Job Description

Job Title Performance Management and Data Analyst II, Grade 25
Location Rockville, MD, US
Organization Name Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Medical Exam Medical History
Background Investigation Yes
Financial Disclosure Yes

Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

NOTE: This recruitment was changed to Open Until Filled. Applicants who have previously applied for this position remain under consideration.

About the Department of Housing and Community Affairs

The Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) works to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing, maintain existing housing in a safe and sanitary condition, preserve the safety and quality of residential and commercial areas, ensure fair and equitable relations between landlords and tenants, and support the success of common ownership communities - all with a focus on reducing racial inequities and climate change impacts.

About the Position

DHCA is seeking a Performance Management and Data Analyst II to monitor and improve the performance of DHCA services by working closely with elected leaders, other departments, and agencies. The work involves collecting data and information on complex problems, issues, and programs, developing technically sophisticated presentations, conducting in-depth research and analyses, recommending data driven solutions, and providing information about department achievements. This position assists DHCA in process improvements using a wide range of analytical tools and methods.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Reconciles data from multiple sources and databases.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets a diverse range of data and information from DHCA programs to identify opportunities for enhanced productivity and efficiency in discrete and/or cross-cutting management programs and operations.
• Designs and executes projects using qualitative and quantitative investigative techniques, fact finding methods (interviews, performance evaluations, statistical analysis, surveys, site visits, and observations).
• Recommends and implements data driven solutions to meet desired outcomes.
• Collect, analyzes, and interprets a diverse range of data and information from DHCA programs to provide information and about their achievements and needs to elected officials, other departments, researchers, and the public.
• Works with managers and staff to identify best practices, resources, and alternatives for meeting objectives and timeliness and increasing transparency of data.
• Advises senior leadership on organizational and operational performance trends, challenges, and issues.
• Communicates information to managers and other staff and program stakeholders by developing user friendly presentations, performance metrics, and reports.
• Communicates information to elected leaders, government officials, and the public through presentations, reports, and websites.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant\'s responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County\'s "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff\'s office) are subject to the County\'s ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the website.
Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Three (3) years of professional experience performing data analysis and interpretation, program evaluation, and/or process improvement in an academic, data administration, or business data analytics environment.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor\'s Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Operations Research, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy, Management, Finance, Statistics, Engineering, or related field.

Equivalency: (1) An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. (2) Possession of a graduate degree in one of the above fields may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Preferred Criteria

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Experience working across the data lifecycle, generating, collecting, processing, storing, managing, analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting data to provide concrete insights regarding the effectiveness and impact of the department programs performance/operations.
• Experience conducting in-depth studies and analyses of large or complex datasets to uncover performance trends using a variety of tools and systems including business intelligence software, customer relationship management software, geospatial mapping software, open data platform, statistical analysis applications, and data integration and manipulation tools and techniques.
• Experience in independent data gathering, interpretation, and analysis methods and approaches to large volumes of data and utilizing data sources and experience using research/evaluation methods.
• Experience in establishing performance metrics and working with senior management to identify problem areas and potential solutions.
• Expertise with data analysis and visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, and experience using these or similar tools to create performance dashboards for the department.
• Knowledge of and experience using SQL, R, and/or Python for data extraction, analysis, and manipulation, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle SQL Developer.
• Experience communicating ideas and positions, both orally and in writing, and persuading individuals and groups to support recommendations made from findings and/or projections, i.e., synthesizes and communicates complex ideas and information to department management, developing user friendly presentations, dashboards, applications, online performance metrics and reports.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Minimum Salary 73173
Maximum Salary 117424
Currency USD

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