Position Summary:

The Director of Analytics and Evaluation (DAE) oversees all internal and external program evaluation, data analytics, and outcomes tracking for Mastery Charter Schools.  Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the DAE coordinates with internal and external resources to collect and compile data, manages the development and creation of analyses and reports, and coordinates internal and external resources to gauge program effectiveness and student outcomes. 

About Mastery:

Mastery Charter Schools is a non-profit network of 22 schools serving 13,000 students in Philadelphia and Camden.   Sixteen of our schools are turnarounds of previously struggling district neighborhood schools and charter schools.  Mastery is the largest turnaround school operator in the nation and has been lauded by President Obama and the US Department of Education for our ability to dramatically boost academic achievement in historically low-performing schools.  

Mastery schools are organized around a common vision: “Mastery schools are joyful, authentic communities where students learn how to think critically and act independently so they are truly prepared for post-secondary success.”  Mastery’s work is rooted in an unwavering belief that their students can achieve at the highest levels.  To fulfill this vision, Mastery recognizes that it must attend to the whole child – Mastery values personal as well as academic skills, and schools match their high expectations for students with high levels of support.

For more information about the organization, please visit Mastery’s website: masterycharter.org.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own strategy and execution for all internal and external program evaluation and data analysis projects
• Own design, development, project management, and rollout for all centralized data, reporting, and analytics
• Own training strategy, training execution, and reference material development for all data, reporting, and analytics
• Lead cross-functional effort to identify targeted data and metrics to use to best enable monitoring and evaluation of academic outcomes, program effectiveness, and individual performance
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to ensure that the information needed for decision-making is available and correct at the times they are needed
• Oversee discovery and conceptual design discussions related to data, reporting, and analytics
• Communicate timelines and rollout with schools and central office
• Keep all stakeholders updated on status and upcoming timelines
• Monitor timeline and program risks and manage resolutions

Qualifications:

• Very strong communication skills – both written and verbal – in formal and in-formal settings
• Expert level skills with Microsoft Excel
• Strong data analysis and data visualization skills
• Experience with SQL or working with large data sets
• Experience developing new reports/analytics and rolling out to broad user bases
• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects at many physical locations
• Comfortable working with all levels of the organization, including making presentations to C-level

Education and Experience:           

• Bachelor’s degree required with 7+ years of work experience, advanced degree a plus
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics and data visualization
• 5+ years of experience with organization-wide communications and/or training
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Experience working with K-12 data a plus

Physical Requirements:

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required such as traveling to NST office and  maneuvering in office space-reaching file cabinets, filing, faxing, coping, typing, mailing, and making phone calls; Must be able to sit for up to two (2) hours looking at a computer monitor, using a keyboard and mouse and typing.

Other Requirements:

Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for travel in Philadelphia metro area when necessary.