Analyst, Data & IT- Business Intelligence

Uncommon Schools  is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 52 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

The data that the Analyst will manage and process will inform the work and decision-making of other Home Office, regional, and school-level teams, with potential examples of partner teams being Curriculum & Assessment, Talent, Home Office Operations, and College Access & Success. Ultimately, the processes executed and data sets managed by this role will represent a foundation for analysis and reporting in service of our shared mission: to provide an outstanding education that prepares students to graduate from college and achieve their dreams.

As a part of Uncommon’s Data & IT Team, the Analyst will play an important role in the team’s efforts to effectively execute, document, monitor, and support processes that enable critical organizational data flows. Examples of potential processes that this role would execute, document, monitor, and support would include: 

• State Test data processing and publishing (i.e. NJSLA, NY State Tests, Regents, MCAS)
• College Board data processing and publishing (i.e. SAT, PSAT, AP)
• Survey configuration and survey-related data processing and publishing
• Documentation around key organizational data processes

Data Processing & Publishing (Configuration, Execution, Documentation, Monitoring, Support):

• At a tactical level, understand the data processing and access needs of Home Office teams, working with them to understand process goals, relevant data, business process timelines, data collection and reporting cadence, relevant stakeholders and process participants, and reporting requirements
• Within applications (SaaS or internally developed) that provide data for business processes, execute the work to prepare inputs, configure instances, build reports, test outputs, and respond to data
• Create project plans, where relevant, for data processes that account for on-time kickoff, delivery, as well as accurate reporting
• Prepare and execute end-to-end (spanning multiple environments) data processing and publishing by:
  • Clearly communicating process timelines and expectations to key stakeholders
  • Making, updating, and testing application configuration changes
  • Extracting and preparing inputs for processing via code
  • Quality checking, cleaning, manipulating, and merging data in preparation for reporting and analyses
• Aid in the design, improvement, and generation of reports and presentations for stakeholders to provide core statistics and insights related to student and school performance
• Respond to questions from process participants, help to troubleshoot with end users or escalate any broader issues as appropriate
• Document existing reports and analyses with a focus on replicability and quality control
• Regularly review data generated through the process and work with other members of the Data & IT team to suggest changes and improvements to the process and tools

Team Support:

• Provide administrative support to the team where needed (e.g. scheduling recurring team meetings, organizing team knowledge base and project documentation)
• Commit to growing data skills in order to support the team’s core data reporting & analysis work as a contributor and project team member when needed

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience Requirements:

• 2 years of directly related experience
  • Proficient in SQL
  • Strong skills in manipulating and cleaning data either in spreadsheets or through a coding language
  • Can compile, analyze and derive insights from datasets
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or GSuite

Our people are what make us uncommon. It’s important to us that our compensation practices align with our values and enhance our ability to attract and retain talent.  Our compensation philosophy is focused on equity and fairness, retaining our talented staff and valuing their expertise, and transparency and clarity.

Compensation for this position:  Candidates who meet all job description requirements will likely receive an offer of $78,300.The starting compensation for this role is between $74,000 to $87,000.The starting pay will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant professional experience, education, certifications, and tenure with Uncommon Schools.  To receive an offer at the top of the range, candidates will need significant experience beyond the job description requirements.  Because we value staff tenure in a role, we do not currently cap salary ranges for current staff members. 

Other Benefits:

• 19 days of paid time off in addition to three weeks of paid winter and summer org-wide holidays
• Extensive, best-in-class training and development  
• Choice of 3 comprehensive health insurance plans
• Pre-tax flexible spending and health saving accounts
• Financial planning & wellness
  • 403(b) retirement savings program + employer match
  • 529 college savings program
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness application assistance
  • Financial  planning tools and assistance
• Dependent Care FSA, back up childcare and daycare discounts, pet care insurance
• Paid leave of absence 
  • Fully paid parental leave
  • Fully paid medical leave
  • Additional paid Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance 
• Mental health and counseling support + wellness benefits

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building an exceptional team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. We also strive to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. As an equal opportunity employer, Uncommon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request an accommodation, please email [email protected].