Data Analyst Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53906)

Description

Working closely with the Section Leadership Team, the Data Analyst is responsible for supporting department activities like the development, maintenance and coordination of data collection, data analytics, data governance and data management practices, and providing reporting expertise on types of measurement and data initiatives.  The scope of responsibility for this position includes an understanding of structured/unstructured data, different data collection methodologies, data quality, data governance and different software used for data collection and management within the department. This position is also responsible for consulting with internal and external clients, collecting, preparing and extracting data and information, conducting research and analysis, and preparing reports. 

What will you do?

• The Analyst will contribute to the development of team strategy, as well as provide advice and support on horizontal and vertical implementation of a cascading system of corporate, department and section strategies and plans

• With a continuous improvement perspective, the Analyst will aid in standardizing data governance and management processes and procedures to effectively and efficiently maximize the use and reporting of data management systems

• They will coordinate with different department strategy teams to optimize use of systems and its reporting through analytics and feedback

• The Analyst will create reporting products and develop basic queries and follow methodologies to populate data and results into defined reporting templates

• The Analyst will create and maintain visualization dashboards to support Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and help prepare reports that effectively communicate trends and patterns using relevant data

• They will provide technical expertise to support department reporting and analytics and provide review and identification of deficiencies in existing systems and reports to ensure the accuracy and completeness of reporting data. This includes aiding with standardizing processes and procedures to more effectively and efficiently maximize the use and reporting of data management systems

• The Analyst will create appropriate documentation that allows stakeholders to understand the steps of data analysis processes and duplicate or replicate the analysis if necessary

• They will provide training and guidance to end users in the use of Business Intelligence/Departmental and Web Analytics tools and the analysis/understanding of information

• Other duties as assigned