Director of Early Childhood Analytics and Technology

Title: Director of Early Childhood Analytics and Technology

State Role Title: Education Administrator III

Hiring Range: Commensurate based on experience; median salary $125,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Ed Central Operations

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: www.doe.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Education is the administrative agency for the commonwealth’s public schools and early childhood sites. VDOE works in partnership with Virginia’s 131 school divisions and 5500 early childhood sites to support and improve teaching and learning, set high expectations for all students, including children from birth to five, and promote student safety, well-being, and health.

The purpose of this position is to provide strategic direction and leadership for the analytics and technology team the Division of Early Childhood Care and Education.
This position will develop, implement, and manage data and technology systems that are essential to the operations of the Division of Early Childhood Care and Education, and Virginia’s statewide goal of supporting a unified birth-to-five early childhood system to ensure that all Virginia children have the opportunity to enter kindergarten ready.

Through management of a team of analysts and project managers, this position will support the ownership, security, and appropriate use of several complex data sets and technology systems. This position will lead the direction for analytic analyses and data products that support the strategic goals of the Division of Early Childhood Care and Education and the Commonwealth. Through an in-depth familiarity with all early childhood statewide databases and data systems, this position will develop a cohesive vision for data use that supports interoperability and ultimately results in expanded quality and access to early childhood programs. Finally, this position will support all efforts to publicly communicate data and analysis including but not limited to web portals, dashboards, data briefs and other formats.

The Virginia Department of Education offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave

Minimum Qualifications

•Ability to develop and implement a vision for supporting the development and coordination of complex data systems;
•Experience developing plans for building, analyzing and working with multiple datasets and databases that measure different elements at varying levels (i.e., child data, classroom data, statewide collections, etc.) in support of systemic continuous improvement;
•Demonstrated ability to project manage complex tasks and coordinate across diverse audiences and partners;
•Demonstrated ability to manage a team of analysts or other team members to coordinate and complete both routine and responsive analytic projects;
•Demonstrated ability direct the synthesis of large sets of data and to identify unique and meaningful insights for general and targeted audiences;
•Experience producing formal recommendations related to data coordination and data management to senior leaders;
•Experience working across many partners and contractors to both manage and co-design systems for data collection, storage, and analysis;
•Experience working with a variety of web-based technologies, including managing the design and field-facing support for various websites and data portals;
•Experience interpreting data analysis or data trends in an early childhood, education or public sector context; and
•Experience in establishing and/or supporting data governance, preferably in the public sector.

Additional Considerations

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A résumé will be accepted in lieu of a completed state application. Applications submitted via e-mail, postal service, fax or hand-delivered will not be considered. Successful candidates must pass a criminal background check. Commonwealth of Virginia employees may have teleworking options available. Final teleworking agreements will be reviewed and approved upon hire.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and the VDOE that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.

Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Jessica Vaughan

Phone: n/a

Email: jessica.vaughan@doe.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.