Job Responsibilities

• Identify and extract relevant information from public datasets, including the American Community Survey, and internal agency databases to support ongoing reporting needs. Consolidate data into structured, well-organized spreadsheets, ensuring data accuracy and readiness for analysis. Work closely with the Data Insights Coordinator to routinely refresh and maintain datasets utilized by executive leadership. Support the Local Partnership and 4K teams with data imports and exports.
• Construct clear, user-friendly internal surveys to gather staff feedback on agency events, training sessions, and/or operational needs, requesting and incorporating feedback from necessary stakeholders. Tabulate survey results, identify key takeaways or common themes in feedback, and summarize findings. Organize short-answer responses into clean, digestible formats so agency leadership can easily review responses and understand themes.
• Assist the Data Insights Coordinator in developing dynamic dashboards and data queries for the agency’s new data system. Provide support with basic data reports and building Power BI templates for future use. Create DAX codes for cleaning and reformatting data in the new data system to ensure up-to-date reporting. Trouble shoots any issues regarding the maintenance of previously published dashboards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• Current enrollment in or completion of a graduate-level program in Data Analytics, Statistics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or a related field. Successful completion of graduate-level coursework in data analysis, data visualization, or program evaluation.
  

• Position requires non- essential declaration.

Additional Comments

SC First Steps is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

SC First Steps offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices*
  • State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

• Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.