Senior Associate, Strategic Analytics

at  The Obama Foundation

ABOUT THE OBAMA FOUNDATION

At the Obama Foundation, we are guided by a core belief: that ordinary people working together can change history. Our mission is to inspire those people to take action, empower them to change their world for the better, and connect them so they can achieve more together than they can alone.
We were founded by community organizers, so when we seek change, we do it by bringing people together.
That approach begins at home, on the South Side of Chicago, where we are building the Obama Presidential Center. The Center represents a historic opportunity for Chicago: a chance to build a world-class museum and public gathering space that celebrates our nation’s first African American President and First Lady, steps away from where he began his career, where she was raised, and where—together—they made their home.
But that approach extends to all our work, whether it’s holding leadership training sessions in communities throughout the U.S., bringing local leaders together in countries around the world, working to support the global education of girls, or ensuring young men of color have pathways to opportunity.
As President Obama has said, “we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together.” So join us.
For more information, please visit www.obama.org.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in data strategy, infrastructure, mining, analysis, and reporting
• Proven experience implementing business intelligence tools and building dashboards that integrate data from multiple data systems (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Domo, etc.)
• Experience implementing data governance policies and practices across a matrixed organization
• Proven experience synthesizing qualitative and quantitative insights across diverse programs and initiatives into actionable insights for teams and executive leadership
• Experience using data to inform developing strategies in an evolving organization
• Experience working with new and early stage programs and initiatives
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, and experience building alignment across diverse and internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional data analysis skills
• Proven project management experience
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical information to diverse audiences
  The salary range for this role is between $79,040 and $98,800.
  Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. The Obama Foundation is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!
  In the interest of employee health and safety during the pendency of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Obama Foundation is requiring that all prospective employees present proof that they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, or seek a reasonable accommodation for religious or medical reasons, prior to their first day of employment.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Senior Associate will be responsible for advancing the Foundation’s data strategy and leading the process to implement a business intelligence system and other tools needed to enhance the Foundation’s data infrastructure. In partnership with the Legal, IT, Product and Technology, and People teams, you will also implement an approach to data governance across the Foundation. The data strategy, infrastructure, and governance will enable safe and efficient data capture, storage, analysis, visualization, and reporting across data sets and systems (including Salesforce, Civis, and Google Analytics), and ensure that qualitative and quantitative information is available to key stakeholders.
In addition to the data strategy and infrastructure for the Foundation,you will work collaboratively with Obama Presidential Center operations and museum teams to identify strategic metrics that will be tracked when the campus opens, and develop processes and procedures for capturing and reporting these data.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain a data warehousing and reporting strategy that supports decision-making and organizational learning and implement it across Foundation
• Synthesize data and insights across programs and initiatives into reports that Foundation leadership and key stakeholders can use to inform strategy and engage diverse audiences
• Work closely with Obama Presidential Center team and the Senior Manager to identify strategic metrics for the campus and requirements for collecting data, and recommend platforms and tools to collect and report on data
• Work with teams across the Foundation to understand and analyze data to help assess impact and operational effectiveness
• Develop policies, procedures, and staff training on data governance in accordance with data privacy standards and regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Create and maintain dashboards and data reports
• Perform other duties as assigned