JOBS: Data Manager, NextGen America, North Carolina
cassie...@nextgenamerica.org
SUMMARY:
NextGen America is seeking passionate and hardworking candidates to join our youth organizing program in North Carolina, working to engage young people in local and national advocacy, and electoral organizing at the local level. The Data Manager will oversee the data program in their state and provide reporting and analysis to the state and national teams. Candidates for this role should have previous experience in a political or campaign environment, VAN administration, and tracking field progress to goal.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and administer VAN to track volunteer and voter data
- Work with multiple data sets to streamline field efforts
- Track program progress to goals
- Coordinate with in-state leadership and national staff to identify potential issues early
- Provide hands-on and remote training and support to field team on data processes
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Enjoys solving problems
- Is good at explaining concepts to someone who has little to no context
- Can juggle multiple tasks at once
- Is looking to move into the world of data
- At least one cycle of campaign experience
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn both technical and non-technical skills
- Solid analytical reasoning
- High attention to detail
- Thrives in a team culture
- Strong organizational skills
- Familiarity with VAN or a similar CRM
- At least one of the following:
- Advanced Excel/ Sheets proficiency
- Mid to high-level VAN experience
- SQL or other relational databases
- GIS, data visualization, or mapping experience
- Experience with political data, modeling, and experiments
- Experience with scripting and automation is a plus
- Familiarity with statistical programming languages like Stata, R, Python is a plus
- A strong worth ethic
- Can adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
COMPENSATION:
NextGen America offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a very comprehensive benefits package.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America acts politically to prevent climate disaster, promote prosperity, and protect the fundamental rights of every American.
Since our founding as NextGen Climate in 2013, we’ve worked to fight climate change by advancing the transition to a clean energy economy. We’ve supported candidates who support climate action. We’ve fought to halt the Keystone XL pipeline and registered more than 1 million voters nationwide.
Now, the same values that drive our work on climate are under unprecedented attack from all directions.
We’re proud to step up the fight for immigrant rights, affordable health care, prosperity, and equality.
NextGen America is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.