Data Analyst - Remote

Overview

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. The organization works with partners across sectors and borders to understand the drivers and impacts of generosity, explore giving behaviors and patterns, and use data to inspire more giving around the world. GivingTuesday offers the largest philanthropic data collaborative effort in the social sector — with unique, granular datasets from a wide range of organizations featuring key sector information.

In Short

• Creating impactful data visualizations and interactive data dashboards
• Querying meaningful metrics and writing reports
• Processing, cleaning, validating, and analyzing a wide range of traditional, structured data from organization partners and collaborators in the nonprofit ecosystem in order to generate actionable insights for the sector
• Organizing, examining, and managing datasets
• Delivering briefings and rapid-response/ad-hoc data analysis to support the Chief Data Officer
• Coding and updating data pipelines to automate recurrent operations on core datasets for research projects

Requirements

• Experience with analysis in a research context, conducting exploratory analysis and mapping data flows, integration of datasets, and reviewing data sources and tools
• Familiarity with statistical methods including hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and sampling techniques
• Experience working with scripting languages (Python, R) and data querying languages (SQL)
• Data visualization skills and an aptitude for translating technical outputs into compelling stories
• Experience with software development tools and practices (e.g. version control)
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and an ability to communicate clearly and directly
• Interest in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector and in the use of data to promote better social outcomes

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility
• Competitive compensation tailored to align with cost-of-living differences
• Opportunity to work with a diverse team
• Engagement in meaningful work that promotes social good
• Professional growth and development opportunities