Performance Analyst

• Supporting division management in setting goals, objectives, KPIs, and priorities. This includes an annual review and update of these items and managing our visual management system for these items.
• Leading various LEAN initiatives throughout the division. This includes identifying actions to improve the division’s maturity in LEAN, joining the County-wide cohort of LEAN staff, and working with staff on identifying problems and implementing solutions to those problems.
• Supporting the other Performance staff person on managing our performance measurement systems. The division uses Power BI to track metrics and is building out this system to better understand performance across the various sections in the division and identify metrics that alert us to issues so we can implement solutions.

• Is an engaged member of the DNRP Continuous Improvement cohort and has made connections with central county Continuous Improvement Team staff (in the Exec Office).
• Has made inroads with staff in all sections in the Solid Waste Division as this position will work across the different sections on a variety of projects.
• Is an active member of the Power BI cohort supporting other sections in their effort to visualize performance measures.

• Successfully led SWD Management through the process to check-in on goals and objectives and update annual priorities.
• Has managed the process to identify actions the division can take to increase their maturity in LEAN. There is a roadmap of LEAN maturity where certain behaviors must be in place before the division can advance in maturity, so this is about prioritizing what actions to take and tracking that these actions are happening.
• Has mapped out potential LEAN improvement projects to facilitate in the division and facilitated at least one project. This would involve working with staff to identify an issue, implement a solution, track progress, and discuss future actions (plan, do, check, act).
• Has mapped out opportunities to implement standard work in the division and trained staff or facilitated this work on at least 2 projects

• Facilitated at least three LEAN improvement projects.
• Trained staff or facilitated standard work improvements on at least four projects.
• Continued support of the other Performance Team staff member in implementing the Power BI project that is focused on identifying KPIs to track and visualize.

• Tracking and implementing LEAN maturity actions for the division.

• Lead division management in setting goals, objectives, KPIs, and priorities. This includes an annual review and update of these items and managing our visual management system for these items.
• Identifying LEAN improvement projects in the division and facilitating these projects.
• Identifying standard work opportunities and training staff or facilitating this work with staff.
• Supporting the Power BI Project focused on identifying and tracking KPIs.

• Demonstrated experience in educating others on LEAN concepts and leading LEAN projects.
• Knowledge of and skill in developing and maintaining performance management systems (identifying key measures, effectively visualizing measures, developing systems for discussing measures, etc.).
• Knowledge of and skill in project management techniques and principles.
• Understands how to work with internal teams/committees where employees feel heard and inspired. Effectively engages with a diverse set of employee teams and workplace cultures including those in skilled trades.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage with conflict in healthy ways, while working in an environment that at times can be ambiguous and politically sensitive.
• Strong oral and written communications skills, including ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences and elected officials.

• Demonstrated experience applying equity and social justice principles and practices in a government setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Power BI, SharePoint and OneDrive.
• Strong data analytics skills

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