Head Start Data Director (Project Management)

At the YMCA, we believe data is more than numbersits a tool to help us change lives. Were seeking a passionate and detail-driven Director of Data to join our Head Start team. In this role, youll ensure that information is accurate, accessible, and meaningful, empowering staff to make data-informed decisions that strengthen families and communities. If youre motivated by purpose, skilled in turning data into action, and ready to support a mission that nurtures the potential of every child, wed love to hear from you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following, other duties may be assigned:

Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.

Provides in-house expertise and technical support to end-users on a child information database, record-keeping systems, and other analytic questions.

Prepares quantitative and other reports and data presentations for internal and external audiences.

Builds creative reports and communication formats to drive work management and data clean-up prior to major YMCA and Head Start reporting deadlines.

Trains users with varying degrees of knowledge to effectively the agency database systems, and on data-based decision making.

Completes ongoing assessments (formal and informal) of database user skill-levels and determines need for support/training.

Coordinates the design of solutions to complex analytic questions.