Data Organizer - Part-Time

The Village of Love and Resistance (VOLAR) is a Black led grassroots organization facilitating resident-led community development. Our mission is to co-create a cooperative community in East Baltimore owned by Black and Brown people. We seek to build this cooperative community through the reclamation of land, healing, reconnecting and building a base of community power.

VOLAR Values:

Healing and Wellness, Cooperative Ownership, Justice and Equity, Shared Leadership and Participatory Democracy, Power, Love, Transformational Learning

Scope of work:

VOLAR is seeking a Data Organizer to support our grassroots organizing for building a base of community leaders informed from good data entry, analysis and management.

Areas of Work

The major areas of work for the Data Organizer include:

Support VOLAR working Committees through regular data entry, management, and mass outreach including

• • Own Our Hood Program
  • Base building and membership development
  • Food Mutual Aid Program
  • Other VOLAR programs as needed

Coordinate (Bottomline) Social Media and Website

• • Regularly generate content for VOLAR’s social media and website
  • Create and distribute press releases for VOLAR events
  • Conduct media trainings with members
  • Conduct outreach and develop relationships with local media outlets and journalists

Coordinate (Bottomline) VOLAR Databases

• • Manage and update VOLAR’s Google and Nationbuilder databases
  • Transition VOLAR from Google Database to Nationbuilder database
  • Regularly assure up-to-date status of databases

Education/Training:

• • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, statistics, or a related field is the standard minimum requirement.
  • Several years of experience in entry-level data roles

Required experience/qualifications:

• Database management: Proficiency with database management software and concepts
• Expertise in some form of SQL for data organization and manipulation.
• Data security: Knowledge of data protection regulations and best practices
• Data analysis: Skills in data analysis, statistics, and data visualization for effective interpretation and data presentation.
• Problem-solving: The ability to troubleshoot issues and find solutions
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain findings to community stakeholders and work with teams.
• Organizational skills: high degree of organization to create and maintain small to large datasets.
• Attention to detail: Meticulous attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Project management: Ability to plan, execute, and complete data-related projects
• Time Management

Preferred experience/qualifications:

• Experience working with mission– focused organizations
• Lived or worked in Baltimore area communities for at least one year
• Commitment to VOLAR’s mission around building community rooted in healing, wellness, and cooperation
• Ability to work some evenings and weekend hours
• Ability to understand or identify with the experience of poor and working class people
• Willingness to engage oneself and engage with the shared leadership team in honest, constructive, mindful, and compassionate self-reflection and self-criticism
• Non-violent communication skills
• Telephone Etiquette
• Experience and/or ability to approach problem-solving, and crisis intervention from a “love” perspective (find ways to resolve issues without calling police/agencies when possible)
• Creativity and sense of humor
• Experience in anti-racism/anti-oppression trainings
• Knowledge of Baltimore communities, history, issues and organizations. [Baltimore residents are strongly encouraged to apply and given strong preference.]

Accountability & Support Process

This Data Organizer will work in collaboration with VOLAR CTC members and VOLAR organizers to fulfill their roles and responsibilities. The Data Organizer will participate in a regular and consistent process of accountability and receive direct support from a small team of CTC members. This Team will regularly meet with the Data Organizer for check-ins. These weekly check-ins are designed to assign tasks and roles, offer support to the Data Organizer, promote communication and synergy between committees, address any challenges that may arise, provide evaluation and debrief events and projects, and identify areas of strengths and growth.

VOLAR seeks a Baltimore city resident who can perform many of their responsibilities virtually.