The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Candidate Verification Step: As part of our application process, candidates are asked to complete a brief verification exercise. This will involves In place of a cover letter, please complete a short data task. Download donors.csv and gifts.csv from https://github.com/neilcuz/recruitment and use any tool you like (SQL, Python, R or similar) to answer the three multiple-choice questions there. It should take less time than writing a traditional cover letter. Upload a Word document (.docx) in the cover letter field containing only your answers, one per line, in this format:
Why we’re asking: This step helps us confirm that every applicant is a real person and keeps the selection process fair for all candidates. It is not part of your skills assessment, and it will take only a few minutes.
The Purpose of the Role
The External Relations (ER) department was created in February 2020 and is comprised of 3 main but complementary functional areas: Private fundraising, Communications and Advocacy. The ER department is at the beginning stages of creating a radical and ambitious global strategy that will enhance IRC’s ability to ‘punch above its weight’ in private income, advocacy, and brand awareness. The main objective of the department is to enable this organization of more than 12,000 staff to have the resources needed to continue serving 18 million people worldwide in places affected by war and disaster, shape the humanitarian sector by influencing key policies and reforms, and build and grow IRC’s reputation.
We are looking for an experienced and highly analytical Senior Data Analyst to join our team, with a primary focus on supporting our Philanthropy and High Value fundraising teams. As a Senior Analyst within our Global Analytics team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and driving data-driven insights for our fundraising efforts across the globe.
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