PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS ANALYST JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ** ** **Number of Vacancies: ** 5 Essential Duties: * Works with a team of analysts to develop, test and analyze Department strategies related to crime response, reform, professional development and operational excellence * Uses statistical methods and extrapolation techniques to evaluate performance of a variety of initiatives * Builds and maintains internal and external-facing dashboards for reform and strategy projects using various Tableau platforms including embedded analytics and server. * Collaborates with project management staff to support projects and identify insights and trends, and drivers of those trends, and makes recommendations based on analysis * Day to day validation of all data and opportunities, which includes data cleaning and preparation * Work closely with project leads to design and structure research and analysis plan for project work, gather data, perform analysis and interpret outcomes * Proven written, verbal and presentation skills that demonstrate the ability to frame ideas that capture appropriate details and structure output logically * Effectively communicate findings and complex analytical solutions to management using presentations or dashboards that tell the story of findings from analytics NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to positions within the class. **** LOCATION: Chicago Police Department Office of the Superintendent Public Safety Building 3510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60653 **** SHIFT: Monday through Friday **** HOURS: 8:30am to 4:30pm NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class. ** ** THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE. **** *MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: ** Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree plus two years of work experience in operations analysis, project management, strategic planning, program auditing or business management consulting *OR a Bachelors degree plus three years of work experience in operations analysis, project management, strategic planning, program auditing or business management or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience provided the minimum degree requirement is met. __ _Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications _ None Disclaimer - "Accredited" means any nationally or regionally accredited college, university, or law school where the applicant is enrolled in or has completed Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Juris Doctor degree program. Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following: ** * Previous experience in cross-functional collaboration, adapting to complex and unique work environments and teamwork across units * Proficiency with a business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI, SAP, Qlik, etc.) and/or data analysis tools using R (Shiny, R Markdown, dplyr, etc.) or Python (NumPy, Pandas, etc.). * Strong knowledge of one or more analytical disciplines including data mining, exploratory data analysis, data wrangling, data visualization and machine learning. * Previous experience in the data wrangling process, the process of turning raw data into useful, organized datasets by using data manipulating techniques such regular expressions. * Knowledge of predictive modelling including; Time series forecasting, clustering, logistic/linear regression and other supervised/unsupervised modelling methods. * Strong foundation in mathematics in multivariable calculus and linear algebra, along with statistics. * Knowledge of database systems (both SQL-based and NoSQL-based). * Strong SQL skills for data mining and querying. * Tableau Server experience or previous Tableau server administrator. * Previous experience in communicating findings and complex analytical solutions effectively to management. NOTE: To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and your work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment, and specific job duties. (If you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered.) If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information: 1) you may attach a resume; 2) you may paste a resume; or 3) you can complete the online resume fields. NOTE: You must provide your transcripts or diploma, professional license, or training certificates at time of processing, if applicable. SELECTION REQUIREMENTS Candidates will complete a skills exercise at the time of interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected. Education & Employment Verification - Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired. NOTE: Candidates must pass a background investigation, drug screen and other pre-employment procedures as determined by the Chicago Police Department. VETERANS PREFERENCE NOTE: The City of Chicago offers Veterans Preference to both current, active military personnel AND military personnel who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received an honorable or general discharge. Eligible candidates must have at least six months of active duty documented. In order to receive the veterans preference, candidates need to indicate whether or not they are a veteran by answering "yes" or "no" to the question on the online application that asks, "Are you currently serving on active duty for at least six months in the Armed Forces of the United States OR have you served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty for at least six months and received an honorable or general discharge?" In addition, you must attach documentation to verify your military service. For veterans, you must attach a copy of your DD214 (Member Copy-4) to your online application which includes character of service status OR a letter from the United States Veterans Administration on official stationary stating dates of service and character of service. For active military personnel, you must attach a letter from your Commanding Officer on official stationary verifying your active duty, length of service, and character of service in the Armed Forces of the United States AND a copy of your military ID to your online application. Failure to answer the question and attach the required documentation will result in you not being considered for the Veterans Preference. Evaluation: ** Your initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application form and documents submitted with the application. Applications must be submitted by the individual applicant. No second party applications will be accepted. Residency Requirement: All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City of Chicago as outlined in 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal Code. Proof of residency will be required. ** If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy in order to participate in the application process, please contact the City of Chicago, Department of Human Resources, at 312-744-4976 (voice) or 312-744-5035 (TTY). Please be prepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request. ** ** ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT. City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer. Please note, all positions with the City of Chicago close promptly at 11:59pm C.S.T. Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59p.m. CST on 9/26/18.*_ No exceptions will be made._* ** ** ** ** City of Chicago Department of Human Resources Rahm Emanuel Soo Choi Mayor Commissioner **Primary Location: ** **Work Locations: ** **Organization: **City of Chicago **Job Posting: **Sep 5, 2018, 3:53:38 PM **Closing Date: **Sep 26, 2018, 11:59:00 PM