel agency leadership regarding areas where data and information management improvements, policy decisions, and direction are needed. The DGO will serve as the point of contact for all Data Stewards across the Agency and a data governance (DG) subject matter expert for OHCS, facilitating various aspects of DG processes and co-leading the Data Governance Committee with a member of the IS team. In addition to supporting internal DG processes, the DGO will also act as a representative for the Oregon Data Steward Council. As a representative of the Oregon Data Steward Council, it is the DGO’s responsibility to stay up to date with state-level requirements to determine changes that may arise related to their role. To successfully complete this role, the DGO will work closely with the State Chief Data Officer (CDO) to ensure OHCS remains in compliance with state-level requirements and expectations. The DGO will also function as OHCS’s Open Data Coordinator, working to ensure that OHCS meets Open Data Standard requirements for Oregon’s state agencies, such as biennial data inventory, open data plan documentation, and data submission to the Open Data Portal. This will include regular contact with the Open Data staff affiliated with the CDO’s office and attending regular Open Data Coordinator meetings. The DGO will provide leadership to business areas within the agency in applying data management and governance best practices and will play a key role in aligning data governance with broader agency strategy. This position also requires an individual to have skills necessary to work with internal and external partners to build DELC’s capacity in the area of data justice and work collaboratively to enact equity-focused improvements to DG policy and processes over time.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline that included six-quarter units in statistics or quantitative analysis methods and procedures, and one year experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports.
OR Four years of research experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports.
Experience in using trends such as social, economic, or industrial to do analytical research
Experience using advanced statistical or quantitative analysis computer applications
College-level course work in advanced statistics or quantitative analysis such as multiple regression, factor analysis, analyses of variance and discriminate analysis

Nice To Haves

Strong leadership and project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.
Ability to write technical documentation and reports for technical and business audiences.
Familiarity with data quality management processes and metrics.
Identify data quality issues and propose solutions.
Demonstrated experience utilizing principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in data collection and use.
Experience facilitating stakeholder collaboration to gather data requirements and resolve data-related issues.
Translate data governance concepts for business and technical audiences.
Understanding computer concepts, applications, and capabilities including database design, elementary programming languages such as SQL, and statistical or quantitative analysis software packages as related to research studies.
Demonstrated experience utilizing query and reporting and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI and ArcGIS.
Ability to develop educational tools to develop data literacy among non-technical staff.

Responsibilities

Ensure the Agency has effective data management and data governance (DG) plans that are being implemented and tracked.
Create policies and procedures for how people interact with, share, and use data within OHCS.
Lead work on completing and maintaining the Agency’s data inventory
Ensure we have written documentation on our data collection, cleaning, and reporting methodologies.
Streamline data collection and database management alongside program staff.
Develop strategy for advancing agency data management and use practices to ensure the agency can sufficiently meet evolving data and information needs.
Serve as an agency operational consultant and subject matter expert and advisor on emerging best practices, governance, strategy, and service provision related to data.
Work closely with the OHCS Chief Information Officer (CIO), Agency leaders, and management teams to align business and data initiatives, and contribute to other related agency strategic planning and implementation efforts.
Counsel agency leadership regarding areas where data and information management improvements, policy decisions, and direction are needed.
Serve as the point of contact for all Data Stewards across the Agency and a data governance (DG) subject matter expert for OHCS, facilitating various aspects of DG processes and co-leading the Data Governance Committee with a member of the IS team.
Act as a representative for the Oregon Data Steward Council.
Function as OHCS’s Open Data Coordinator, working to ensure that OHCS meets Open Data Standard requirements for Oregon’s state agencies, such as biennial data inventory, open data plan documentation, and data submission to the Open Data Portal.
Provide leadership to business areas within the agency in applying data management and governance best practices and will play a key role in aligning data governance with broader agency strategy.
Work with internal and external partners to build DELC’s capacity in the area of data justice and work collaboratively to enact equity-focused improvements to DG policy and processes over time.

Benefits

You will become part of an innovative and strategic group of professionals and enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package!
A positive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and cross-training.
An agency that supports and encourages work/life balance and overall wellness.
Generous benefits package including, employer-paid health insurance, vacation, and sick leave, eleven paid holidays, three paid personal days, flexible spending accounts, and an employer contribution retirement plan ( PERS ).

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume