Impact & Evaluation Data Analyst

Location: Downtown Oakland, in-person/hybrid (currently required in the office three days a week), and you must reside in Oakland/Bay Area.

About Oakland Promise

Oakland Promise’s (“OP”) mission: mobilize Oakland to expand economic mobility through cradle-to-career achievement. OP is both a direct service organization and a backbone organization: providing direct services, convening across local and national partners, and regranting funds to community organizations.

OP direct services are available to young learners (from newborns to college graduates) and their families who reside in Oakland. We offer financial assets, financial education, and college and career readiness to help students and families navigate the path to higher education and pursue careers of their choosing. OP achieves its work across three domains: Early Learning, Kindergarten to 12th Grade, and College & Career. OP applies a three-tiered approach to delivering and coordinating domain services – Citywide (Tier 1), Income-eligible (Tier 2), and Place-based work (Tier 3) – to ensure resources are concentrated on those furthest from opportunity.

Beyond direct service, OP funds community-based organizations doing critical work for Oakland's kids and families, builds Oakland nonprofit capacity through technical assistance, and drives systems change by collaborating with partners positioned to move at scale. OP serves as the lead agency of place-based collective impact work in an East Oakland Promise Neighborhood. OP is also one of two implementation partners for Oakland Children’s Initiative (OCI) Fund, a voter-approved 2018 charter amendment that generates funds through a parcel tax for early childhood education and college access programs in Oakland.

Position Summary

The Data Analyst position reports to the Senior Data Analyst. Under the supervision of the Director of Impact & Evaluation, this role will support the Senior Data Analyst in data gathering, research design, data analysis, and reporting for collective impact evaluation projects, including city and federal grant reporting within a Results-Based Accountability Framework. The Data Analyst will be engaged in monitoring and evaluation learning with other Oakland Promise teams, working toward efficient, accurate, and impactful data collection, storytelling, and reporting. The Data Analyst should be ready to do hands-on data analysis work with quantitative and qualitative data, including data cleaning and documentation.

Who You Are

You are a detail-oriented, analytical, and collaborative professional passionate about data-driven decision-making and community-based research. You have experience in program evaluation support; survey and research design and implementation; mixed-methods data analysis, analysis using R; coding system management; data visualization and translation for diverse audiences; and engaging with stakeholders. Experience working with or within community-based organizations is a plus.

What You Will Do (Duties and Responsibilities)

Support evaluation research and data analysis

• Support data collection and data analysis for evaluation projects, including city and federal grant reporting aligned with the Director of Impact & Evaluation’s evaluation strategy.
• Utilize state, school district, community partner service data, and OP direct service data for Results-Based Accountability reporting.
• Support the Senior Data Analyst on data analysis tasks as needed.

Community and Partner Engagement

• Engage with community organization partners and schools for evaluation-related activities, coordinating and executing deliverables under supervisory guidance.
• Collect and analyze data from partner organizations.
• Provide onboarding training and technical assistance to partners and subcontractors as needed.
• Prepare data for presentations with schools, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Oakland Unified School District to gather student and caregiver data needed for external reporting.

Reporting and deliverables

• Prepare and maintain data quality checks for biannual RBA reporting cycles, and assist in preparing analyses for key deliverables including the annual Results-Based Accountability Metrics Report, Annual Report, and federal grant reporting.
• Support the Senior Data Analyst with data visualization activities using R, Tableau, and other tools.
• Prepare materials for organizational leadership (“Data Step-backs” and “Lunch and Learns”) to support organizational data-informed decision-making.

Coding System Management and Data Stewardship

• Document and maintain data analysis processes and code for clean, reproducible analyses.
• Document recurring processes and procedures in the Data Policies and Procedures Handbook and continuously maintain the handbook as a data operations manual.

Event participation

• Attend and participate in Oakland Promise meetings.
• Participate in 4-6 community events per year, including required events such as the Oakland Promise Awards Ceremony. These events may fall on weekday nights or weekends.

Professional Characteristics

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Committed to educational equity.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Curious, eager to learn, and willing to ask questions.
• A stickler for ethics and data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Comfort with and interest in the real-world complexity of non-profit data. ● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with different teams with competing priorities.
• The ability to stay current with the latest data analytics techniques, tools, and industry trends to keep practices fresh and effective.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Proficiency in data analysis in R/R Studio/Stata/Python/SAAS strongly preferred, or demonstrated willingness to use R.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in data analysis, survey research, and/or evaluation research design for community-based evaluations from a social science lens.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM systems.
• Familiarity with federal grant reporting.
• 2+ years of professional experience with:
• Data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, R)
• Research design
• Program evaluation
• Nonprofit or community-based organizations

Compensation and Benefits

• Full-time exempt position.
• Salary range for this position is $75-85k, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Oakland Promise currently has a hybrid work policy. Employees work in the downtown Oakland office 3 days/week.
• The opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive team environment. ● An opportunity to network and interact with education leaders in the community. ● Some evening and weekend hours may be required.

To Apply:

Send a single PDF (NOT a Microsoft Word document) of a resume and thoughtful cover letter to apply@oaklandpromise.org with “Job Name – [Your Name]” in the subject line. Please use your last name and first initial (ex: Doe_J) as the filename of your PDF containing your resume and cover letter. Failure to follow these instructions may delay the review of your application. Applications will be reviewed immediately and candidates with the best fit will be contacted for interviews. Unfortunately, the volume of applications will prevent us from responding to all applications received.

Oakland Promise is a place-based organization located in Oakland, California. Oakland Promise requires that employees work in person at various engagements. It is a requirement that all staff reside within commuting distance to the main office, located at 484 9th Street, Oakland, CA 94607. Please note that at any time, a full in-person work plan may be required, and it is of utmost importance that all staff are able to meet this requirement.

Oakland Promise is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Oakland Promise is committed to providing a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity, gender expression, and transgender), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military, and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. It also prohibits discrimination, harassment, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

• Full-time exempt position
• Full medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401k matching
• Vacation and sick time
• Hybrid work policy

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