Library Data Analyst - City of Jacksonville, FL : Job Details

Salary : $60,603.20 Annually Location : Jacksonville, FL Job Type: Civil Service Job Number: 2025-06704 Department: PUBLIC LIBRARY Opening Date: 08/07/2025 Closing Date: 8/21/2025 11:59 PM Eastern Job Description Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four (4) weeks off during your first year of employment? Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!! The Jacksonville Public Library is actively seeking a Library Data Analyst. Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have twelve (12) paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after ten (10) years of public service and on-time payments. This is professional work involving the collection, cleaning, and interpretation of data sets, reports, and statistical research to support the operations and decision-making of the Jacksonville Public Library. This position includes conducting data reviews to identify trends, resolve issues, and enhance library services. The work requires knowledge of and the ability to apply theories, principles and practices of data analysis and process improvement, which is usually gained through degree granting schools or related work experience. Contacts with others require skill in understanding and influencing people which are important in providing reporting and process improvement services, discussing, and resolving work-related issues and problems, presenting, and defending recommendations and decisions, and making presentations. Work is standardized in that tasks are covered by substantially diversified procedures and specialized standards and because of changing priorities or different situations, incumbents have the latitude to consider which of the many procedures or standards should be followed and in what sequence. The work involves differing situations requiring the use of judgment in searching for solutions or new applications. Work is performed mainly in an office environment. Operates a motor vehicle. Operates a personal computer and standard office equipment. Physical demands consist mainly of sitting or standing at a workstation for extended periods of time, using standard office equipment on an ongoing basis, and occasionally lifting and moving light objects weighing less than 50 pounds. Work is performed under limited supervision where the work assignments are subject to established procedures, practices, precedents, methods, techniques, or well-defined policies; the worker plans and organizes the work and determines priorities; and the work is generally reviewed upon completion for technical accuracy, acceptability of results, quality, and timeliness. Examples of Work

• Collects and compiles data from various sources, ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
• Cleanses and preprocesses data to prepare it for analysis.
• Performs exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and correlations in the data utilizing statistical methods and tools to analyze large datasets and extract meaningful insights.
• Develops and applies data models to predict outcomes and support decision-making processes.
• Creates clear and compelling visualizations, such as charts, graphs, and dashboards, to present data-driven insights to stakeholders.
• Communicates complex data findings in an understandable and actionable manner.
• Assists with development of data models, metrics, and data points stored in a data lake.
• Generates regular and ad-hoc reports based on data analysis results.
• Prepares and presents reports, charts, graphs, to support library staff, including ad hoc analysis and reporting or included within an automatically generated report associated with monthly reporting or daily tactical information.
• Utilizes data mining techniques to discover hidden patterns and insights in large datasets. Identify opportunities for data-driven process optimization and improvement.
• Produces and maintains clear documentation about the technical infrastructure of Performance Analytics software as well as writing comments in source code that is easy for a future programmer to follow and understand.
• Maintains simple (internal) web applications written in JavaScript or Python frameworks.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the theories, principles and practices of data analysis and process improvement.
• Knowledge of statistical methods, data mining techniques, and performance analytics.
• Knowledge of tools and technologies such as SQL, Python/R, Tableau, Power BI, and statistical software.
• Knowledge of relational database systems (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).
• Knowledge of maintaining and troubleshooting data pipelines and ingest systems.
• Knowledge of extract, load, and transform (ELT) processes in data pipeline development.
• Skill in using source code control (git)
• Skill in collecting, cleaning, processing, and validating data from multiple sources.
• Skill in scripting with programming languages such as Python, C# or R.
• Skill in developing SQL queries to retrieve, update, delete, and manipulate data.
• Skill in creating reports, charts, graphs, to support library staff.
• Skill in writing clear and concise technical documentation for analytics tools and code. Ability to analyze data findings and present them in an understandable and actionable format.
• Ability to maintain and troubleshoot scheduled data pipeline jobs that ingest data from source systems/files into a data lake.
• Ability to maintain internal dashboards and web applications.
• Ability to maintain simple (internal) web applications written in JavaScript or Python frameworks.
• Ability to communicate clearly and frequently to both technical analysts and non-technical library personnel.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships.
• Ability to operate a computer utilizing Microsoft Office, systems, and related software, and standard office equipment.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Open Requirements/Supplemental InformationOPEN REQUIREMENTS:

• Six years of education and/or professional experience in data analysis, statistical reporting, or a related analytics field.
• A Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Services/Systems, Library and Information Science, or a closely related field is preferred.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• The probationary period for this class is six (6) months.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

• Depending on assignment, a valid driver's license is required prior to appointment and must be maintained.
• Depending on assignment, must qualify for prior to appointment, obtain and maintain during employment City of Jacksonville Public Driver Certification

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. A resume is required. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application. Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school's name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred. The application system works best with Google Chrome or Edge with Chromium web browsers. Please try to apply using one of these browsers.To ensure you receive email notifications, be suretomake a trusted sender. You may also track the status of your application and see notifications by logging into your account. For further information regarding the application process please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions on the website. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled. If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran's preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to: Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Attention: Veterans' Preference Coordinator 11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K Largo, FL 33778-1630 Email: The City of Jacksonville provides a wide array of benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Our comprehensive benefit programs include medical, dental and vision plans; life insurance coverage for you and your dependents; flexible spending plans for medical reimbursement, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses; an employee assistance program for you and your dependents; a 457(b) tax-deferred compensation plan to supplement your retirement, and a ROTH IRA plan. We also provide an extensive wellness program that includes a health intervention program if qualified, lunch and learns, health fairs, and discounted gym memberships. Please visit the Employee Benefits website for details on all the plans we offer. 01 Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Copying and pasting your resume or stating see resume does NOT fulfill the requirements of the question. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and certify that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

• Yes
• No

02 Are you authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the City of Jacksonville either now or in the future?

• Yes
• No

03 The budgeted annual salary for this position is $60,603.20. This is not negotiable. If selected, would you be willing to accept this position at this salary? (Civil Service positions have a 5% increase after successfully completing probation.)

• Yes
• No

04 A Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Services/Systems, Library and Information Science, or a closely related field is preferred. Do you have a degree in the preferred fields?

• Yes
• No

05 If you have a degree, indicate which degree you have and include any major/minor. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application. 06 Do you have six years of education and/or professional experience in data analysis, statistical reporting, or a related analytics field?

• Yes
• No

07 Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience. 08 Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience. 09 If you are requesting veterans preference, you MUST download the appropriate state of Florida form (even if you don't live in Florida) and attach it to your application. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DELAY YOUR VETERANS PREFERENCE STATUS.Please download the forms at

• Yes, I am claiming veterans preference and I understand that I MUST download the appropriate form and attach it to my application.
• No, I am not claiming veterans preference and this does not apply to me.

10 A resume is required. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application. College transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the name of the school, type of degree, classes taken, grades received and date degree was conferred. NOTE: A copy of your diploma does not meet this requirement. Transcripts from colleges outside of the U.S. must be converted to U.S. Standards. If required documents are not provided your application will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification from the selection process.

• I have read the above statement and understand what is required.

Required Question