Job Description
Job Description
Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics
About StriveTogether
StriveTogether is a national movement with a clear purpose: helping every child succeed in school and in life from cradle to career, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code or circumstance. We work to break down barriers, change systems and improve outcomes with the Cradle to Career Network, made up of nearly 70 communities across the country. StriveTogether provides resources, best practices and processes to give every child every chance for success.
The StriveTogether team is passionate, talented and dedicated to achieving our mission. We seek and value all kinds of diversity and work hard to eliminate inequities in ourselves, our organization and our communities. Our goals are bold, so we support each other to try new things, have tough conversations and push for change. As we work, we share learning and progress, use data to make decisions and celebrate our wins.
About you
You're a data lover with a strong attention to detail. You work well in a fast-paced environment and are a self-starter, with experience balancing multiple projects and prioritizing them in response to changing needs. You're ready to learn and grow and you jump in to support your teammates. You have extensive experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and a working knowledge of statistical software, Alteryx, Tableau, Salesforce, ArcGIS or QGIS, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and/or survey research design. You know how to present complex information to a variety of audiences, and you enjoy coaching and supporting others in data use. You are ready to use your brilliance for serving others!
About the position
Reporting to the Vice President, Insights and Analytics, the Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics will work with team members across departments to deliver impactful solutions and extract insights from data. The Insights and Analytics team works to conduct analyses and develop strategies that move initiatives to action, facilitate conversations around moving communities and initiatives forward, and build technological solutions that solve access and dissemination hurdles.
At StriveTogether, we're dedicated to creating equitable pathways to economic mobility. To be successful in this role, you must understand the challenges faced by marginalized communities — including but not limited to barriers of race, ethnicity, class, ability, immigration status, gender and their intersections.
Responsibilities and duties
Internal data support
Plan and execute data analysis and research leading to actionable insights for internal and external consumption. For typical engagements:
Develop and present content for internal team members, investors, network partners, national education and adjacent sector leaders to highlight needs, opportunities, and progress toward social outcome goals. Functions include extracting, cleaning, maintaining quality, aggregating, and visualizing data and documenting processes
Prepare high-impact materials, PowerPoint presentations and memos to communicate key findings
Provide analytics support to the executive team and various departments. Engage in new, complex challenges with team members and stakeholders
Work extensively in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau and Alteryx and potentially in ArcGIS and SQL, if proficient
Support with the hiring, onboarding and training of new insights and analytics staff
Network data support
Lead a learning community with network staff members in data roles. This includes planning agendas, creating meeting materials, scheduling meetings, and identifying and working with partners or national organizations to present to the group
Support the Cradle to Career Network in identifying key population variables and data sources to understand local community needs and progress over time
Provide consultation and strategic assistance to partners on matters of data analytics, building their capability to use data for continuous improvement
Develop analytical tools to support network partners and conduct analyses to support strategies on key education priorities
Leadership responsibilities
Model core values through your work
Conduct regular, scheduled team and one-on-one meetings with all direct reports to hold accountability, provide coaching, give feedback, monitor progress to individual and collective goals, hold spaces for learning, discuss professional development opportunities and collaborate on shared bodies of work
Conduct annual Reflection and Continuous Improvement Cycle (RCIC) review including providing a rating and recommending appropriate merit increases and mid-year RCIC review
Hold yourself and your team accountable for being good financial stewards, managing risk and using data as a critical input into decision-making
Qualifications and skills
4+ years in strategy consulting, nonprofit or social impact strategic planning, and/or data analytics; public education is a plus; positions with leading management consulting firms are a good match
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is a must; proficiency in Tableau, Alteryx, ArcGIS, and/or SQL is a plus, but not required
Highly detail-oriented
Ability to incorporate feedback from a team, share feedback with a team and collaborate to improve a team's work product
Demonstrated history of meeting deadlines while balancing competing priorities across multiple projects
Strong data communication, report writing and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information to a wide variety of audiences.
Applicants must have gone through the PK-12 years in the U.S. education system or have extensive experience working in a school district
Insatiable desire to transform student achievement across the United States and the belief that education can be an equalizer
Position details
This is an exempt position with a salary range of $66,000 - $98,000 (min-max). StriveTogether offers competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and skills. This position will be a remote role.
Benefits, perks and flexibility
Time Away
Sick, vacation, personal, floating holiday/wellness day, bereavement, jury duty
11 paid company holidays and a paid winter break the last week of December
Paid parental leave
Paid sabbatical after seven years of employment
Paid time off to vote
Caregiver time off
Benefits
Medical and dental plans
100% paid vision, short-term and long-term disability and basic life insurance.
$2,500 annual HSA contribution for users of high-deductible health care plans
Cellphone and internet stipend
Competitive retirement plan with automatic employer contribution and match
Professional development
Employee Assistance Program
Perks
Remote work opportunities available
Birthday gift card
DeskPass access (community desk and meeting room options for remote team members)
Company credit card for internal expenses
Home office stipend (up to $250 per year).
Perks at our Cincinnati headquarters
Employer paid parking
Hybrid work model with two work-from-home days each week
Rooftop deck
Snacks and beverages
Dog-friendly office
Applications and cover letters are due by Friday, April 19, 2024. Apply here.
StriveTogether provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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