Impact & Evaluation Data Analyst

Location: Remote
Reports to: Manager, Impact & Evaluation
Travel Requirements: Infrequent
Salary: $54,480- $62,652
At College Advising Corps (CAC), we believe that every student deserves personalized guidance and support in determining their career path. We partner with universities across the country to place recent college graduates in under-resourced high schools where they serve as near-peer advisers. As the nation’s largest nonprofit service organization committed to educational access, we help transform the lives of 200,000 seniors each year and are fast approaching our goal to help one million high school graduates enroll in college. By increasing access we are changing the life trajectories of young people nationwide. Learn more at https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

Employment Benefits Overview

As an employee in our virtual workforce, below are some of the offerings that you will enjoy.

• 100% company-paid medical and dental benefit premiums
  • 75% of premiums paid for employee dependents
• Monthly, non-taxable, stipend to offset both internet and cell-phone expenses
• Full employer match at 3% contribution to 401k retirement fund (additional matching for employee contributions up to 5%)
• Up to ten (10) company-recognized holidays
• Accrue up to two (2) weeks of vacation and up to two (2) weeks of sick leave annually

POSITION SUMMARY
An Impact & Evaluation (I&E) Data Analyst collects, catalogs, and manages data to understand College Advising Corps’ (CAC) impact on high school students’ postsecondary plans. Analysts collaborate with other I&E team members to ensure the reliability and validity of historical data and the integrity of on-going data collection projects. They also clean and merge data files and create cross-sectional and longitudinal files. Additional responsibilities include responding to ad-hoc requests for assistance from other teams within the organization and helping staff to improve their data management practices.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY

• Assess the validity and availability of historical data files and perform quality checks on datasets to ensure accuracy and maximum retention of valid data.

• Efficiently and accurately create unique cross-sectional and longitudinal datasets by merging internal and external datasets.

• Create descriptive reports (e.g. frequencies, percentages, means, changes in trends over time), visual products, and contribute to the analyses of CAC impact.
  Create and maintain dashboards to monitor KPI performance and report on impact measures

• Maintain a working knowledge of CAC National data systems and warehouses, KPIs, and other impact metrics such as post-secondary enrollment.

• Document workflow processes and promote data literacy within the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

All employees of College Advising Corps are expected to possess and exhibit the following consistently:

• A dedication to an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to work

• Passion for supporting the organization’s mission and for maintaining programmatic excellence

• Proven success working with individuals of diverse backgrounds

• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments simultaneously, often with competing deadlines

• Communication skills that allow for productive sharing, debate, and exchange of information and ideas, whether verbally or in writing

• Willingness to engage digitally in establishing rapport and growing relationships with colleagues in a virtual work environment

A successful I&E Data Analyst is a results-driven individual that has at least two years of prior experience conducting applied research and/or designing and executing evaluations, or has earned an advanced degree paired with some prior experience conducting applied research and/or designing and executing evaluations. The ideal candidate also:

• Has an analytic orientation and understands best practices for data management

• Understands how measurement affects data reliability and validity

• Able to synthesize large amounts and/or different types of data

• Possesses strong technical skills, including experience with Microsoft Excel (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables, conditional formatting), computer programming languages, such as Python or R and/or statistical software, such as Stata or SPSS
• Experience with data visualization techniques and Tableau Desktop/Cloud

• Is attentive to detail and committed to accuracy

Preferred, but not required, experience for the I&E Data Analyst includes:

• Researching and working with state data systems

• Prior use of public educational data, such as IPEDS, NCES or NSC

• Creating and/or analyzing surveys via Survey Monkey

• Familiarity or prior experience working with college access and success organizations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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