What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist I, Data position at ESC Region 7?
FLSA Status: Exempt
Calendar Days: 12 Month
Workplace Location: On Site
Job Family: 103 Specialist I
Job Title: Data Specialist I
Division / Department: Curriculum Services/Digital Learning
Supervisor: Director II, Digital Learning
Date Revised: 3/6/2025
Job Summary: The Data Specialist is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining interactive dashboards to track district engagement within ESC departments and across the ESC as a whole. Using Looker Studio, the Specialist will collect, integrate, and analyze data to provide meaningful insights that support decision-making and strategic planning. This role also involves analyzing, reviewing, and revising software solutions, as well as developing routine code to enhance dashboard functionality. Additionally, the Specialist will train ESC staff on data input processes and the effective use of dashboards.
Qualifications:
Education/Training:
- Bachelor's Degree or required license
- Prefer a Master's Degree in a related field
Experience:
- At least 3 years of related experience.
- Experience with data visualization tools, including Looker Studio
- Experience in data analysis, research, compilation, and/or reporting work
- Proficiency with JavaScript
Knowledge / Skills:
- Task execution (result oriented)
- Build and cultivate relationships
- Excellent communication
- Financial knowledge
- Experience with Looker Studio or other data visualization tools
- Strong ability to collect, interpret, and analyze data for meaningful insights
- Basic coding skills to develop and maintain dashboard functionality
- Ability to analyze software and dashboard performance, identify inefficiencies, and implement improvements
- Strong communication skills to train and support ESC staff in using dashboards efficiently
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability in dashboard reports
- Ability to work across departments to align data tracking and engagement metrics with the ESC Strategic Plan
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
- Must be able to maintain emotional control under stress
- Work with frequent interruptions
- Ability to multi-task
- Limited travel
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Dashboard Development & Maintenance: Design and implement interactive dashboards in Looker Studio to visualize and track district engagement.
- Data Integration & Analysis: Collect, organize, and analyze data from multiple sources to ensure accurate and meaningful reporting.
- Software Evaluation & Development: Analyze, review, and revise software solutions to improve functionality and efficiency; develop routine code to support dashboard enhancements.
- Training & Support: Provide training and support to ESC staff on data entry processes and best practices for utilizing dashboards to inform decision-making.
- Collaboration & Optimization: Work closely with ESC departments to identify key metrics, optimize data tracking, and refine dashboard functionality based on user needs.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure data accuracy, dashboard performance, and usability by troubleshooting issues and implementing necessary improvements.
- Regular and reliable attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
Funding
All Region 7 employees are at-will employees. Because your assignment is funded by grants, federal funding, and/or special funding, your continued employment is expressly conditioned on the availability of funding for the position. If funding becomes unavailable due to loss of state/federal funding or due to financial constraints of Region 7 ESC, your position is subject to immediate termination.
