Education Data Administrator

State of Vermont • Calais, VT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Data Management and Analysis Division (DMAD) of the Agency of Education (AOE) seeks an Education Data Administrator to join the Division's leadership team. Managing a three-to-four-person team known as the Data Management and Administration Team (DMAT), the Education Data Administrator oversees major collections of student, educator, and education organization data. This position collaborates with a varied group of stakeholders to ensure the AOE has high-quality and timely data available to contribute to its mission of leadership, support, and oversight of Vermont's public education system. DMAD's leadership team regularly collaborates on matters such as advancing data governance with an emphasis on data quality, strategic planning, and supporting positive work culture. As the team leader for DMAT, this position also oversees other work carried out by the team such as data matching and maintenance of state ID systems for students and educators, direct certification of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program, and management of data on Vermont's education organizations.

Requirements

• Master's degree in data science, data management, or related field, AND two (2) years of professional experience in data science, data management, or related roles.
• OR Bachelor's degree in data science, data management, or related field, AND four (4) years or more of professional experience in data science, data management, or related roles.
• OR Professional experience in data science, data management, or related role of ten (10) years or more.
• Advanced skills in Databricks, Python, SQL, R, Cognito, and the Microsoft suite including SharePoint and Azure DevOps.
• Strategic problem-solving skills
• Strong organization skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Supervisory experience
• Understanding of education data collection and data usage
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Genuine desire to serve the public education system in Vermont

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and understanding of Student Information Systems
• Knowledge and understanding of the Ed-Fi Data Standard
• Strong background in working with and managing relational databases
• Fluency in data science languages such as SQL, Python, R, etc.
• Strong analytical skills for working with complex datasets and database environments.
• Considerable knowledge of development and use of business/data intelligence tools to support access to data and reports derived from multiple and complex data sets.
• Ability to manage multiple workflows and proactively sequence next steps for each workflow’s completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical data collections from 52 Supervisory Unions and Supervisory Districts encompassing approximately 80,000 students and 10,000 staff statewide with a focus on quality, completeness, and timeliness
• Lead cross-team efforts to enhance the quality and consistency of collected data
• Collaborate with stakeholders in AOE and VT school districts to certify collected data for many uses, including key drivers of approximately $2.3 billion dollars in education grants
• Ensure strategic alignment of data collection and management with data needs
• Maintain and enhance the data collection system
• Foster effective collaboration with data professionals in VT school districts as well as the vendors supporting AOE's Ed-Fi data collection system and districts' Student Information Systems
• Oversee both day-to-day and periodic formalized support and guidance for those who report data to AOE
• Collaborate in guiding enhancement efforts for DMAD's data storage and creation of a Reporting Data Store
• Coordinate with Vermont's Agency of Digital Services to define and enhance system and application architecture
• Oversee data matching and maintenance of state ID systems for students and educators
• Oversee direct certification of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program
• Oversee management of data on Vermont's education organizations

Benefits

• 80% State paid medical premium
• Dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• State defined benefit pension plan
• Deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager