The State of Oregon is seeking a Research Analyst 3 to join the Child Nutrition Programs Unit at the Oregon Department of Education. This role involves overseeing data operations, analyzing and reporting on various child nutrition programs, and ensuring compliance with federal and state reporting requirements.
Responsibilities
- Identify appropriate statistical methods and develop procedures for the various steps that will guide research projects or the response to data requests
- Design databases and develop data sets for storage and analysis of data
- Analyze, interpret and report technical data
- Represent/present CNP data to external partners
Skills
- A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline that included six-quarter units in statistics or quantitative analysis methods and procedures, and one year experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports
- Four years of research experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent listening skills
- Excellent research and analytical skills
- Excellent skills in performing technical and support functions
- Excellent knowledge of relational databases, and skills in writing queries and constructing data reports
- Demonstrated skills in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, online meeting platforms, and skills in data and information analysis
Benefits
- Excellent medical, vision and dental benefit package for the employee and qualified family members with very low monthly out-of-pocket cost
- 11 paid holidays per year
- 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" per year
- 8 hours of sick leave accumulated every month
- Progressive vacation leave accrual and increases every 5 years.
- In addition to standard medical benefits and employee leave, the state also provides additional optional benefits, such as basic life insurance, short-term disability, Paid Leave Oregon, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and child care expenses.
- Student Loan Forgiveness Program: if you have federal student loan debt or are thinking of going back to school, then you will want to look into this program. If you make 120 qualifying payments on your student loan while working full time for a qualifying employer, your student loan debt may be forgiven.
- If you currently work at an Oregon school district or education service district, we may be able to transfer in your sick leave balance!
Company Overview
State of Oregon is a government organization that focuses on employment, businesses, education, recreation, and public safety. It was founded in 1859, and is headquartered in Salem, Oregon, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.oregon.gov.
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