Data Associate

POSITION SUMMARY: Data Associate will work to support the data needs of our community-based, volunteer-driven organization in Michigan. This role will be central in assisting the Data Director in advancing Detroit Action’s issue campaigns, corporate accountability and electoral strategy for 2024 and beyond. The Data Associate will assist in providing necessary data resources to the state team including data management,  technical staff support, adapting procedures, data visualization, and VAN administration. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Assist in day to day operations of the canvass including turf cutting, mapping, data syncing, data entry
• Assist in implementing procedures for efficient data management and reporting;
• Present day to day metrics as needed
• Manage and maintain precinct tracker during election cycle work
• Assist with coordination of daily data operations to support the organization with a focus on how data can be used to help build a robust volunteer organization & infrastructure;
• Work with Data Director to understand the analysis of data and present it to the team
• Support & train organizing staff and member-leaders on VAN/Votebuilder and other digital and data tools;
• Assist the Data Director in maintaining the quality of the organizational tools (CRM, databases, digital communication) and integrations between them
• Support other data team projects as necessary

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work in close partnership with officers and senior staff to help develop innovative, impactful and strategic campaigns that will drive future membership growth and be adaptable to future trends;
• Work with senior staff to identify, define, and track priority metrics;
• Collaborate with Communications team using data in innovative ways to engage people;
• Explore new data sources and new innovations, determining which are most strategic for overall goals and how best to incorporate, both internally and externally 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 2 plus years of experience in community, electoral or labor organizing methods.
• Previous experience managing VAN and voter file data for large-scale civic engagement programs

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Commitment to social and racial justice
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate organize complex ideas and present to a less technical audience
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, and other database software.
• Proficient in Google Sheets formulas such as vlookup,sumifs, and other formulas for data manipulation and reporting
• Broad strategic vision that encompasses base-building, coalition-building, public policy, communications, electoral organizing, and collective action.
• Natural systemic thinking with an ability to make big ideas into discrete projects and tasks 
• SQL proficiency is a plus but not required

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: 

The Data Associate reports to the Data Director and works collaboratively with staff, contractors, vendors and other partners on a weekly basis to maintain program efficiency. Detroit Action and Michigan Action are projects of Tides Center and Tides Advocacy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

Must be able to lift boxes of training materials. Able to attend conferences throughout the United States.  Must be able to travel domestically on an airplane 4-8 times a year. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

This is a hybrid position. Will require regularly attending meetings and training in an office building in Detroit, MI. The ratio of in person to remote work time will vary. On average the majority of work time will be remote. The assigned workspace is in an open and shared work area with a moderate  level of noise and interruptions. The position will be required to work some weekends (Saturday and Sunday). The position may require national travel up to 100% of the time. 

About the Organization:

Detroit Action and its sister organization, Michigan Action, are hosted projects of Tides Center and Tides Advocacy. We are affiliate partners of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) and the Alliance for Youth Action. The successful candidate will receive generous benefits as provided by Tides. The salary will be determined according to a salary scale which takes into account years’ experience, location, job category, and other factors, but is expected to be $50,000-$60,000. 

Detroit Action is an equal opportunity employer. We assure equal treatment in hiring selection,

promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and other personnel practices

and terms or conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national

origin, height, weight, marital status, genetic testing status, veteran status, disability, sexual

orientation, gender status, or any other protected class established by all applicable federal,

state and local laws and ordinances.