Jobs · Alabama

Director/Senior Director of Data Strategy & Insights

Birmingham Promise · Birmingham, AL · 1 mo ago
$80k–$112k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: THE ORGANIZATION (maybe About the organization?), THE ROLE (maybe About the role?), Responsibilities (explicit), QUALIFICATIONS (explicit). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not create those sections. Also we need to include maybe "About the organization" as a section? The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow those examples. Likely we should include About the role (maybe from THE ROLE). Also maybe About the organization could be under About the role? But we could include "About the organization" as a paragraph under About the role? The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are typical headings; we can use others if needed but better to stick to those. The posting has sections: THE ORGANIZATION, THE ROLE, Responsibilities, WHAT DOES SUCCESS..., DIRECTOR/SENIOR DIRECTOR DESIGNATION, QUALIFICATIONS. We could map THE ORGANIZATION to "About the role"? Not exactly. Maybe we can treat THE ORGANIZATION as part of About the role (context). Or we could create a heading "About the organization" but not in list; risk of being considered filler? Probably okay but instruction says use those examples; not strict. Safer to include About the role (covering THE ROLE and THE ORGANIZATION). Then Responsibilities, Qualifications. Also maybe "What does success look like" could be part of Responsibilities or a separate section like "Expectations"? Not in list. Could omit or incorporate into Responsibilities. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine success criteria into Responsibilities or maybe a separate "Expectations" but not in list. Better to incorporate into Responsibilities as bullet points? But we must preserve all substantive information; we can't summarize away detail. We could keep the success criteria as a separate section with heading "What success looks like" but that's not in the list; risk of being considered filler? The instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g...). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow the pattern. However, to be safe, we could create a section "Expectations" but not in list; maybe they'd accept. But they said "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This implies those are the allowed headings. So we should only use those headings. Therefore we need to map content to those headings. We have About the role (cover THE ROLE and THE ORGANIZATION). Responsibilities (the bullet list). Qualifications (the QUALIFICATIONS section). Requirements maybe not present; we could omit. Skills maybe not present; we could omit. Benefits, Pay, Schedule not present; omit. Thus output:

About the role

... content from THE ORGANIZATION and THE ROLE ...

Responsibilities

  • ... each responsibility bullet ...

Qualifications

... content from QUALIFICATIONS ...

We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to copy the paragraphs verbatim (or close) but we can format as

