office administrator Baltimore, MD
City of Baltimore, MD Department of General Services
Full Time
Baltimore, MD
68920 - 45518 USD ANNUAL Today
Job description
THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Help the Mayor’s Office of Children & Family Success leverage their data as a Data Fellow with the new City Data Fellows program in the Mayor’s Office of Performance & Innovation!
The Mayor’s Office of Children & Family Success is charged with leveraging every available community asset and government resource to position children and families to reach their fullest potential. By championing a high-quality educational system, cultivating robust and meaningful enrichment opportunities and connecting families to resources that support financial well-being, we can intentionally and strategically serve as a catalyst for enriching the quality of life for Baltimore’s children and families.
As an MOCFS Data Fellow, you will:
- Use the power of data to improve city government service to our citizens
- Embed with MOCFS for a period of one year and focus on data projects
- Be paired with an agency staffer (a “Departmental Champion”) who is close to the issues and data and needs your help!
- Demonstrate to the agency that hiring you permanently after your fellowship ends is a wise investment
- Have a seat at the table with leaders in city government who will use your work to inform their decision-making
- Have the support, guidance, and management of the Mayor’s Office of Performance & Innovation
Here are some examples of the type of work you might do:
- Automation of manual tasks. Many agencies have data reporting requirements or use basic metrics to drive decisions but rely on manual calculations or repeated analysis procedures that could be automated, saving employees time.
- Dashboard or analytics tools. Dashboards are a good way of using data to drive day-to-day operations or for strategic decision making.
- Program or policy evaluation. The Agency may already be collecting data that would indicate whether programs or policies are effective, wise investments but don’t currently have the capacity to analyze the data properly to make this assessment. An evaluation will help city leaders decide how to best use their resources.
- Improvement of spreadsheet models or tools. Sometimes a spreadsheet really is the best tool for the job. Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool but is not always used to its fullest extent. You might improve existing spreadsheet tools with formulas, pivot tables, and macros, for example.
- Database design and implementation. Some agencies may identify data that they would like to begin capturing or have captured but is either paper or is otherwise not stored in a way that it can be efficiently used. You might design a relational database that could be used for future applications.
We expect:
- In the first month, you will understand the problem, you’ll access and explore relevant data, propose one or two ideas on how to solve the problem, and propose some success indicators for how we’ll know your solution is working
- By the third month, you’ll prototype your solution, begin to gather feedback from users and stakeholders, and have some baseline data for your success indicators
- By the sixth month, you’ll have refined your solution by gathering feedback and producing better analysis, and you’ll also likely have identified a side project or two with your Departmental Champion and agency
You should apply if:
- You’re excited about furthering the cause of data -driven performance in Baltimore city government
- You’re committed to the City of Baltimore and care about serving fellow residents
- You have a technical background - science, technology, engineering, and math - or have picked up data analysis and/or some programming knowledge in your education or early career
- You can demonstrate your ability to derive insights from data and communicate those insights to a non-technical audience
A little about the program:
- The City Data Fellows program is a new program that launched in the summer of 2019
- The motivation for the program is to add data and problem-solving capacity to city government agencies
- https://www.baltopi.com/
- www.bmorechildren.com
Financial Disclosure:
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law.
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Lucas Presta Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Specialist via email at
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City of Baltimore, MD Department of General Services
https://generalservices.baltimorecity.gov/
Baltimore, MD
Catherine Elizabeth Pugh
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