Workforce System Analyst

About the role

The Workforce System Analyst serves as the lead developer and manager of enterprise-level workforce reporting tools for the Governor’s Workforce Development Board (GWDB). This position designs, builds, and maintains Power BI dashboards and related data products; collects, validates, and analyzes workforce and program data; and transforms complex information into clear, actionable insights for leadership, committees, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and maintains Power BI dashboards and related data products
• Collaborates with state agencies, data owners, and partners to maintain high-quality reporting systems
• Tracks progress on statewide workforce goals and supports strategic decision-making
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, including facilitating conversations or explaining analytical methods, needs, or rationale
• Develops and implements row-level security to control data access across audiences and external stakeholders
• Manages multiple deadlines, projects, and priorities in complex or multi-partner environments

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience developing end-to-end data visualization products using Power BI, including building data models, writing DAX, and creating interactive dashboards for leadership or organizational decision-making
• Experience using Tableau, advanced Excel, SQL, or other analytical/visualization tools
• Experience collecting, validating, analyzing, and interpreting data and developing dashboards, reports, or performance tools used by leadership, committees, or boards for performance reporting or decision making
• Experience translating complex technical data into clear, actionable, non-technical summaries, presentations, or visualizations
• Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including facilitating conversations or explaining analytical methods, needs, or rationale
• Experience implementing row-level security to control data access across audiences and external stakeholders
• Experience managing multiple deadlines, projects, and priorities in complex or multi-partner environments

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in data analytics, information systems, public administration, economics, workforce development, social science or other closely related field as determined by the agency may substitute six (6) months of experience
• Bachelor’s degree substitutes for one (1) year of experience
• Master’s degree substitutes for eighteen (18) months of experience
• PhD substitutes for twenty-four (24) months of experience

Skills

• Strong technical proficiency
• Advanced data visualization skills
• Ability to present complex analytics in plain, accessible language for non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
• Common sources of stress can be addressed through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, relationship challenges (personal and work), grief and loss, finances, and legal issues
• Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.