Reporting Analyst

This position currently falls within our hybrid model, allowing the employee to typically work a minimum of 50% of your time at your regular work location and the other 50% of time at home.

As an employer of choice, Niagara Region offers competitive salaries and benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, a corporate wellness centre, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), mentorship and training programs, employee recognition programs, and more. In addition, the Region recognizes the value of having flexible work arrangements to support better work-life balance for our employees. Hybrid work arrangements may vary from one employee to another and may also differ in the number of remote workdays. These opportunities remain subject to the alignment of operational needs, business requirements, and customer service expectations.

Approximate Duration: 18 months

Serving a diverse urban and rural population of more than 475,000, Niagara Region is focused on building a strong and prosperous Niagara. Working collaboratively with 12 local area municipalities and numerous community partners, the Region delivers a range of high-quality programs and services to support and advance the well-being of individuals, families and communities within its boundaries. Nestled between the great lakes of Erie and Ontario, the Niagara peninsula features some of Canada’s most fertile agricultural land, the majesty of Niagara Falls and communities that are rich in both history and recreational and cultural opportunities. Niagara boasts dynamic modern cities, Canada’s most developed wine industry, a temperate climate, extraordinary theatre, and some of Ontario’s most breathtaking countryside. An international destination with easy access to its binational U.S. neighbour New York State, Niagara attracts over 14 million visitors annually, as well as a steady stream of new residents and businesses.

At Niagara Region, we value diversity - in background and experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aspire to hire and grow a workforce reflective of the diverse community we serve. By doing so, we can deliver better programs and services across Niagara.

We welcome all applicants! For more information about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Niagara Region, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Niagara Region, Ontarioor email related questions to diversity@niagararegion.ca. To send input on reducing barriers in the current hiring process, please email myhr@niagararegion.ca

For the Region's full employee equity statement, Working at Niagara Region - Niagara Region, Ontario.

Don’t have every qualification?

You may be hesitant to apply if you do not have every qualification listed in the posting. While specific qualifications are important for certain roles, we invite individuals from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience and education to apply. Our recruiters will evaluate your suitability for the role.

Please note that for unionized roles, we must follow collective agreement requirements. However, we encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications. We believe success in a role can extend beyond meeting every single requirement.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Supervisor Early Years and Child Care Services, Children’s Services, the Reporting Analyst is responsible for supporting Children’s Services in gathering, analyzing, and reporting on local financial data. The Reporting Analyst is the first point of contact for local contracted licensed child care providers and early years services providers related to budgets, data gathering, financial assessments and reviews, and sharing of policy, process and program information. The Analyst reviews data collection processes and systems employed to identify, design and implement improvements.

Education

• Post-secondary degree that includes courses on social statistics, statistical analysis, finance, economics, accounting, and program evaluation.
• Post-secondary degree in relevant disciplines (e.g., Mathematics, Social Sciences, Finance, Accounting and Computer Science) or equivalent is preferred.

Knowledge

• Over 3 years’ experience in data collection, data synthesis, financial review and analysis, and evaluation
• Knowledge of human services, accounting or finance is preferred
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills and experience in the use of a variety of software utilized in the analyses of data (e.g., SPSS, Excel)
• Knowledge and experience of program/project evaluation
• Knowledge and experience in data acquisition, coordination, analysis, interpretation and management
• Knowledge of or ability to obtain knowledge of child care management systems is preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the collection, review and analysis of data, and organize reporting systems to incorporate all Children’s Services and Ministry of Education required data variables to meet provincial and local reporting requirements. (60% of time)

• Develop timely reporting mechanisms to gather and report Ministry required funding and performance data variables
• Accountable for assigned early year’s child care service providers’ budgets, financial requests and tracking and management of data variables, financial statements and budgets and trends analysis
• Develop a strong understanding of the operations and financial position of assigned early years and child care service providers
• Accountable for managing contracts compliance and reporting for a group of early years and child care service providers
• Liaison for information sharing and supporting early years and child care service providers with policy, programs and information sharing and answering questions related to those initiatives
• Accountable for reviewing and reconciling annual funding provided to services providers and ensuring ongoing monitoring and evaluation of budgets and pressures
• Apply a critical lens to the financial operations of a group of early years and child care service providers and provide recommendations for improvements and/or advise management where concerns are flagged
• Support in the administration and reconciliation of early learning and child care grants
• Support the implementation of regional and provincial initiatives related to early years and child care
• Develop processes to monitor and measure the impact of programs and services and recommend adjustments as needed to realize vision outlined in local plan

Support the development of automation, improved data quality and ongoing collection means to inform local quality and service standards within directly operated programs, local licensed child care centres and child and family centres. (25% of time)

• Implement process maps of existing internal and external data collection, identify areas of concern, devise new procedures for process efficiencies and improving data quality
• Implement timely reporting mechanisms to support evidence informed decisions for Children's Services and external stakeholders
• Work with IT to develop database and web-based applications to support data collection
• Support projects and processes related to data collection, information gathering, and trends analysis
• Conduct critical review of existing data collection tools to ensure data being captured to inform evidence informed decision making
• Develop reporting process to share information regarding identified issues within centres

Reviews data collection processes and systems employed to identify, design and implement improvements to the process. (10% of time)

• Oversee the development and implementation of a measurement system that will track outcomes and indicators identified as local service system priorities
• Use results to inform learning and continuous improvement
• Investigates and leads process improvements in data collection, recommending actions to be taken.
• Research issues/best practices and develops recommendations to be applied.

Conducts research to gather local data to support evidence informed decision making within the Children’s Services management team (5% of time)

• Supports program evaluation through data collection and analysis and interpretation.
• Supports the dissemination and translation of data to inform management team and divisional teams with data driven planning and decision making.

Special Requirements

Regional staff strive to enable the strategic priorities of council and the organization through the completion of their work. Staff carry out their work by demonstrating the corporate values.

Uncover the wonder of the Niagara Region and join a team dedicated to meeting tomorrow’s challenges TODAY!

Let us know why you would be an excellent team member by submitting your online application.

We thank all candidates for their interest however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

If you require an accommodation for the application process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the alternate formats for contacting us are as follows:

• Email: myhr@niagararegion.ca
• Phone: 905-980-6000 or 1-800-263-7215
• Bell Relay: 1-800-855-0511
• In-person: Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON L2V 4T7 – Human Resources Department