Role Requirements
Role requirement 1
Data analysis and reporting
* Answer queries from the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) using programmatic data.
* Prepare regular reports and dashboards using programmatic data to inform Departmental and internal audiences.
* Contribute to the preparation of Board/ Department reports and answering Funder and Oireachtas Queries.
* Work with programme team members across Pobal to scope and develop new ways of mining existing datasets to support policy and operations.
* Automate regular reports and dashboards to reduce manual processing and decrease a risk of human error.
Role requirement 2
Programme monitoring
* Work with Early Years Operations Teams to define indicators to measure operational activity, progress and effectiveness.
* Develop reporting procedures to ensure that business processes are underpinned by data.
* Define parameters of monitoring and reporting systems for data collection on programmes.
* Work with EY Operations teams and Data Analytics to define and implement data quality rules and metrics across programmes.
* Contribute to the development of documentation and standards for programme monitoring and data governance, when required.
Role requirement 3
Research
* Co-ordinate and conduct research and analysis projects arising from the agreed Pobal/ DCDE programme of work.
* Develop frameworks and models to estimate the demand for childcare places across programmes and monitor trends against these estimations.
* Assist internal teams with future planning of their resourcing needs based on estimated demand for places on specific programmes.
Role requirement 4
Support to other units
* Liaise with Operations Teams where data quality issues are identified and for providing direction on better data management.
* Support Early Years Operations Teams by collating programme and business data and conducting analysis to provide business intelligence to Early Years Operations Teams.
* Support Pobal's management teams concerning provision of data and analysis for early years programmes and business operations.
* Provide support to Liaison Executive (Funder Liaison Unit) on detail of programme data.
Required Experience
* 3 years minimum in a similar role
* Experience in business data analysis, including gathering reporting requirements, data mining, analysis and data modelling design using data collected from multiple systems (e.g. internal databases, Data Warehouse, other datasets)
* Experience in developing reports and dashboards in relevant BI tools, such as PowerBI
* Knowledge of R, SQL and databases
* Knowledge and experience of performance monitoring systems, such as CRM
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Evidence of the production of high-quality reports or written materials
* Proficient in MS packages e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, programme databases, SharePoint portals
Qualifications
* Relevant Third Level qualification (e.g., Degree) equivalent is essential
Desirable Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge of statistics
* Knowledge of workings of the Early Years/community/voluntary/public sector
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