Data Steward & Compliance Lead — Education Programs

Educational Alliance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO policy

Medical & Dental Insurance

Pension Plan

403b Retirement Plans

Discount Perks for Movies, Broadway

Free Gym Membership to MCC FITNESS &

Job summary

Educational Alliance is seeking a full-time Data Manager for governance, data quality, and compliance across 15 sites in Lower Manhattan. You will partner with School Leadership, Compliance, and Evaluation teams to enhance core data assets and support regulatory requirements.

You will manage ChildPlus and vendor portals, ensure data integrity, and generate reports for dashboards and funder reports, while maintaining confidentiality and collaborating with program leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field and/or professional experience working with databases.
• Experience working with ChildPlus required, and DOE Vendor Portal a plus
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team in a collaborative environment
• Ability to interact comfortably with parents and colleagues
• Ability to multitask with tracking various data streams simultaneously; while prioritizing work
• Adhesion to strict deadlines and preemptive planning to meet agency timelines and renewal periods
• Prior experience in DOE, UPK, Early Head Start, Head Start, School Age Child Care setting preferred
• Knowledge of MS Office and basic computer skills required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Some experience in writing grants is preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese is a plus

Responsibilities

• Review files quarterly to ensure all documents are up to date.
• Work with ERSEA committee and all relevant parties to ensure families’ Head Start and DOE eligibility is documented and updated as needed.
• Work in collaboration with the Program Coordinators to maintain up-to-date digital files for preschool children, as required by DOH, DOE and Head Start on the One Drive.
• Manage data entry process and conduct quarterly quality assurance in all areas of ChildPlus and DOE Vendor Portal databases to ensure data integrity.
• Review updates to databases and assist staff accordingly with new features or system updates.
• Troubleshoot data-related and report-related problems.
• Works closely with Research and Evaluation team to ensure impact/outcome data is collected where appropriate.
• Review data with program leadership monthly to ensure validity and quality.
• Communicate trends in data with program leadership, to assist managers in pivoting service delivery as needed.
• Run reports to accurately provide program numbers for monthly agency dashboards, monthly funder reports, and other documentation of service delivery as needed.
• Work with program staff to identify data needs and modify database accordingly.
• Performance tuning of database and systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database and data entry errors.
• Assist staff with day-to-day database questions and reporting (daily)
• Merge duplicate entries and correct data entry errors (monthly)

Skills

Data management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

ChildPlus

DOE Vendor Portal

MS Office

Job description

Educational Alliance is seeking a full-time Data Manager for governance, data quality, and compliance across 15 sites in Lower Manhattan. You will partner with School Leadership, Compliance, and Evaluation teams to enhance core data assets and support regulatory requirements.

You will manage ChildPlus and vendor portals, ensure data integrity, and generate reports for dashboards and funder reports, while maintaining confidentiality and collaborating with program leadership.