College Success Data Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Data System Management

• • Own the organization, maintenance, and execution of SEED’s data tracking systems aligned to college access and success outcomes.
  • Manage data related to SEED’s college success measures, including college application, matching, acceptance, enrollment, persistence, and completion.
  • Support SEED’s college matching tier framework through data coding, collection, validation, and analysis.
  • Serve as the internal lead for maintaining and integrating student data across platforms (CoPilot™, Salesforce™, Naviance™, etc.).

Reporting & Visualization

• • Prepare and deliver internal and external reports for a variety of stakeholders, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and board-level reporting.
  • Develop dashboards and visualizations to support continuous learning and decision-making across the network.
  • Respond to internal data requests with urgency, precision, and clarity.

Benchmarking & Analysis

• • Analyze trends across SEED sites and benchmark outcomes against local, regional, and national data sets.
  • Identify gaps, surface insights, and support data-informed adjustments to post-secondary strategies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• • Partner with members of the CTS team and school-based staff to ensure accurate data reporting and alignment across initiatives.
  • Present data insights to senior leaders and contribute to the development of data-informed postsecondary strategies.
  • Help promote a culture of data use by supporting professional development and data capacity-building within the team.

Qualifications and Competencies

The College Success Data Specialist will possess the following:

• A commitment to the mission of SEED and our core values of: COMPASSION, GRATITUDE, GROWTH, INTEGRITY, PERSEVERANCE, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY
• A bachelor’s degree in education, social science, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3-6 years of full-time experience in an education, research, or non-profit setting.
• Experience presenting data to senior leadership or executive audiences (preferred)
• Work, intern or volunteer experience in schools, school districts, school networks, and/or charter networks--especially those serving underrepresented students.
• Data analysis and visualization using Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Data Studio and/or Tableau™.
• Familiarity with tools such as R, SPSS, Stata, OpenRefine, or Power BI (preferred).
• Advanced Excel techniques, including pivot tables, multi-sheet linking, and complex formulas.
• Experience managing and maintaining student information systems; familiarity with platforms such as CoPilot™, Salesforce™, or Naviance™ preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building or maintaining dashboards and data pipelines
• Proven ability to own deliverables, manage competing priorities, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, reflective approach to managing work
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building structure or systems where none exist
• Skilled in analytical writing, data storytelling, and presenting findings to senior leadership
• Able to build strong working relationships and engage in candid, constructive conversations
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working across shifting priorities within a mission-driven team.

A SEED Employee:

• Is committed to SEED’s mission and its beliefs.
• Thinks strategically in aligning one’s own work streams to the larger organizational mission.
• Possesses exceptional interpersonal skills, with creative and positive energy for working with youth.
• Behaves professionally in a fast-paced environment and with a variety of constituents.
• Works independently as well as collaboratively with a team while managing multiple tasks.