Data Specialist

Purpose of Position: To support Missouri Workers Center's data infrastructure across organizing, civic engagement, and coalition programs. This position will work closely with MWC staff and partner organizations — including MOVE — to ensure clean, reliable data powers our base-building and worker organizing work across the state.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Management and Analysis

• Ensure clean and reliable data is consistently available, including entering, cleaning, and processing data across MWC's work
• Create and document data management procedures and ensure staff and member leaders follow best practices
• Maintain activist codes, survey questions, tags, and other data structures
• Manage, process, and update bulk data imports and exports
• Support analysis for organizing campaigns, civic engagement programs, and grant reporting

Voter File and Digital Organizing Tools

• Support MWC and partner organizations in their use of voter file and digital organizing tools, including GetThru, EveryAction, Mobilize, and OpenField
• Create data structures within tools and troubleshoot account access
• Cut turf for volunteer and paid canvasses and track voter and member contact
• Build and load targeted lists as appropriate

Program Support

• Support large, in-person events with event check-in and data collection
• Process and enter data on time to ensure prompt follow-up for organizers
• Assist with research projects, including the voter file and Missouri Ethics Commission reports
• Support core civic engagement and organizing infrastructure including text banks, phone banks, and door canvasses
• Additional data organizing responsibilities as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• A commitment to building a multi-racial workers movement
• Attention to detail and timelines; ability to execute complicated sequential steps with rigor and precision, often on a tight deadline
• Ability to communicate data-related information clearly to audiences without much data background, in both 1:1 and training settings
• Experience using data in labor, community organizing, or issue-based campaigns
• Familiarity with electoral and advocacy tools and CRM systems such as EveryAction and NGP
• Experience with spreadsheets and data manipulation
• The ability to be on time and work irregular hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $55,000
• Employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Monthly phone stipend
• Health & wellness stipend
• Paid time off

To Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to Apply@moworkers.org. For the subject line please put “Data Specialist” followed by your first and last name. We do not accept applications through Idealist's portal.

About Missouri Workers Center: The Missouri Workers Center is an organization of low-wage workers, Black, white and brown, urban and rural, dedicated to fighting racism and winning economic justice for all.

MWC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability or any other protected status.

This position is part of a union-represented bargaining unit.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $55,000
• Employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Monthly phone stipend
• Health & wellness stipend
• Paid time off