DATA ANALYST

Company: SiloSmashers, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

SiloSmashers, Inc. is a strategy, technology, and management consulting firm, founded in 1992, and located in Herndon, Virginia. SiloSmashers delivers superior services and solutions to the public sector in the areas of project/program management, performance management, and IT security.

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USMS/POD Background Information

• The USMS, a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has approximately 6,500 employees and support contractors located in approximately 400 offices across the United States and its territories.
• The Prisoner Operations Division (POD) is one of twelve organizational divisions within the USMS with the mission to preserve the integrity of the federal judicial process by administering the federal detention management system and establishing national detention policy.
• POD establishes national strategies and programs providing for the housing, transportation, and care of federal prisoners.
• The BIC performs functions associated with Performance Management/Continuous Process Improvement (PM/CPI) and leverages key business functional areas to provide integration of strategic performance management across the division to optimize effectiveness.
• Principal functions of the BIC involve - Data Analytics, Business Engineering, and Policy Compliance and Reporting.Data Visualization Specialist (Tableau/Power BI)/Business Process AnalystThe Data Visualization Specialist/Business Process Analyst shall use proven Performance Management and Continuous Process Improvement (PM/CPI) methodologies to streamline processes to eliminate process waste in order to improve organizational productivity, improve access to information and decision-making, and increase the utilization of assets and resources. The Data Visualization Specialist/Business Process Analyst shall:
• Provide Data Visualization.
• Experience with data analysis, data cleanup, and preparation for data visualization.
• Creating interactive maps using Excel spreadsheets and external databases (e.g., SharePoint).
• Creating custom searchable data sets using Power BI and/or Tableau.
• Provide support reviewing organizational strategies, operations, and programs to improve organizational processes and performance. Associated duties include:
• Conduct research and business process analysis relevant to the POD mission, goals, objectives, strategies, and functions, and then develop recommendations and plans to maximize the capability of existing programs, processes, procedures, and structures to improve access to information, eliminate process waste, and increase decision-maker awareness while minimizing risks.
• Review organizational programs, documents, reports, and data for policy implications and impacts on the USMS, districts, and the federal detention management system and assist the BIC with reconciling conflicts between policies and program goals.
• Develop strategies, governance, and plans supporting the transition to new operational methods and practices; including communication strategies to effectively inform and create organization and stakeholder buy-in about changes.
• Identify critical internal and external issues and recommend solutions to mitigate the issues. Provide support with strategic and performance planning and reporting to ensure linkage among planning elements (i.e., mission, vision, goals, objectives, strategies, and performance management initiatives). Associated duties include:
• Develop and analyze project evaluation criteria to identify the projects that provide the most benefit to POD.
• Developing project plans with the integration, monitoring, and closeout supporting the strategies.
• Develop and maintain processes and means to support tracking and oversight of projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
• Support project pipeline and a project portfolio that aligns with the POD strategies and priorities.
• Support tracking and manage risk to ensure projects stay on schedule.
• Capture and consolidate best practices and lessons learned in order to promote the application of similar process improvement opportunities across the Detention Program.The Data Visualization Specialist/Business Process Analyst must have:
• At least 5 years' experience using Tableau and/or Power BI to create custom searching on structured data and creating interactive maps.
• Data analysis and data preparation experience for mapping and customized searches.
• Strong knowledge of business process analysis.
• Experience in the development and interpretation of organization structures and processes.
• Strong writing experience to include the development of comprehensive resolution recommendations.
• Experience preparing and delivering briefs to executive leadership on performance results.
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