Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: David Berry, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of five positions effective July 1, 2023 and to appropriate $568K in ARPA funding to create a Data Fellows Program aimed at creating a pipeline of talent for departments to support their growing data and analytics needs.
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Background and Discussion:
The data fellows program will work to empower county government agencies to improve their services to citizens through data-driven decision-making. The program seeks to attract talented data analysts who are passionate about using data to create positive impact in their communities.
We believe that the County Data Fellows will help to drive the culture of data-driven decision-making create positive change for Harris County citizens and is a unique opportunity for data analysts to make a significant impact on their communities while developing their skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.
The Program will aim to hire 4 data fellows at a cost of $100K (including benefits) per year as well as 1 Program Manager who would provide hands on guidance on project management and technical support.
Data fellows would likely have technical background in science, technology, engineering, and math or relevant experience in data analysis and/or programming with a view to not just connecting the data but providing actual insights and recommendations. They will be supporting projects like:
? Automating manual data reporting tasks to save time
? Developing dashboards or analyti...
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