Data Operations Specialist – Head Start (Data Quality, Records & Governance) at JBS International, Inc. in VA

Job description

• The Research Coordinator provides vital administrative support to project teams to ensure contract requirements are met and maintained. The Research Coordinator will maintain existing data systems and records and supports grant management processes under the guidance of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and track data to support grant administration. Data may include, but are not limited to: grant application processing and award, enrollment reporting, deployment of monitoring events and training and technical assistance, information collection during monitoring reviews, datasets, dashboards, and reports.
• Integrate multiple data sources to support grant administration processes.
• Review existing data systems to check for data quality and ensure that records are maintained to support quality assurance.
• Follow processes under the guidance of senior staff to review and identify inaccurate data or improperly maintained records.
• Automate repetitive tasks, maintain reusable data, and work effectively using SQL.
• Clean, prepare, and validate quantitative and qualitative data to be analyzed by Data Analysts and Data Engineer staff.
• Support and monitor data collection including programming surveys using Qualtrics and Alchemer. Data collection activity may involve organizing and maintaining data from quantitative and qualitative sources while ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Monitor tasks and deliverables as set by senior staff to support contract compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Management, Library Science or related field from an accredited university or college
• 3 years of experience comprising 2 years of focused data management experience with additional experience including a combination of college labs, internships.
• Proficient in Excel or Smartsheet
• Foundational knowledge of SQL
• Experience leveraging GitHub, managing documentation on Confluence or SharePoint
• Strong problem solving, analysis, communication, and teamwork skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to write clearly and concisely with attention to detail and target audience focus
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• English fluency (oral and written)
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI), Smartsheet
• Project Management (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Monday.com)
• Foundational Programming in SQL
• Data quality assurance and validation
• Data governance principles knowledge
• Document management systems experience
• Metadata management experience

Skills

Required

• Proficient in Excel or Smartsheet
• Foundational knowledge of SQL
• English fluency (oral and written)
• Foundational Programming in SQL

Preferred

• Data quality assurance and validation
• Data governance principles knowledge
• Document management systems experience
• Metadata management experience