Data Management Analyst, DSCA GAME

Dexis Consulting Group
United States, D.C., Washington
Jan 15, 2025
Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world. Dexis embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions. At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded. About the Position Dexis is seeking a highly qualified to support work with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). This project provides a broad range of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) support to DSCA, including desk and field research, analysis, data collection and visualization, strategy development, policy writing and coordination, and AM&E capacity building. Responsibilities The Data Management Analyst will support DSCA and the Dexis team in analyzing security cooperation issues, risk to security cooperation effectiveness, and other social, economic, and political contextual factors; keeping up to date with emerging AM&E techniques, tools, approaches; identifying and maintaining new open-source data sources on security cooperation; and visualizing and summarizing data to effectively inform decision-making. Additional responsibilities are as follows: Identify, research, and assess various security cooperation databases, repositories, government sources, academic publications, and other relevant data platforms. Develop a criterion to evaluate the usefulness, relevance, and quality of the data collected as well as the sources. Design and implement a data storage and management system that allows for efficient organization, retrieval, and updating of the collected data. This may involve utilizing databases, cloud storage solutions, version control systems, or other appropriate tools. Develop a user-friendly interface or platform that enables stakeholders to easily access and engage with the data. Ensure that the data is available in a format suitable for analysis, such as structured datasets, visualizations, or reports. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their specific requirements and provide support in effectively utilizing the data. Address their queries, provide training if necessary, and ensure ongoing communication and collaboration. Evaluate and seek feedback from stakeholders and identify areas for improvement, such as enhancing data quality, streamlining access, or expanding data coverage. Guide Knowledge Management (KM) efforts across GAME in support of DSCA. This role includes management and support of KM team and: Providing guidance and assistance to ensure archival and new deliverables are uploaded to relevant parts of Socium; assistance with cleansing unstructured data to convert and upload into SOCIUM; data processing; extraction, transformation and loading (ETL); data exploration, data modeling, preparation of custom data algorithms, and creation of data visualization. Supporting the KM team to report any bugs found in the testing or production environment to the PIE team within DSCA responsible for overseeing Socium. Providing guidance to oversee utilization of data sets and tools across AM&E products. Qualifications Master's degree; 10+ years of experience applying quantitative methods to clean, manipulate, and analyze time-series and cross-national datasets, including normalizing, aggregating, and weighting data; conducting regression analyses; constructing indices; and analyzing survey responses; 2 years of experience conducting research on issues related to security assistance and/or security cooperation, and/or international relations, and/or the Department of Defense; Experience in: Composing reviews of existing literature to identify knowledge gaps and/or inconsistencies in findings; Developing theoretical frameworks and testable hypotheses informed by reviews of data and/or existing literature; Developing data collection plans and analyses using both qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques; Developing codebooks and other tools to document data collection and analyses; Conceptualizing and operationalizing indicators; Applying social science best practices when reviewing and providing feedback on analytical products Demonstrated and comprehensive knowledge of existing open-source data on issues related to security cooperation; Proficiency in using at least one of the following programming languages: STATA, R, and Python; Excellent computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs and data base management; Active secret clearance required; eligible for Top Secret clearance. Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs. Dexis pay range for this role: $130,000 — $162,000 USD Dexis is on a mission to help solve today's most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is "find a way or make a way" - that's how Dexis goes "all in." How will you? If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now! Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview. Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law. As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks. If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proofthat you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.