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02/17/2023
Data Analyst

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Position Description

Mission: 

The Harris County Clerk's Office Elections Department is committed to serving Harris County residents by providing essential voter registration and election services in an equitable, accessible, secure, and transparent manner.

As an Elections Data Analyst, you'll collect and conduct detailed statistical and geospatial analysis on datasets from within the Harris County Clerk's Office Elections Department. This position will be responsible for building data warehouses, dashboards/KPIs, reports, ad-hoc datasets, maps, and visuals to inform applicable stakeholders with the goal of making data-driven decisions. Additionally, the position will produce various data-driven forecasts including voter turnout and supply allocations as well as participate in election operations. This position will routinely work with internal staff as well as County and external stakeholders.


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with leaders and domain experts to identify business needs, create analysis plans, identify deliverables, and communicate key insights.
  • Design and deliver interactive dashboards, reports (including ad-hoc), and maps that combine multiple data sources to deliver key metrics, trends, and insights to stakeholders using tools such as Excel, MSSQL, and PowerBI.
  • Organize and analyze election data such as voting patterns (participation, wait times), voting center logistics, and internal processes.
  • Build data-driven forecasting models for voter turnout, vote center allocations, et al.
  • Collaborate with GIS teams to create, manage, and analyze spatial data creating maps and visualizations.
  • Participate in election period activities including nightly reporting during both Early Voting and Election Day.

Other Duties:

  • This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.
  • Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
 If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email [email protected].
 
 This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
  • Two (2)+ years demonstrable experience collecting, organizing, and analyzing disparate datasets
  • Two (2)+ years demonstrable experience using Data Visualization tools such as PowerBI or other platforms
  • Two (2)+ years demonstrable experience writing complex queries, data modeling, and forecasting

Job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite
  • Demonstrate communication skills, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and initiatives which is a routine part of this role
  • Knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling
  • Knowledge of statistics and analyzing data sets; of running queries, report writing, and presenting findings; and of record keeping, including security procedures for handling, protecting, and distributing data

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences
  • Two (2)+ year experience in ArcGIS, open data portals, and data warehousing
General Information

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

  • Regular Full-time 
  • Monday - Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M 
    • May be subject to include holidays and weekends as needed
    • Must be available to work extended hours during elections or when otherwise needed
Salary: 
  • $33.44 - $43.70 Hourly
  • Depends on Qualifications
  • Based on 26 Pay Periods

Work Environment:

  • Hybrid office environment with part of each week in the office.
  • Typically, an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and a normal range of temperature and noise level.
  • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

  • Sedentary work with minor physical effort required, but may involve periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, stretching, climbing, lifting less than 20 lbs. or similar activities (e.g., filing, delivering, sorting)

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
 
 Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

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