Data Analyst
buildingcommunityWORKSHOP
March 19, 2015
Professional Area:
Information Technology / GIS
Location:
buildingcommunityWORKSHOP is a Texas based non-profit community design center seeking to improve the livability and viability of communities.
The Analytics effort facilitates and promotes the informed interpretation of local data and its direct use by community leaders. [bc] provides technical assistance, including data analysis and visualization, to community-based organizations to inform strategic decision-making and address urban issues. The goal is to serve community needs and inform local policymaking by providing valuable, actionable information on a local scale.
Position Title: Data Analyst
Positions Available: 1
Location: Houston or Brownsville, TX
Preferred Start Date: May 1st, 2015
Compensation: 40,000-45,000 or commensurate with experience
Main Purpose & Function
The Data Analyst will join the buildingcommunityWORKSHOP bcANALYTICS effort to strengthen neighborhoods by employing data and research for informed decision-making. The focus is on the strategic and systematic use of data to tackle urban and civic issues, particularly those affecting asset-poor families. The position will work within the bcANALYTICS team with oversight from the Director and in support of other [bc] staff.
The Data Analyst’s work will be focused on (1) the collection, visualization, reporting of data to answer questions identified by neighborhood working groups (2) serve as a data intermediary between partner institutions and [bc] (3) support a wider development of community-wide data resources.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Collect and track community and neighborhood indicators related to trends in quality of life around education, economic development, housing, health, and public safety including data from public sources
Collect, analyze, and present social, demographic, economic, property, and program data
Prepare reports for non-profit organization efforts to aid in organizational strategic decision-making
Draft and implement data sharing agreements as needed
Deliver data content for group seminars, forums, public communication, and presentations
Coordinate with diverse group of local stakeholders (including neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations, and local government) to advance a data strategy for cities in Texas
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelors degree in applied statistics, urban planning, computer science, or social science with emphasis on quantitative research in urban environments
Experience with the development of data and geodatabase systems and/or cloud database structures
Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection, cleaning, transformation, management, and analysis
Proficiency with or expertise in quantitative data cleaning, analysis, and visualization tools (MS Excel, Numbers, SAS, Stata, SPSS, R, SQL, Python)
Proficiency with geospatial analysis/visualization tools (ArcGIS, QGIS, CartoCSS, TileMill)
Excellent report writing, editing, and proofreading skills
Intensive research experience in academic and/or professional contexts, including survey design, data collection/analysis/visualization and presentation of research to non-technical audiences
Ability or experience working with diverse stakeholders, including the ability to listen to and interpret the needs of non-technical users
Ability to think and work independently within a collaborative teamwork setting
Strong organizational skills
Strong creative, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
Strong initiative, self-motivation, integrity, and sense of humor
Ability or experience adapting quickly to, planning for, and managing multiple projects
Preferred:
Master’s Degree or >3 years experience preferred
Visual and graphic design skills, especially in Adobe Creative Suite
Proficiency or Fluency in Spanish, written and spoken
Experience in community engagement, design, urban planning a plus
CONTACT:
Please email interest letter, resume, and work samples (including writing samples, publications, reports, data visualizations, and/or maps) (10mb maximum file size) to: Trena Lechleitner (no phone calls please) attrena@bcworkshop.org. Please reference “Data Analyst - 2015” in the subject line of your email.
Applications will be accepted until April 7th.