Blind Inc.

Working Title: Strategy and Analytics Director

Job Class: State Program Administrator, Manager Principal

Agency: Public Safety Dept

• Job ID : 79749

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 09/10/2024

• Closing Date : 10/09/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Public Safety Dept / Public Safety-Managerial

• Division/Unit : Commissioner's Office / Commissioners Office

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : 5-10%

• Salary Range: $48.45 - $69.48 / hourly; $101,163 - $145,074 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 220 - Manager/Unrep

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is a high-profile cabinet level agency with significant public profile through its ten operation divisions, including three law enforcement divisions and Driver and Vehicle Services.

This position will develop and lead a team to centralize strategy and analytics and provide agency leadership with key information and statistics that will drive the agency’s strategic plan and measure organizational performance. This position will be responsible for creating and leading a team of analysts and data professionals that function as internal consultants in the areas of data analysis, performance measurement, program evaluation, and data visualization to help guide agency strategy. This position will be providing high-level data analysis and interpretation of data to agency senior leadership and division directors; advising and consulting senior leadership and division directors regarding the use of data for decision-making; and presenting findings and recommendations based on findings to internal and external audiences.

This position will have the option of teleworking; however, it will be based on the business needs of the unit and is at supervisory discretion

Minimum Qualifications

Five of experience in program policy development, conducting research and documenting evidence, decisions, processes, user stories, and requirements

AND

Three years managing teams to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, or goal accomplishment.

Candidates will be further assessed on the following:

• Demonstrated leadership experience. Leadership experience can include experience as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead, project lead, or completion of a State of Minnesota leadership program (e.g. ELI or SLI), or comparable leadership program

• Experience establishing and maintaining effective communication and working relationships with employees and the public, communicating effectively between a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, to collaboratively solve problems and manage change

• Working knowledge of various cultural perspectives of data collection and use

• Experience using and interpreting data obtained from multiple sources and interpret information to non-policy/analysis-oriented positions

• Skills in advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis sufficient to conduct public policy research, evaluation, and performance measurement for complex policy and program issues

• Ability to plan, budget, organize, supervise, and coordinate programs and personnel, to delegate, fix accountability, measure progress, evaluate results, and to initiate improvements

• Ability to work cooperatively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and underserved communities

*Bachelor's degree in: Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Statistics, other closely related field as determined by the agency may substitute one (1) year of experience; master’s degree substitutes for eighteen (18) months of experience; PhD substitutes for twenty-four (24) months of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of political sensitivity and awareness sufficient to advice program leadership on best path forward and potential pitfalls for policy, statutory, and regulatory work

• Knowledge of the state legislative process; public policy-making processes; and state government structure and functions

• Experience performing statistical analysis and working with inferential statistics

• Experience working with confidential, protected, or classified data

• Knowledge of software systems to store, modify, extract, analyze, and visualize quantitative and qualitative data (e.g. SPSS, NVivo, Tableau, Power BI)

• Working knowledge of organizational development concepts, such as change management, human-centered design, etc.

• Working knowledge of performance measurement methodologies, such as Results Based Accountability

• Experience working in a start-up environment where solution-oriented problem solving is needed for uncertain and non-routine questions while applying the interpretation of law, understanding of agreements, policies, and judgement of future difficulties

Physical Requirements

Very Light: Requires occasionally moving and transporting such articles as file folders and small tools. May need to maintain a stationary position for long periods of time while carrying out job duties.

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of the following:

It is the policy of the Department of Public Safety that all employees submit to a background investigation prior to employment, includes the following components:

• Criminal history

• Reference check

• Drivers License

• Education Verification

• Fingerprints (MNJIS/CJIS)

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.