Data Specialist, KCCTO

The Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities (KCCTO) team, within the College of Health and Human Sciences, is looking to hire a Data Specialist to join their team. This position will be responsible for ensuring data integrity and accuracy for Cape, the Kansas early childhood care and education workforce registry, housed in a Salesforce environment. Duties include data cleaning, implementing data integrity and quality assurance measures, and supporting reporting efforts.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and correct data errors according to established data quality rules, priorities, timelines, and funding requirements
• Implement and promote best practices for data management, including validation, cleaning, and quality control processes
• Support internal and external partners with the adoption of new data procedures
• Monitor data integrations for consistency and accuracy
• Collaborate with data analysts and other system staff to identify data requirements during build phases
• Propose changes to data fields based on system needs
• Generate and utilize data audit reports to monitor data for errors, bugs, or outliers
• Assist in generating reports to fulfill specific data requests
• Assist in providing technical support and guidance to organizations in developing and refining their data reports, ensuring accuracy and relevance to their specific needs

Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. (KCCTO) is a state-wide training office dedicated to providing quality, accessible, professional development opportunities to family childcare providers, childcare center staff, and other early education professionals throughout Kansas. KCCTO is a sponsored project of Kansas State University and the College of Health and Human Sciences. The mission of KCCTO is to ensure high-quality early education and care through professional development and support for those who work with and on behalf of young children. KCCTO is the current contracted agency by the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) for the Infant-Toddler Specialist Network, the Early Childhood Workforce Professional Development Program, and the workforce registry, Cape.

The College of Health and Human Sciences is home to six academic departments (Applied Human Sciences; Food, Nutrition, Dietetics & Health; Hospitality Management; Interior Design & Fashion Studies; Personal Financial Planning; and Kinesiology), the Center on Aging, Physician Assistant program, and a Nursing partnership with Wichita State University. The College enrolls more than 2,300 undergraduate and 400 graduate students and employs more than 115 full-time faculty members in teaching, research, and Extension positions (https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/). The College is committed to promoting research, scholarship, creative activity, and discovery with a strategic and cohesive focus on health and human behavior.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work agreement.

An employee who is working remotely must reside within the United States in order to comply with all federal and state laws, filings, or tax requirements. Remote work agreements are required for all flexible work arrangements and are subject to review. Review K-State's remote work policy details for more information.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• Two years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Formal data-related training or education
• Experience with data cleaning
• Experience with online databases (preferably Salesforce)
• Experience with reports and dashboards, including those with programmatic, informative, and evaluative functions
• Experience communicating with and training others on data-related best practices

Sponsorship eligibility:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship

Please submit the following documents:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. Three professional references

Immediately and continues until position is filled.

$19.23 - $21.64 per hour