Assistant Director of Data, College Success Office

Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Data Aide to support our programming for our high school students.

The Assistant Director of Data within the College Success Office will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children’s Zone: to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that creates opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.

We are currently seeking an Assistant Director of Data to oversee program and participant data, ensuring source accuracy and fidelity, organization, analysis, and reporting, and data governance compliance with HCZ operating guidelines. The Assistant Director will report to the Director of the College Success Office and manage program Data Managers and, as needed, data aides. This role will work in close partnership with the Evaluation department. The ideal candidate will have exceptional data management, team management, and analytical skills, and will be professional, creative, and energetic to work in a community-based organization.

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Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; a Master’s degree is a plus
• 3+ years of experience working with data-related workstreams, SOPs, visualizations, reporting, and dashboards
• 3+ years of supervisory experience leading a small team (2+ members), assigning deliverables, developing direct reports/team members, and training employees
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
• Experience with CRM platforms, such as Salesforce
• Experience with utilizing large data sets to create reports and data visualizations that demonstrate trends and OKRs (objectives and key results)
• Must pass a Data Skills assessment demonstrating advanced proficiency

Who you are

• A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ
• Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of relevant work experience; a Master’s degree is a plus
• Advanced end-to-end project management expertise for individual and team projects
• Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking and implementation with minimal error
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other large data management systems required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
• Must have strong leadership, management, and organizational skills
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Must be flexible and possess the ability to work under pressure