paragraphs. For responsibilities, we need to keep the bullet points as

  • . The responsibilities section includes a long paragraph with percentages and many bullet-like sentences. We need to break into list items. The original responsibilities section: "Responsibilities Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%) ..." then a series of sentences separated by line breaks? Actually it's a paragraph with many clauses separated by line breaks? In the text it's a block with line breaks after each sentence? Let's examine: Responsibilities Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%) Building Birmingham Promise’s first dedicated Data & Impact function requires the right combination of people, roles, systems, and expertise. Assess the organization’s current and future data needs, capabilities, workflows, and staffing structureDevelop and implement a clear organizational structure for the Data & Impact function, including defining roles, responsibilities, and areas of accountabilityAssess existing roles and responsibilities to recommend changes or realignment necessary to meet organizational data needsRecruit, hire, onboard, manage, and develop data team members as neededEstablish clear goals, priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for the Data & Impact teamDetermine when organizational needs are best addressed through internal staff, external partners or technology solutionsDevelop a phased staffing and capacity plan that aligns team growth with organizational priorities and resourcesManage the Data & Impact budget, vendor relationships, evaluation timelines, and other administrative aspects of the functionEnsure compliance with applicable data privacy requirements, funder requirements, and reporting obligationsBuild a collaborative data culture in which program teams understand their responsibilities for data quality, collection, and use Create, Own and Execute Data Strategy (25%) Strong data strategy ensures we are measuring what matters and using data-derived insights to continuously improve outcomes for students. Develop and operationalize a clear, organization-wide data strategy aligned to strategic prioritiesDefine and standardize key performance indicators (KPIs), benchmarks, and success metrics across programsEstablish a proactive reporting cadence for leadership and Board useCreate systems for using data to provide ongoing feedback and support to providers for the improvement of program practicesPartner with leadership to ensure data is used consistently in decision-makingConsolidate all current tools and practices for measuring impact to ensure consistent, high quality data collection and analysisWork closely with team to build evaluation tools and create a strategic evaluation plan that measures progress and success against key metrics for both internal program improvement and external reporting purposesFacilitate communication of policies, procedures, schedules and other logistics associated with external evaluationEnsure all teams are collecting data consistently and correctlyDevelop a phased roadmap for when it makes sense to add team capacity or outsource complex technical and evaluation work as the organization scales Build Scalable Data Infrastructure (20%) Reliable, accessible data systems are essential to making informed decisions and reducing inefficiencies across the organization. Provide strategic oversight of Salesforce and other core data systems, ensuring our data is accurateAudit, streamline, and improve existing data systems into a more centralized, user-friendly ecosystemEnsure leadership has timely access to critical data (dashboards, reports, etc.)Establish and enforce data governance, quality standards, and documentation protocolsSet the strategic vision for infrastructure improvements and advanced technical builds, managing external vendors or consultants for complex implementation needsBuild capacity for and manage internal systems for conducting ongoing outcomes measurement and assessment Lead Evaluation and Insights (15%) Research and evaluation help Birmingham Promise understand the outcomes of our work and opportunities to strengthen our impact. Develop and maintain an organization-wide research and learning agenda aligned with Birmingham Promise’s strategic priorities, program model, and key questions about student educational and career outcomes.Identify and prioritize research and evaluation questions that strengthen understanding of program effectiveness, student outcomes, and opportunities for continuous improvement.Design and oversee practical evaluation approaches, including longitudinal strategies, that balance methodological rigor with the need for timely, actionable information.Establish the vision and framework for Birmingham Promise’s research and evaluation efforts, determining which capabilities should be developed internally and when specialized external expertise is needed.Lead Birmingham Promise’s research partnership with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and manage other research and evaluation partners, leveraging these partnerships to strengthen data infrastructure, data access and sharing, research capabilities, organizational use of data, and long-term internal capacity.Manage a portfolio of research and evaluation initiatives, working closely with program teams to ensure findings are accurate, relevant, timely, and translated into actionable insights that inform program improvement and organizational decision-making.Build the organizational capacity and foundational data infrastructure necessary to support increasingly rigorous research, including future implementation and impact evaluations. Deliver High-Quality Reporting & Insights (20%) Data only creates value when it is clear, timely and usable by our team. Own the production of Board-ready dashboards, reports, and presentationsTranslate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical audiencesEnsure stakeholders can quickly access accurate, relevant information when neededPartner with Communications to align data storytelling with organizational messagingSupport grant reporting and proposal development with accurate data and insightsWork with external stakeholders, including funders and partners, to assure best practices and transparencyProduce publications, presentations, research resources and briefing/white papers designed to inform the field and policy makers We need to turn each sentence (or clause) into a list item. Could keep the percentages as part of the item. We'll produce
    • ...
    with each responsibility as separate
  • . We must preserve all info; not lose any. We'll split by the headings inside: "Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%)", then sentences until next heading "Create, Own and Execute Data Strategy (25%)", etc. We'll treat each heading as part of the first sentence? Better to include the heading as part of the first list item. Eg:
  • Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%) Building Birmingham Promise’s first dedicated Data & Impact function requires the right combination of people, roles, systems, and expertise. Assess the organization’s current and future data needs, capabilities, workflows, and staffing structureDevelop and implement a clear organizational structure for the Data & Impact function, including defining roles, responsibilities, and areas of accountabilityAssess existing roles and responsibilities to recommend changes or realignment necessary to meet organizational data needsRecruit, hire, onboard, manage, and develop data team members as neededEstablish clear goals, priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for the Data & Impact teamDetermine when organizational needs are best addressed through internal staff, external partners or technology solutionsDevelop a phased staffing and capacity plan that aligns team growth with organizational priorities and resourcesManage the Data & Impact budget, vendor relationships, evaluation timelines, and other administrative aspects of the functionEnsure compliance with applicable data privacy requirements, funder requirements, and reporting obligationsBuild a collaborative data culture in which program teams understand their responsibilities for data quality, collection, and use
  • But that's huge; maybe better to split each sentence after the heading into separate items. However the instruction: "Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". It doesn't require each sentence separate; we could keep as one big
    • but that would be a huge block; still a list. But better to break into logical items for readability. We'll split by the sentences that start with a verb (Assess, Develop, etc.) after the heading. We'll keep the heading as its own item? Could be separate item: "
    • Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%)
    • " then subsequent items for each action. That would preserve all info. Let's do that: For each major section, first item is the heading with percentage, then each subsequent sentence as its own
    • . We'll need to ensure we don't miss any content. Let's extract the responsibilities text exactly as given, then split. I'll copy the responsibilities block: "Build and Lead the Data & Impact Team (20%) Building Birmingham Promise’s first dedicated Data & Impact function requires the right combination of people, roles, systems, and expertise. Assess the organization’s current and future data needs, capabilities, workflows, and staffing structureDevelop and implement a clear organizational structure for the Data & Impact function, including defining roles, responsibilities, and areas of accountabilityAssess existing roles and responsibilities to recommend changes or realignment necessary to meet organizational data needsRecruit, hire, onboard, manage, and develop data

    Similar jobs