Job Overview
The Data Analyst is responsible for transforming program and organizational data into meaningful, accessible insights that support program quality, continuous improvement, evaluation, grant reporting, and organizational decision-making across the AVANCE Network. Working closely with the Director of Research and Evaluation, the Programs Team, the Data Coordinator, and other organizational partners, the Data Analyst analyzes participant, program, site, and network-level data; develops dashboards, reports, and visualizations; identifies trends and patterns; and translates findings into clear summaries for diverse audiences. This position also monitors data quality, ensuring that available data are accurate and reliable. The Data Analyst focuses primarily on analysis, interpretation, visualization, reporting, and decision support. The Data Analyst is responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere for AVANCE internal employees, external program participants, chapters, partners, and stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities
Research, Evaluation, and Program Fidelity
- Analyze program implementation, fidelity, attendance, enrollment, retention, completion, participant outcomes, surveys, assessments, and other program data across the AVANCE Network.
- Support the Director of Research and Evaluation in the development and refinement of evaluation questions, measurement plans, data collection tools, outcome frameworks, and reporting approaches. Compile literature reviews in alignment with these tasks.
- Conduct routine and ad hoc analyses to assess program progress, trends, strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support cross-program comparisons, cohort analysis, and longitudinal tracking where data are available and appropriate.
- Partner with the Programs Team to interpret data in ways that inform program quality, technical assistance, coaching, partner support, and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to grant applications and reports, Board reports, strategic investor updates, internal learning reports, and external presentations.
Data Analysis, Visualization, and Reporting
- Develop dashboards, data visualizations, scorecards, and summary reports for leadership, program teams, chapters, partners, Board committees, and strategic investors.
- Create standardized reports that communicate key metrics, including enrollment, attendance, retention, completion, participant outcomes, assessment results, survey results and fidelity indicators.
- Translate complex data into clear narratives, presentations, and recommendations for audiences with varying levels of data expertise.
- Identify patterns, gaps, outliers