Business Systems Analyst - Seton Education Partners

Business Systems Analyst
Bronx, NY

Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, adaptive individual to be the founding Business Systems Analyst for the Brilla Schools Network. The Business Systems Analyst is an entry-level role crucial for managing and maintaining the data systems across our organization. This position requires a detail-oriented individual who is willing to work across various organizational functions, ensuring the integrity, security, and effectiveness of data systems.

About Seton Education Partners

Co-founded in 2009 by KIPP pioneer Scott W. Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de García, Seton Education Partners is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools which have historically been the greatest equalizing factor for economically underserved children, families and communities in America for decades. 

Specifically, Seton expands opportunities for parents in underserved communities to choose an academically excellent, character rich, and—for those who seek it—vibrantly Catholic education for their children. As a national non-profit, Seton partners with (arch)dioceses and others across the country to implement innovative and sustainable new models that bridge the best of Catholic education's rich tradition with new possibilities. Seton was born of the belief that a tremendous opportunity exists to revitalize urban Catholic schools in America and strengthen the education they provide. The challenges are significant, to be sure, but with an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, much can and should be done, not only to preserve this national treasure but also to build on its foundation for the benefit of thousands of children in America’s most underserved neighborhoods.

Seton has pioneered multiple innovative and high-impact solutions to the shuttering of Catholic schools in underserved communities. Seton is working to take these remarkable achievements to scale by managing a network of schools and programs that ensure that thousands of underserved children whose Catholic schools close—and other local children—have access to an academically excellent, character-building, and, for those who choose it, faith-nurturing education. Seton provides a national model for how other cities facing the shuttering of Catholic schools can continue to serve children and families with limited educational options. For more information on Seton Education Partners, please visitwww.SetonPartners.org.

About the Brilla Schools Network

Brilla Public Charter Schools is a network of K-8th grade schools that currently serves nearly 1,600 students from Mott Haven, University Heights and other neighborhoods in the Bronx. The network plans to grow from four elementary and two middle schools to four elementary and four middle schools educating some 4,000 students in the Bronx. Core to our mission is that our students become young men and women of good character and spirit and be prepared for excellence in high school, college, and beyond. Brilla combines a classical approach to education -- an emphasis on virtue formation, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and direct instruction of a content-rich curriculum that has stood the test of time -- with co-teaching practices and individualized online learning.* We approach the formation of our students holistically and also set high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, family member and staff. 

About El Camino Network

El Camino, which means “The Way” in Spanish, is an optional, privately-funded Catholic after-school faith formation program that is closely partnered with Brilla charter schools.  El Camino helps children, their families and their catechists to know, love and serve Christ and His Church; develop the habits, dispositions and beliefs that are indispensable to human flourishing and happiness; and live as disciples in this world and saints in the next. El Camino honors the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. In the last 10 years, over 230 children have been baptized through our program. 

El Camino currently serves approximately 40% of Brilla’s students for 90 minutes a day, Monday through Thursday. Children receive homework help from experienced teachers, a nutritious snack, and 30 minutes each of catechism and physical fitness. Additionally, children and families have opportunities for shared and personal prayer and character formation. This video provides a snapshot of El Camino. El Camino will grow to serve children through 8th grade, growing a grade level at a time each year.

About the job of Business Systems Analyst

A member of the broader Schools Network Team and reporting to the Director of Data Management & Analytics, the Business Systems Analyst will be the primary partner and collaborator between the Data team and the various stakeholders and users across the Brilla school network.  This position ensures that the data systems we develop and maintain support the school users and processes needed to run an effective school network.  The Business Systems Analyst will also work directly on system user interfaces and visualizations to make them user friendly and intuitive.  Your work will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our educational and administrative processes and thus directly contribute to our organization's success.

Main Responsibilities 

• Business Analysis: Understand and document school processes and requirements so that they can be incorporated into system designs and implementations
• Visualization Designer: Work with the Data team and school/network stakeholders to design intuitive data visualizations and dashboards, reports, and system interfaces
• PD/Knowledge Support: Provide training and support to system users, ensuring they can effectively utilize the systems.  Track PD assignment and completion status across the network.  Develop online resources, PD videos and knowledge base for user community
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively across different departments to understand and meet their data system and reporting needs
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with system upgrades, new features, and best practices in data management

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics

Candidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics:

• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to Seton’s mission and values
• Personal responsibility with humility
• A relentless drive for excellence
• A strong belief that all children can achieve both moral and academic excellence
• An unwavering determination to be better today than you were yesterday
• A willingness to learn new skills and technologies

The ideal candidate will bring experience, skills, and beliefs in the following areas:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field
• Experience with analyzing and visualizing data for end user consumption 
• Strong understanding of data systems 
• Experience in a school district or educational technology setting preferred
• Experience with Tableau preferred
• Experience with Google Workspace suite of tools preferred, in particular Google Sheets
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with various teams
• Experience in creating documentation and PD resources for organization
• Demonstrated history of learning new technologies, either independently or through external PD resources

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are building an organization in which talented individuals from all walks of life and past work experiences can join our team and make significant contributions. We are particularly committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences or backgrounds of the students we will serve.

*At Brilla, education in the classical tradition is understood to require the education of the whole person - mind, body and spirit - in the service of human flourishing. Cognitive development and character formation are interdependent: People flourish by living out the virtues. A time proven way of learning how to live out the virtues is to learn about, contemplate and discuss how these virtues have been expressed in literature and history and represented in time-tested works. 

Secondarily, a classical education is pedagogically consistent with modern cognitive science. Many current pedagogies are not fully consistent with what we know today about brain development. In contrast, classical pedagogy  (referred to as the Trivium) perfectly corresponds to how the brain develops. It emphasizes patterns, routines, and facts that young brains crave (Grammar stage); it leverages the brain’s orientation to asking “why” in the middle years (Logic stage); and it focuses on communication and persuasion in the high school years (Rhetoric stage).

To Apply

Initial application materials include: a cover letter, contact information for three references, and a resume that includes information on your background and leadership experience. You are also welcome to submit a portfolio of visualization and data science projects that you have worked on.

Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Seton Education Partners provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

The base pay range for this position is $75,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year. Pay may vary within the stated range, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits will be provided.

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