Data Analyst - Opportunity@Work

About Opportunity@Work

Opportunity@Work’s mission is to rewire the labor market so that STARs, workers who are skilled through alternative routes instead of a bachelor’s degree, can work, learn, and earn to their full potential. In the next decade, Opportunity@Work aims to enable at least 1 million working adults in America to translate their learning into earning – generating a $20 billion boost in annual earnings.

About the role

Within the organization, Opportunity@Work’s Insights team advances a STAR-focused research agenda to both understand how STARs experience the American labor market and to develop actionable, demand-driven insights that unlock more opportunities for STARs to experience economic mobility across various occupations, industries, firm types, and regional contexts. We are seeking a Data Analyst to join our team.

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What you'll do

As a Data Analyst on the team, you will be using data and data visualizations to help us tell the story of STARs in the US labor market and encourage action from employers to increase skills-based hiring and remove degree requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Analysis & Visualization (75%)

• Using statistical programming tools like R, Stata, or Python to read in, merge, and manipulate datasets
• Conducting exploratory analyses by writing readable and reproducible code that documents data analysis decisions
• Creating beautiful, replicable, and insight-driving data visualizations using data visualization packages or libraries like ggplot2 in R or plotly or seaborn in Python
• Carrying out research, including gathering qualitative and quantitative data, conducting analyses to surface actionable insights and narratives

Narrative and Visual Storytelling (15%)

• Generate first drafts of client-ready outputs (such as data files, decks, and data visualizations)
• Contribute to how conclusions and data insights are presented to clients, ensuring that conclusions are clear and relevant

Stakeholder & Project Management (10%)

• Maintaining project timelines and coordinating with cross-functional teams
• Collaborating with other data analysts on methods

Other Duties As Assigned 

• As a growing startup, Opportunity@Work seeks individuals looking to stretch their professional skills in a dynamic, open, and collaborative environment. Because this position will support a variety of diverse and growing research priorities, the ideal candidate will be interested in and adept at adopting new statistical methods, statistical softwares, and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• This role is open to individuals skilled through alternative routes.
• Experience manipulating, cleaning, and analyzing large datasets.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis/data management tools such as SQL, R, Python, SAS, or STATA.
• Experience creating data visualizations in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, R, Python, or other tools.
• Experience using quantitative data to tell a story that moves audiences towards action and decision-making

Personal Characteristics 

• You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with passionate people about their work and the mission
• Collaboration: Works across stakeholders and/or groups to accomplish shared goals. Experience maintaining engagement with a series of stakeholders, moderating content, developing community guidelines, and providing feedback to members.
• Initiative and entrepreneurial mindset: Flexibility with shifts in priorities, ability to iterate on work plans, and ability to troubleshoot quickly and collaboratively. 
• STAR-centered: Demonstrated passion and desire to create a more inclusive policy environment for STARs and to create economic mobility for all workers. 

Opportunity@Work is an equal opportunity and skills-first employer. We celebrate diversity and the dignity of every worker - especially those with overlooked skills.  We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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