Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, results-oriented, emerging leader to the be the Data Manager for a new network of urban public charter schools in the South Bronx of New York City.  The Data Manager will be a founding team member of the Brilla Charter School Network, a growing network of schools modeled after Brilla College Prep. 

At Seton and Brilla, we believe that good data should be driving all strategic planning and decision-making.  We currently collect a lot of data: student demographic info, formative academic assessment data from platforms like STEP and Accelerated Reader, summative academic data from NWEA MAP and State Exams, daily technology-based blended learning data, operational and financial metrics and much more.  As a network, our goal is to organize this data into useful tools for all key stakeholders within the organization, most notably teachers, school leaders and the Board of Directors.  The person in this role will work closely with our Chief Operating Officer, our Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and our School Leaders to design, implement and oversee data processes and tools that allow everyone in the organization to respond efficiently and effectively to the most important data available to them. 

Background

Seton Education Partners is launching a new network of K-8 public charter schools in underserved neighborhoods in New York City where traditional Catholic schools are being closed. Co-founded in 2009 by KIPP Foundation co-founder Scott W. Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de García, Seton is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools in America, which have served the economically disadvantaged so well for decades. With a focus on results, Seton is committed to ensuring that children develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to earn a college degree and pursue lives of value, faith, and integrity.

In 2013, Seton launched Brilla College Prep in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. Brilla, which means “shine” in Spanish, has achieved academic growth results that match or beat the most acclaimed charter schools. Seton now seeks to take these remarkable achievements to scale by helping to launch and manage a network of schools like Brilla to ensure that thousands of underserved children whose Catholic schools close—and other local children—have access to an academically superior and character-building education. This network will serve as a national model for how other cities facing the shuttering of Catholic schools can continue to serve the poor.

Position Overview

The Data Manager will be a key member of an entrepreneurial administrative team for our emerging school network.  They would join our team at a crucial time, with the streamlining of our data systems as a top priority.  Specific responsibilities include designing robust data tools and dashboards for use across the network, monitoring data integrity and overseeing the required systems for data entry at the school level, creating and maintaining data cycle calendars, running regular data reports and offering analyses of the results. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• With members of the leadership team, design, build and maintain distinct data dashboards for use by teachers, school leaders, and Trustees.
• Establish and oversee data entry systems and standards to ensure fidelity and data integrity across all schools
• Administer the school’s current data platform, ensuring accurate rosters, timely data import and export, smooth user-management and custom report creation
• Provide training and support to staff on data platform
• Chart out regular data calendars to capture key reporting deadlines and required lead time
• Generate summative reports in excel from raw academic and non-academic data
• Identify patterns/trends in academic data and report those findings to the leadership team for further analysis and resource (re)allocation when necessary
• Summarize, analyze and report on school-wide academic progress to all relevant stakeholders
• Ensure all data is archived and easily accessible
• Complete additional special projects as assigned; may include operations and financial tasks

Desired Characteristics and Competencies
For this position, a deep background in statistical analysis is not required (though we would consider this a plus if accompanied by the right additional skills and characteristics).  We are seeking someone who can quickly understand high-level organizational goals and can efficiently translate them into action.  This may be a former classroom teacher who has a high comfort with data and is eager to take their Excel skills to the next level.  Or it might be a versatile data professional who brings a “big-picture” lens to their work and can be a strategic thought-partner for leadership in an entrepreneurial school environment.  We are open to a variety of professional backgrounds and can provide support for training in certain areas if necessary. 

Regardless of their current skillset, candidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics and competencies:

• Achievement Orientation & Drive: Sets ambitious goals, takes initiative, follows through to get results. Has a relentless pursuit of excellence and a “whatever it takes” attitude. Demonstrates resilience and resolve in the face of change. Has a consistent history of personal success.
• Continuous Learning: Constantly seeks opportunities to learn and improve, making use of successes, failures, and data to find a better way. Willing to take calculated risks in order to learn.
• Critical Thinking & Problem-solving: Approaches challenges in creative and analytical ways. Integrates and acts upon new information quickly, and is comfortable thinking about details and the big picture.
• Decision-making: Can make decisions in a timely manner and in the face of ambiguity. Considers consequences of decisions, stands by difficult decisions, and communicates decisions effectively.
• Flexibility: Comfortable in a fluid start-up environment; able and willing to adapt in the face of unexpected changes.
• Personal Organization: Prioritizes and multi-tasks effectively. Is punctual, prepared, and detail-oriented.
• Self-awareness: Is aware of own strengths and weaknesses and the perceptions of others and adjusts accordingly. Is open to feedback, works to improve upon weaknesses, shows balance of confidence vs. humility, and behaves professionally.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Two years successfully serving in a position in an academic (or other not-for-profit) institution
• A comfort-level with Microsoft Excel and/or other data management platforms
• Teaching experience (a plus)

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are building an organization in which talented individuals from all walks of life and past work experiences can join our team and make significant contributions. We are particularly committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences or backgrounds of the students we serve.