Drake International Inc Looking for Assessment Officer – Data Analysis – Educational Sector at Toronto, ON Full Time

Our Public Sector Client is looking for an Assessment Officer – Data Analysis

What we offer:

• Pay rate is $40 – $50 /hr. depending on experience.
• Work Location: Work from Home, occasional at site office location, which is located Toronto, ON M5G 2C2.
• Hours of Work: Monday to Friday – 7.25 hours per day which equates to 36.25 hours per week.
• Candidates Needs to be fully vaccinated.
• Full Time, Contract effective February 21 for a period up to two years.

What you do:

• The Assessment Officer will report to the Manager, Data and Support Services in the and Support Services Unit.
• The Assessment Officer will be responsible for leading and managing the design, development and implementation of systems and procedures for provincial large-scale assessment projects on performance and related data capture, validation, quality assurance, maintenance, processing, analysis, and reporting.
• Plans, coordinates, and provides technical leadership for the design/development of procedures for large scale assessment projects on performance and related data capture, validation, quality assurance, maintenance, processing, analysis, and reporting.
• Leads/participates in the recruitment and selection of external contractors for the conduct of data related aspects of assessment projects.
• Develops specifications for requests for proposals; leads/participates in evaluation teams; and recommends awarding of contracts to successful bidders.
• Provides technical leadership, direction and guidance on data collection, processing, quality assurance, analysis, reporting and interpretation.
• Monitors contractors’ performance provides feedback and prepares evaluations. Provides/ensures quality control by monitoring contractor deliverables, conducting site visits and ensuring adherence to timelines.
• Leads/manages the administration of systems and methodologies for the completion and review of statistical data resulting from assessment
• projects/activities.
• Monitors, reviews, and ensures the accuracy of information.
• Develops and organizes data collection, maintenance and update of systems and processes to ensure the establishment of accurate and thorough data fields and to provide an effective information base for statistical analysis.
• Maintains/ensures security and confidentiality of project data.
• Coordinates quality assurance activities relating to data and reporting for large scale assessment projects.
• Provides technical input to the development, improvement and implementation of assessment questionnaires and other data collection tools and leads
• the design of forms for data capture.
• Designs procedures, information and advisory documents, data collection instruments, manuals, and instructions, for use by clients
• Provides leadership for the processing, statistical analysis, and reporting of assessment data. Examines data and determines completeness, statistical
• accuracy, reliability, reasonableness, and validity; and identifies and resolves issues.
• Examines reporting tools and vendor systems for accuracy of data and quality of reporting.
• Provides outreach and manages client relations
• Provides technical advice, training and support related to data requirements, privacy rules, data entry, collection, analysis, and reporting, and project procedures. Identifies, investigates, and responds to issues, and solves problems.
• Coordinates/prepares statistical summaries and reports based on assessment project results for input to briefing documents and public reports.
• Reviews and analyzes assessment project data and responds to requests for information and trends by senior management and external clients and partners.
• Recommends related policies, operational procedures, and priorities.

Who you are:

• A College Diploma or University Degree in Statistical and Data Analysis
• 3-5 years’ experience Statistical and Data Analysis background.
• Extensive knowledge of data usage to interpret and analyze data for quality control purposes.
• Strong knowledge of large-scale assessments, SQL, MS Office, and Power BI are all assets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to deal with internal and external colleagues.

Apply now—we look forward to meeting you!

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