Role Overview

Do you have a detective streak, a facility with spreadsheets, and a passion for education?

UA is seeking a capable and curious School Support Data Manager to join our Operations & Data team. The Data Manager will be in charge of pulling together raw student and school-level data from various sources to inform a critical feedback loop for teammates working in NYC schools, so that they can consistently monitor their impact and improve their work, and to the advancement and executive teams, so the organization can share our work in the wider education world.

This is an opportunity to join an engaged, collaborative, mission-driven staff and to take part in the critical work of advancing the social and economic mobility of NYC students and students around the country. This position collaborates with and reports to the Director of Operations & Data, supports both school and office-based staff, and is based at Urban Assembly’s central office in Manhattan’s Financial District. This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position, averaging 35 hours per week, including paid sick and vacation days, paid holidays, and generous health benefits. Salary is commensurate with experience.

The Urban Assembly

The Urban Assembly’s mission is to advance students’ social and economic mobility by improving public education. The UA provides schools and districts with innovative data-driven, student-centered approaches to career and technical education, academics, social-emotional learning, and postsecondary access and success. The (UA) founded a network of unique, small public secondary schools throughout NYC. UA schools are open to all students, and our goal is to prepare 100% of UA graduates for success in the 21st-century economy.

The UA’s Commitment to Equity

The UA values the uniqueness that each student brings into our schools, and our work honors the various social and cultural contexts from which they come. We acknowledge the historical barriers created by education systems to perpetuate the social inequities that keep students of color from accessing postsecondary and career opportunities - and commit to dismantling these barriers.

Job Description

The ideal candidate is excited to leverage UA’s existing tools and processes to connect various sources of information and proactively identify inconsistencies so that we are prepared to respond to inquiries that will improve our work. We’re looking for someone who has a passion for learning new tools and skills, and loves to document processes with an eye towards improvement every cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate data for your peers

  • Work with colleagues and team to gather and organize reliable raw data from multiple sources, according to a calendar adapted each summer for each school year

  • Connect and clean up data sources to fill out a rich picture of trends across UA students and schools

  • Develop and maintain user-friendly program dashboards to assist colleagues in monitoring key metrics of each program and its impact

  • Curate information and counsel UA and school staff to promote strategic planning and data-informed decision-making

• Weave data together for external use

• • Regularly provide data to varied stakeholders that answers questions about UA’s progress and impact across all partner schools and multiple years

• Deepen the data-informed culture at UA with the Data team

• • Building on a strong foundation, strategize about how to build a data-informed culture and associated capacity within the UA team at-large

  • Uphold best practices for data privacy and security and share/monitor those practices with colleagues

This work is broad-ranging, requiring someone who can jump into a variety of different roles. As a growing organization, we can predict that the specific needs and job description will shift over time and other duties may be assigned by the Director of Operations and Data. A proactive and flexible mindset will be essential for success.

You are a great candidate for this position if...

• You care about high quality execution and getting things done well and done right; you like making your colleagues’ work easier.

• You are a good listener and communicator, and you love making complicated and confusing information clear and attractive.

• You are not intimidated by spreadsheets, you have patience for multi-step processes, and perhaps you even find some joy in optimizing a sequence just a little each time with a formula or an innovation.

• You are comfortable interacting and collaborating with colleagues at all levels.

• You are committed to operationalizing and embodying principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• You are hungry to learn, to grow, and to give and get feedback as part of an ever-evolving team.

• You enjoy an open-office environment.

• You are passionate about leveling the playing field for NYC students who may not otherwise have access to opportunities, relationships, and resources that advance economic and social mobility.

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• Four years work experience in a data-informed environment.

• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced proficiency with spreadsheets.

• Comfort with Google Workspace Apps (Sheets, Docs, Forms) and Microsoft Excel.

• Ability to work in-person multiple days per week from UA’s office in Manhattan’s Financial District

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years experience (paid or unpaid) in an education-related or NYCDOE school setting

• Comfort with Tableau Prep and Desktop

• Basic coding familiarity (spreadsheet formulas)

• Interest in basic visual design

• Google training or credentials

What the team does every day: The UA staff develops and provides high-quality ongoing coaching and program resources to school and district staff in the areas of leadership, academics, postsecondary readiness, social-emotional learning, and alumni success so that they can, in-turn, support students to succeed after high school.

Why you want to work here: At the Urban Assembly, you have the opportunity to improve and create every day. We work hard because we care about our colleagues, our schools, and the students. The UA team is remarkably engaged and hungry for information, continually evaluating and monitoring progress and success as we all iterate and innovate alongside our schools and partners.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range is commensurate with experience ($70,000 - $85,000/year), and includes an excellent benefits package; including employer-funded healthcare, transit benefits, financial support for professional development, and generous vacation time.

The UA is committed to building a diverse team. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Unfortunately, due to a non-compete clause, we are unable to hire staff directly out of DOE schools or central offices, but former DOE staff (out of the system for more than 1 year) are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Interested and qualified applicants, please email a resume and cover letter to Amy Greenwood at jobs-data@urbanassembly.org. Please include your name and the words “School Support Data Manager” in the subject line. For additional information about the Urban Assembly, please visit www.urbanassembly.org

Please note that as contractors of the New York City Department of Education, all employees of the Urban Assembly are required to be fully vaccinated, including a booster, against COVID-19 or request a Religious or Medical Accommodation.

What to Expect After Applying:

The UA team will review applications on a rolling basis. Candidates moving forward in the interview process will be contacted by email regarding a phone screening, practice tasks, and by a virtual interview. If you will be requesting accommodation for the application process, please reach out to our Chief of Staff, Gillian Finley (gfinley@urbanassembly.org).

Our target start date for the School Support Data Manager is October 24, 2022. This position will remain open until filled.