Help us to make a positive difference by joining the Charter School Agency as a Principal Analyst. This role involves using evaluation and data science to focus on emerging questions about student progress and growth. You will be working with charter schools, the Ministry of Education, and other stakeholders to drive innovative and effective approaches to education.
Requirements
- Experience influencing and building support for your work and providing cut-through advice to senior leaders and Ministers.
- Sensitivity for the motivations and needs of those you are providing solutions and outputs to.
- A record of leading peoples’ understanding of outputs and implications.
- Experience working collectively and collegially with others and a deep appreciation of the institutional and political context within which your work has been conducted.
- Experience supporting the growth and development of others and leading their intellectual development.
- Experience working with senior managers and others to lead the intellectual direction of a team.
- A tertiary qualification in quantitative/qualitative analysis, mathematics, economics, finance, evaluation, statistics or equivalent.
- Significant experience in analysing and manipulating large data sets (R, SQL, preferred).
- An affinity for articulating research questions and theories of change, and designing and undertaking programmes of analytical work to shed new light on the impacts of programmes, actions and choices.
- The ability to communicate complex concepts and evidence to a variety of audiences, both in writing and verbally.
- An affinity for working collaboratively with internal customers and other stakeholders to determine needs, obtain information, develop approaches, and communicate results.
- A proven track record in the delivery of complex analysis.
- An acute eye for detail, taking pride in the accuracy of your work and offering robust and constructive peer review to colleagues and sound mentoring skills.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
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