GIS Analyst/Demographer
Facilities Planning Department

Exempt

General Definition of Work
Performs a variety of professional tasks to organize and perform work within the Facilities Planning
Department. Work involves close coordination of the work of the Executive Director of Operations and
organizing, maintaining and updating facilities data, real estate data, subdivision data, and a street-level
assignment database, as well as coordinating the use of this data with other staff and departments. Work
includes considerable use of Geographic Information Systems and database manipulation in the analysis
of student attendance boundaries, real estate searches, county subdivision development tracking, and
the geocoding of student data. Work also involves the annual development of data and analysis related
to the use of mobiles in the school district, including analysis used to designate recipient school sites.
Employee must also exercise considerable tact and courtesy in contacts with the public, various school
system staff, Board members, contractors, vendors, and other local government employees.

Qualification Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Statistics, Geography, Public Administration, Computer Science, or a

related field, and 5 years of related experience with a public planning agency; or any equivalent

combination of training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Working knowledge of GIS applications required. Experience with Access and/or SQL Server preferred.

Master’s Degree in Planning, Statistics, or Geography preferred.

Salary: State Salary Schedule 72

Reports to: Executive Director Operations

Essential Functions

• Organizes and maintains all facilities data, real estate data, and a street-level assignment database

so it is usable and available when needed.

• Crosschecks student assignment queries from staff and the public related to the street-level

assignment database.

• Provides reports, analyzes data and updates street assignment database.

• Assists with all facets of redistricting and the development of district student projections.

• Utilizes Geographic Information Systems in the analysis of student attendance boundaries, real

estate searches, county subdivision development tracking, and the geocoding of student data,

among other tasks.

• Prepares maps for various Planning projects and needs.

• Prepares and provides data for the yearly analysis of mobile needs.

• Coordinates and oversees the gathering, analysis and use of student assignment data with other

departments (Program Choice and Accountability).

GIS Analyst/Demographer
Facilities Planning Department

• Reads various publications and attends various workshops, seminars, etc., to continuously

upgrade professional knowledge.

• Prepares and presents oral and written reports and analysis to superiors, school officials, and the

public.

• Calculates and evaluates Cabarrus County Schools’ capacities annually in conjunction with

school projections.

• Assist school administrators and committees in the planning and design of school-identified,

facility revitalization or new construction projects.

• Assist in the development of construction documents.

• Work with the Maintenance, Planning, and Fixed Assets departments to establish and maintain

the District’s Real Property Accounting Database.

• Works with Architects and engineers for various levels of needs assessment and project design

services and reviews their work for completeness, quality, and consistency with the District’s

objective.

• Develops and annually updates a five-year and ten-year facility space-programming plan.

• Develop school facility needs assessment reports, which outline building

modifications/additions, mobile relocations necessary for the effective delivery of specific

educational programs.

• Develops and recommends project plans which address the most critical building/site

deficiencies associated with existing building/site/facilities space programming.

• Meet with principals, teachers, and department heads to study needs regarding program, space,

and systems requirements for facility programming.

• Work with other departments to investigate the condition of existing school facilities and

evaluates the building’s ability to effectively delivery specific educational programs consistent

with the District’s current facility baseline standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of planning principles and practices including demographic analysis,

strategic organization planning, and the dynamics of community participation planning.

• Thorough knowledge of Geographic Information Systems and their application to the planning

process.

• Thorough knowledge of regulations and procedures regarding redistricting and/or revising school

attendance zones.

• Considerable knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by

professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.

• Considerable knowledge of programming techniques, programming languages, operating

systems, capabilities and limitations, and service requirements of computers and auxiliary

equipment currently employed in the school system.

• Considerable knowledge of the operation of a computer and all peripheral equipment.

GIS Analyst/Demographer
Facilities Planning Department

• Considerable knowledge of the techniques used in systems analysis and design.

• Considerable knowledge of the principles of organization, and administration.

• Considerable knowledge of the current literature, trends and developments in the field of school

planning.

• Skill in the use of computer hardware and software.

• Skill in recognizing, analyzing, and providing solutions to difficult data processing problems.

• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, local, and school system policies and regulations

regarding planning and student assignment.

• Ability to work in an environment that is periodically “high pressure” with tight deadlines.

• Ability to exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative in independently performing

assigned projects.

• Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work

assignments.

Special Requirement

Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the state of North Carolina. Must maintain a safe driving

record.

Physical Requirements

• Requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force.

• Regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive

• Occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or

• Requires close vision, ability to adjust focus and color perception.

• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by use of the spoken word.

• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.

• Requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data.

• Must be able to operate a variety of equipment and tools including computers, scanners,

• Work has no exposure to environmental conditions.

• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
  

Disclaimer
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work
performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a
comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this
job.