Temporary Deputy Data Director

Main Priority

• Project Management: Support the Senior Data and Analytics Director, data, digital and field teams in implementing NDWA and CiA’s organizational and programmatic goals. Includes developing MOCHAs, updating project management systems such as AirTable or Asana, and supporting staff to satisfy project needs and meet mutually agreed upon deadlines.
• Scope out timelines for major milestones and adjust workplans as necessary to achieve goals.
• Direct Voter Contact Strategy: Under the direction of the Senior Data and Analytics Director, lead field strategy, including data analysis and coordination efforts. Provide strategic, data-driven recommendations to staff and partners on campaign field strategy and targeting.
• Create SQL queries and commit voter contact universe criteria to GitHub.
• Advise staff on how to communicate with voters based on program phase and tactics.
• Anchor program strategy in data-driven best practices based on research and guidance from industry leading organizations such as the Analyst Institute. Experiment with the best way to contact underrepresented groups.
• EveryAction Management and Maintenance: Lead the cross function team to overhaul the EveryAction data management workflows. Ensure that the new improved database structure matches the complexity and compliance requirements for multi-entity organizations like NDWA and Care in Action. Encourage the adoption of data practice. Ensure all data markers are accurate, up to date and utilized by field and digital teams.
• Champion best practices: Seek out and attend conferences, briefings and presentations hosted by industry leaders and bring learnings back to the team and organization. Memorialize key documents in the shared drive system, including data dictionaries, model release notes, partner analysis.
• Manage JIRA ticketing system: Create and edit request types, and oversee the revamp of descriptions and required reporting fields. Assign tickets to appropriate staffers and consultants based on entity and scope of work. Set clear timelines for updating tickets and completing requests. Answer and troubleshoot technical questions from users (about our tools, products and datasets, via a customer support queue in Jira).
• In partnership with Organizing teams, establish and maintain best practices for data collection.
• Encourage the adoption of data systems and best practices within the organizing team.

2nd Priority

• Reporting: Help facilitate the development of our necessary reporting. Work collaboratively across the organization and department to determine necessary reporting infrastructure. Provide feedback on reporting dashboards, review code, and offer advice on iterating for future reports. Help test report functionality and troubleshoot issues. Research best practices for reporting and share with the team and across the organization.
• Shared Drive Management: Ensure all relevant documentation of tech and data products and processes is up to date and preserved in our shared drive. Create new content as necessary.
• Data Management: Provide Data Management and other support as necessary. Includes advising on activist code and survey question structure, automations, and committee structure. Partner with the Sr. Data Director, Sr. Digital Director, and data and digital organizing teams to annually audit platforms to ensure they are configured correctly for data collection.

NDWA Responsibilities

• Participate in staff meetings, staff study and retreats.
• Lead strategy development and coordinate implementation, ensure that the team completes work plans, communicate with teams about larger strategic/organizational issues and represent your teams in same discussions, and participate in fundraising and budget development.
• Aid the Sr. Data Director, as needed, with contract reviews and renewals, and developing scopes of work.
• Identify new organizing platforms the organization wants to onboard and assist with sunsetting platforms.
• Complete work plans and reports in a timely manner.
• Develop and satisfy a Professional Development Plan.