National Regional Data Director - Remote
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Position Title: National Regional Data Director
Job Location: Remote
Status: Exempt
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $64 – 68k/year
Travel %: N/A
Job Shift: Any
Job Categories: Nonprofit - Social Services
Number of Openings: 1
About For Our Future
Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and racial and social justice. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community’s collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people’s lives.
JOB SUMMARY
For Our Future and For Our Future Action Fund seek a National Regional Data Director to support electoral and organizational data needs in 2 of our active states. We are looking for experts on voter file targeting, tracking, and reporting on progress-to-goal, data systems management, troubleshooting, and program analysis. For Our Future is proud to run a data-driven program, and this is made possible by our dynamic and mission-driven data team helping to drive each state’s program. Each Regional Data Director shall serve as a point person for their assigned states’ data programs, and manage support and resources provided by the national analytics team. This role will also help states leverage organizational data to advance progressive change, and empower teams that build power, and contribute to winning elections. This is a full-time position.
This position reports to the Deputy Data Director for States.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
● Administer field data management tools to support in-state organizing and electoral programs of For Our Future and partner organizations’ staff.
● Work with State Directors and state program staff to manage quantitative program goals and build reports/analysis to hold For Our Future and partners accountable to those goals.
● Work with the national analytics team to manage reporting on in-state For Our Future and partner programs.
● With state program staff and the national analytics team, create, deploy, track, and manage universes for voter-file and volunteer database targeted contact programs.
● Perform regular trainings for staff and partners on voter file data, data management systems and practices (including VAN), reporting, and other topics as needed.
● Assist For Our Future Action Fund staff and partners in facilitating and executing program measurements, including digital tests, randomized control trials, and other longitudinal evaluations.
● Employ best practices for data management in using voter file and voter contact platforms.
● Function as part of a national data team to build and maintain the shared state and national data infrastructure necessary to support partner program work.
● Prepare ad-hoc program analysis as needed.
● Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE (What knowledge, skills, abilities are needed to be successful in this role?)
● At least two election cycles of experience in issue or community organizing or voter contact campaigns
● Experience utilizing voter file and volunteer management platforms, such as VAN/VoteBuilder;
● Extensive experience with Excel and Google Sheets
● Understanding of voter file data and electoral targeting
● Ability to communicate and train on technical subjects to non-technical audiences
● Ability to communicate effectively, work well under pressure, and be detail oriented while handling multiple projects simultaneously, and meeting frequent deadlines
● Excellent organizational, time-management, oral and written communications skills
● Proficiency in SQL is highly desired
● Relentless dedication to the organization's success and willingness to work long hours and the passion for inspiring others to do the same
● Positive attitude and solution-based approach in high-pressure or difficult situations
● Dedication to grassroots, local organizing and empowering state/local organizations to lead our work
● Understands local community-based organizations and demonstrates respect for their leaders and programs
● Strong customer service approach in providing technical support to coworkers and partner organizations
● Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
● Ability to maintain "Independent" firewall status, which may limit your ability to take outside employment or to volunteer with a candidate campaign or political party organization.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
● Because of COVID-19, state and local government stay at home orders, phased reopening orders, and other factors limit For Our Future’s canvassing program. When these limits apply, your work environment will likely be your domicile (teleworking) or a socially-distanced office. When it is possible to safely and appropriately resume in-person organizing activity, this position is expected to interact with canvassers and field staff, community partners volunteers, or voters in person individually or collectively in group settings for various projects. The work environment will vary but work may include either an office environment or working outdoors, potentially in extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
● Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
● Employees may be required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle or other key deadlines, and generally not allowed to take more than 2-3 days off consecutively during blackout periods. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.
For Our Future Action Fund offers the following benefits to all full-time employees:
■ Health insurance coverage - 95% employer paid and 5% employee paid
■ Paid parental leave
■ Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
■ $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement
■ 13 days paid time off every new calendar year, as well as all paid holidays
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
For Our Future Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. This application will not be used for limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law, including race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, disability, ancestry, military service, or veteran status. Should an applicant need reasonable accommodation in the application process, they should contact a company representative.
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT
The relationship between you and the For Our Future Action Fund is referred to as “employment at will.” This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the For Our Future Action Fund/For Our Future. No representative of For Our Future Action Fund has authority to enter into any employment agreement with you that is contrary to the foregoing “employment at will” relationship.
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