Data Evaluation Specialist

$26.33 - $42.12 Hourly$54,760 - $87,616 AnnuallyThis position is a Pay Band 70Posting DetailsWe are so pleased that you are interested in making an impact through our work at CYFD! The department thrives on dedicated, empathetic, and talented employees who ensure the well-being of the children and families in New Mexico by keeping them safe and healthy. By joining CYFD, you'll work to find the best ways to support families through difficult situations using community-based prevention and intervention programs. Employees have teammates and a committed leadership team to support them every day. We look forward to you joining us because caring for and supporting New Mexico's children and youth will take all of us. I know the department's mission is critical to improving the overall well-being of children in our state and, in turn, strengthening the future of New Mexico.THIS JOB POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE. Why does the job exist? Query and analyze data out of various CYFD Client Services applications to support graphical and written summaries Serve as one of the supporting contacts for creating quarterly performance measures. Support daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly report distribution to supervisors, managers, and bureau chiefs. Assist in research and interpretation of measures and outcomes from various CYFD programs. Assist in the transition of data governance and reporting during the implementation of the New Mexico IMPACT Application. Serve as a subject matter expert in creating analysis dashboards. Support data informed decision-making for New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department executive leaders, along with support managers, supervisors, and field staff. How does it get done?40% - Engaging in data querying, aggregating, analysis, quality assurance and reporting for CYFD management and stakeholders. Providing documentation and information guides on data report creations to support managers in strategic planning to assist data unit manager in making decisions about operations and performance to external stakeholders. 30% - Respond to a variety of information requests creating ad hoc reports from the FACTS system and/or other data systems for CYFD mangers and stakeholders including CYFD Secretary, senior management, staff, legislators, and others.20% - Provide aggregate data and reports for consultation and research to support to CYFD management in strategic planning and performance improvement. Support CYFD data unit manager with aggregate data reports to facilitate research and interpretation of measures and outcomes.10% - Support in process improvement and problem-solving groups. Who are the customers?All CYFD departments. Ideal CandidateExperience with Microsoft Products such as Excel including using pivot tables, Microsoft Access Queries, Microsoft PowerPoint, a basic understanding of SQL would be good but not required, experience with basic descriptive statistics would be helpful as would experience with Power BI or other graphical data reporting tools. The ability to weigh the relevance and accuracy of information, generate and evaluate alternative solutions to complex problems and clearly and effectively communicate technical issues to a variety of end users in both written and oral forms. The ability to listen effectively, clarifying information while identifying and analyzing problems. The ability to work effectively as a team member giving and accepting professional feedback. Critical thinking and the ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in root cause analysis. Time management and organization. Minimum QualificationBachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience including research, statistics, computer science, data analysis, accounting, auditing, finance, economics, business, public administration, budgeting, management and/or systems analysis. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below. Substitution TableThese combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position: Education Experience 1 High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 years of experience 2 Associate's degree AND 4 years of experience 3 Bachelor's degree AND 2 years of experience 4 Master's degree or higher AND 0 years of experience •Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position. •If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.Employment RequirementsBackground investigation is required and is conditional pending results. Working ConditionsWork is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required. Supplemental InformationDo you know what Total Compensation is? Click here Agency Contact Information: Emizael Cordova, (575) 201-8978. Email For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.Bargaining Unit PositionThis position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.