Community Data Analyst

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What you’ll do
As a Community Data Analyst VISTA, you will assist in our effort to create visibility and enhance awareness of the extraordinary work we do. Your work will potentially result in an improved policy and regulatory environment that will help reduce poverty and increase intergenerational wealth. Working with our Community Asset Preservation Corporation (CAPC) team, you will:
* Provide on-going oversight of community data collected to ensure that data is complete and accurate.
* Provide on-going oversight of community data collected to ensure that data is complete and accurate.
* Update properties as needed by linking to the appropriate geographies for community level data analysis.
* Create a plan for keeping data current and relevant on an annual or quarterly basis with feedback from staff, develop protocols and systems for updating and using the community develop data collected.
* Develop a process for collecting and incorporating historic data with a focus on data trends and those data points that are included in the CAPC Social Impact score.
* Analyze current strategy used by CAPC staff to determine whether the current score is providing reliable analysis and if there are missing pieces of the CAPC mission that are not being captured.
* Participate in CAPC staff meetings and report on community impact on the property and aggregate level.
* Work with staff to provide community level and property level data for marketing materials.
* Work with Director of Operations to develop an outline of how data is entered, managed, and used at the organization.
* Begin to develop contact and information needed in the Data Standard Operating Procedures document.

While you will work with our CAPC team, you will also play a critical role in enhancing our overall infrastructure to effectively manage and sustain our policy- and systems-building efforts by expanding our ability to conduct data-driven research. The byproducts and impact of your work as a member of this invaluable VISTA team will live well beyond your time here with NJCC. Your work will enable NJCC to significantly expand its role as one of New Jersey’s foremost thought leaders in community development.

The skills you'll need
We’re looking for people who are motivated and driven to develop their career. To be successful in this role, you’ll:
* Have a passion for community service and a strong customer service attitude.
* Have a passion for community service and a strong customer service attitude.
* Be curious and independent.
* Have completed some college level coursework in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Urban Policy or Planning, Economic Development, or related courses.
* Be experienced with social media platforms and website development.
* Be experienced with social media platforms and website development.
* Have superb interpersonal communications skills and the ability to establish rapport with divers groups easily.
* Be able to demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft office and Adobe Creative Suite.