KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and life. There are 285 KIPP schools across the nation and the District of Columbia, serving more than 175,000 students and alumni with more than 15,000 educators. 

Founded in 2008 with 50 students in 5th grade, KIPP Columbus currently educates  2,000 students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth.  With a mission to, together with families and the community, create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose -- college, career, and beyond --  KIPP has maintained excellence in its growth, and will improve upon that standard – proving what is possible in public education.

KIPP Columbus continues to rank as one of the top schools for academic growth of any school in the state of Ohio, and is a top performing urban school in the state for academic growth. In our first three graduating classes (in spring 2020, 2021, and 2022) 100% of students were accepted to college and/or military service  with nearly $40 million in merit scholarships from colleges and universities awarded.

In addition to academic excellence, KIPP Columbus also partners with nearly 100 community organizations to provide extracurricular activities, programming, health and wellness services, meals, and more to KIPP students, families, and the broader community. KIPP is also a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, offering more than 10 varsity sports. 

The KIPP Columbus learning campus will continue to advance student learning, expand partnerships, enable superior programming, and serve as a teaching and leadership lab for schools nationwide, reimagining education through a deeper lens of antiracism, excellence, and joy as we expand to educate nearly 4,000 students on our learning campus in the coming years. 

Interested in learning more about our school?  Please check out our website: https://www.kippcolumbus.org/

The Opportunity 

At KIPP Columbus, it is critically important that we provide an excellent and equitable education to all students.  This is an ideal opportunity for a passionate individual to support implementation and maintenance of key data tools, systems, and processes to help a thriving, successful organization reach its next level of growth.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Exploratory data analysis for a variety of data use cases in district, schools and classrooms.
• Project management of analytic solution prioritization, development & rollout.
• Open-ended problem solving, especially with a process automation lens and new solution development.
• New process design and implementation for data lifecycle - collection, ingestion, organization, access and visualization.
• Stakeholder relationship management, communications and change management for new analytics capabilities.
• Creating training and facilitating learning events to educate teams on data & analytics concepts.
• Advancing our team’s mission to improve education with data & analytics.

*Must-Have: *

• 2+ years of experience in data analytics and project management 
• Experience working with customers to scope data projects and communicate results
• Advanced Excel experience
• Experience with Python code
• Data visualization experience
• Experience developing and improving processes for analytics
• Change management experience, in building partnerships with stakeholders across the organization and relationship management
• Passion for education improvement, curiosity to identify problems and bias for action to improve operations

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Interest in improving the lives of members in the Columbus community
• Strong background or interest in education/public sector data & analytics
• Awareness of the social determinants of health & the education impact
• Experience with project management and process improvement
• Lean-Six Sigma familiarity/project experience
• Root Cause problem-solving
• Data model building/maintenance
• Experience with database management
• Developed communications for new product rollout/analytics implementation
• Interest in teaching courses on data & analytics, educating teachers & staff on data concepts

Compensation and Benefits

KIPP Columbus offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit plan including medical and dental insurance, as well as group term life insurance, retirement plan and paid time off.  

Competitive Market Salary: The salary range for this role begins at $68,000 (with the scale going to $94,000) based on experience.

Please submit a comprehensive resume to assure all your experience is accounted for! (Tip: We don't care if your resume is more than one page, we are eager to see and compensate you for all of your experience and accomplishments.) 

Statement of Non-Disclosure

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.