HR Information Analyst

HR Information Analyst (Office of Talent)

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city's more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Provides advanced business process information analysis and reporting. Serves as the functional lead for Talent and ensures the quality development of information analyses. Responsible for assessing the data and information needs of the Office of Talent. Creates complex analyses and reports as requested by senior management and ensures the accuracy of information provided to both internal and external customers. Develops and tracks Talent statistics and performance metrics used in the continuous evaluation of processes and systems. Work involves overseeing the day-to-day management of key Talent data initiatives as well as serving as the Data Steward for Talent.

Develops complex analyses and reports as requested by senior management.

Identifies data and information requirements; determines analytical and evaluative criteria to be utilized, including which measurement instruments are most appropriate.

Develops and maintains key Talent statistics, metrics, and methods to measure Talent performance.

Creates reports and informational analyses to support decision-making, strategic initiatives and other special projects.

Works with Talent business process owners in resolving data collection, loading, quality and reporting matters.

Manages data integrity by serving as a liaison to other District offices in the preparation of multi-faceted analytical and evaluative studies which contain data pertaining to Talent.

Recommends business process and system improvements to assist in the creation and analysis of information needed to comply with all applicable local, federal and state government regulations.

Systematically diagnoses and resolves complex data quality issues and reporting discrepancies, tracing errors from source systems through to final reports; serves as the primary technical troubleshooter for data integrity and data repair within the Office of Talent, and proactively addresses work process issues to ensure reliable data compilation and reporting.

Interprets findings through written reports and oral presentations to the management team; explains outcomes and implications.

Defines an information management process and system to ensure timely and appropriate response to customer's request.

Designs, develops and implements reports as needed.

Works with the Office of Information Technology in defining business requirements and supporting the development and implementation of applications and/or systems to support Talent.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in information science, business management or a related field.

Five years of full-time, paid experience in data gathering, analysis and reporting, at least two of which have involved defining complex operational data and business processes and the creation of information management reports and systems.

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrated knowledge of:

o principles, practices and procedures utilized in data gathering, quality assurance and analysis.

o standards, principles, practices, methods and techniques of data processing systems and design.

o the use of applications that are used to create and/or maintain information, design spreadsheets and create reports and documents (MS Excel and Google Suites).

o information systems and applications for collection and reporting of data (Oracle, Qlik, Tableau or any enterprise BI tool).

o enterprise applications used for the purpose of running an organization such as ERP (Oracle, Lawton, et cetera).

Ability to:

o plan and carry out work initiatives from start to finish with minimal supervision.

o prepare and interpret narrative and technical human resources reports which include clear recommendations.

o prepare reports using statistical software and/or programming languages like STATA, R, Python, and SQL.

o apply quality assurance procedures and best practices to data management processes.

o effectively conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses.

o clearly articulate thoughts effectively, both orally and in writing.

o manage and protect confidentiality and the data integrity of employee information.

o create databases and use reporting applications and systems.

o apply problem solving and deductive reasoning skills in the maintenance of databases/tracking systems.

o establish and maintain effective working relationships.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.