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Monday, May 21, 2012
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Analyst, Emerging Services Job in Brooklyn, NY
Analyst, Emerging Services
Flexible location
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) strives to end the injustice of educational inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most and by advancing policies and practices that ensure effective teaching in every classroom. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school factor. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43,000 teachers and worked with more than 200 districts in 31 states - benefiting an estimated 7 million students. Meanwhile, TNTP's acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the teacher workforce -- most recently including The Widget Effect (2009) and Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010) -- have influenced federal education policy and inspired reform efforts across the country.
TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including 10 of the nation's 15 largest.
We are currently seeking a full-time Analyst for our Research and Emerging Services department within our Performance Management Group. The Analyst will be based in a home office anywhere in the U.S and require up to 20% travel. The role is available immediately.
Performance Management Group
TNTP is advancing human capital policies and practices that support teacher effectiveness in districts and states and improving the way school leaders and administrators manage their teachers. This starts with robust teacher evaluation and development systems that produce clear information on how teachers are performing their most critical role: advancing student learning. TNTP is helping its partners at the state, district, and school level to design and implement evaluation and development systems, and use information about teacher performance in decisions about hiring and staffing, development, compensation, promotion, and retention.
Research and Emerging Services Department
The Research and Emerging Services department is focused on conducting research and using it to provide innovative ideas aimed at improving policies and practices that affect the quality of the teacher workforce. This work includes incubating new approaches for addressing specific components of human capital strategies and policies that have an impact on teachers, including differentiated career pathways and compensation models and strategic resource allocation at the school, district, and state levels.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Analyst will (1) draw lessons from the best available data, research, and practical experiences to inform and advance the organization’s mission of ensuring all students have access to effective teachers; and (2) lead the initial review and analysis of data from schools, districts, and states. Through this work, successful candidates have the opportunity to have a profound impact on the direction of major educational reforms. Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Major Responsibilities:
• Creating viable financial models for resource allocation and/or resource redistribution (focused on both teacher compensation and other non-compensation resources)
• Collecting, analyzing and interpreting budget and other educational data related to teacher and district resources
• Analyzing and recommending alternative financial models, as appropriate
• Performing financial analysis and other ad hoc projects, which may include scenario planning for new systems and processes
• Evaluating processes with respect to efficiency and effectiveness. Propose improvement ideas and initiatives and manage the implementation of approved initiatives
• Preparing data and policy analyses for internal and external use
• Reading, evaluating, and summarizing academic and policy research relating to public, K-12 education
• Responding to requests for data and information from team members and district and state clients
• Organizing, cleaning, and analyzing data
• Building surveys and analyzing survey data
• Participating in district (or state) interviews and organizing/analyzing the data
• Supporting other staff at The New Teacher Project in finding data, creating presentations, identifying models of best practice, and creating publications for public distribution
Other Responsibilities:
• Building the fact base and analysis for reports and guidance to clients and other external stakeholders; assisting with the preparation of such reports and guidance
• Maintaining portions of the team wiki (our web-based data sharing platform) to ensure team members have access to timely and well-organized information on the organization’s emerging services
• Working with the Project Directors and other team members to produce final reports and all other interim updates
• Preparing written documents, presentations, and executive summaries for senior district and state-level audiences
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who are motivated by our mission and who will bring excellent analytic, project and client management skills to our work. Successful candidates will be strong problem-solvers, independent and focused self-starters. The Analyst must be driven by a vision of reform that positions schools to support student achievement and must be capable of translating that vision into practical steps. In addition we seek individuals that have the following qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent relevant experience
• At least 3 years of experience in finance or accounting. K-12 or other operational budgetary experience (preferred, but not required)
• The ability to integrate and analyze data from multiple, disconnected, and complex data sets. This requires ability to review and clean for data integrity, identify and address inconsistencies in data, develop solutions for dealing with non-linking and missing data, and build and run queries to efficiently clean and analyze information across data sources, including correlation and regression analysis where appropriate
• The ability to design innovative techniques for working with imperfect data sets and translate outputs of self-directed data analysis into easily digestible, insightful, and high-level findings for both policy and practical applications
• A mix of strong analytical, research, and communications skills, with an emphasis on the ability to communicate the results of quantitative and qualitative policy analyses to diverse audiences
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Access required
• Experience with SPSS strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively
• The ability to work independently in collecting and evaluating education data to support policy advocacy, often in time sensitive situations
• The ability to prioritize competing demands in a changing, highly collaborative environment
• The ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Strong follow-through skills and attention to detail, especially under deadline pressure
• The ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced environment
• The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization and to consistently display a high level of professionalism in all interactions
• The ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
• Flexibility
• Strong interpersonal skills
• A willingness to work non-standard hours and/or occasional weekends
• Knowledge of state and federal education policies is a plus
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is $60,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus.
TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment – including low cost medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, a 403(b) plan with matching, potential opportunities for performance based bonuses – as well as the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. For more information on TNTP’s competitive benefits package, please visit http://tntp.org/join/our-benefits/
To Apply
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online at: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&rid=991
We review applications on a rolling basis – so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital department. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of a background check. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
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No key analysis skills are required for this job.
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Benefits:
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Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, 401(k), Flex Schedule, Telecommuting
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USA: Brooklyn, NY |
TNTP
7182332820
jobs@tntp.org
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Employment:
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Full Time
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Salary / Pay:
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$60,000
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Category:
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Data Analysis
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Industry:
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Education
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Travel:
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10%
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Job Post ID:
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MA Job ID:
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349
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