Senior Information Analyst Jobs

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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Center for Information Technology and Analytics (CITA) has a new opportunity for an individual(s) who love problem-solving and is civic minded, who is interested in designing, building, and implementing analytical models and visualizations to provide OIG with facts and insights to promote economy, effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity in City government. Under guidance, this position develops and employs innovative techniques for data analysis, resulting in the extraction of critical, near real-time information.

Duties

• Develops, maintains, and manages dashboards and other BI solutions
• Performs quality reviews of large volumes of data sets, resolves discrepancies, duplicates, missing information, and validates information
• Performs related duties as required
• Under the guidance of a Chief Forensic Data Analyst, extracts, merges, and conducts analysis of large data sets from multiple external data sources
• Recognizes business requirements and devises solutions to meet data requirements
• Compiles, develops, and generates statistical and narrative reports to summarize findings
• Prepares reports, documents process, and provides project presentations
• Develops basic to moderate SQL queries to extract and manage data

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree plus two years of work experience in data analysis/management OR fact-finding research, analysis and reporting of which one year is in programming and modifying computer applications, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in an investigatory or law enforcement organization
• Work experience with data visualization software products, e.g. Tableau, Power BI, and etc.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Management, or related field

Moderate Knowledge Of

• Software and data management tools such as R, Tableau, Python, SPSS, MySQL, Oracle or other similar tools
• Quantitative data analysis methods
• Report writing to summarize findings/results
• Methods and techniques of data base analysis and design
• Structured Query Language (SQL) and reporting platforms
• Tools to query and analyze data in a relational database
• Data mining processes and tools

ANNUAL SALARY: Range: $69,984 - $114,012 (annual increase first three years)

Starting $69,984 (non-negotiable); Post six-month review $73,332

TRAVEL AND SCHEDULE: Travel outside Chicago is not required.

Standard work hours are 8:30am-4:30pm, flexibility permitted.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: Employees must be a resident of the City of Chicago and proof of residency is required at the commencement of employment.

KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND

Essay Requirement

A passing score on a knowledge skill test(s) and/or essay may be required.

Your application must include answers to the following two prompts:

• In less than 500 words, describe a City of Chicago data source you think OIG should analyze: (1) why the data is important, (2) what aspect of the data you would analyze, (3) how you would visualize the information, (4) and what you would expect to learn. You can find examples of City data sources OIG has analyzed here: https://informationportal.igchicago.org/.
• In less than 500 words, describe a specific life experience(s) or circumstance(s) in which you encountered adversity, resistance, obstacles, or failure. Describe how you overcame and/or handled the situation(s), with further consideration of what you learned that you believe gives you insights into the lived experience of residents and/or operations of institutions in a city like Chicago.

Employee Vaccination Requirement: City of Chicago employees must, as a condition of employment, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective October 15, 2021. This Policy applies to all City employees. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable City processes. For more information on the vaccine policy please visit: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/supp_info/city-of-chicago-employee-vaccination-policy.html

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an equal opportunity employer.

OIG is an inclusive organization that hires and develops all its staff of all levels regardless of race, religion, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, marital or parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, age, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

OIG strives to create the kind of workplace where a socially diverse mix of people can thrive professionally. We pride ourselves in meeting our legal charge to promote economy, effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity in government. Through the hard work of our passionate and innovative team, OIG aims to serve every community with equity, respect, and dignity.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy to participate in the application process, please contact the OIG’s Supervisor of Personnel Administration, Eloise Markham at [email protected]. Please be prepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND MILITARY FRIENDLY EMPLOYER

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The City of Chicago does not participate in E-Verify (Employment Eligibility Verification System). In addition, employment at the Office of Inspector General is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

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