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Overview:

Community Change seeks a strategic and collaborative Director of Program Data to establish and lead our new Program Data Team. This pivotal role represents the next phase of our organizational data evolution, creating specialized capacity to translate data into programmatic impact, strengthen base building strategies, and demonstrate measurable outcomes across our social justice initiatives.

The Director of Program Data will provide strategic leadership for program-specific data initiatives while coordinating across all program areas to ensure data-informed decision making supports our mission. This role bridges the gap between technical data systems and organizing strategy, impact measurement, and community engagement. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in progressive data practices with strong program knowledge, team leadership experience, and a commitment to building data culture in service of movement building.

This position is housed within the program division and works in close coordination with our existing data and technology infrastructure team. The Director will manage a team of two to four staff, fostering their professional development while building organizational capacity for data informed program management.

A portion of time will be spent working with Community Change's sister organization, Community Change Action.

Responsibilities:

Data Culture Development & Capacity Building

Foster data-informed decision making across program staff through implementation of best practices and standardized data collection protocols
Develop and deliver comprehensive data literacy training programs tailored to program staff needs
Provide ongoing coaching and support on data tools and analytical techniques
Lead program culture change initiatives that prioritize data-informed program management
Build internal capacity for program teams to access, interpret, and act on data insights

Impact Measurement & Evaluation

Design and implement comprehensive impact measurement frameworks aligned with organizational strategic goals
In collaboration with program leadership, establish key performance indicators across all program areas to ensure consistent evaluation standards
Conduct rigorous analysis of program outcomes and effectiveness, generating actionable insights
Produce regular impact reports for internal stakeholders, external partners, and funding organizations
Strengthen organizational accountability through robust impact measurement capabilities that demonstrate concrete results to stakeholders

Base Building, Organizing, and Strategic Targeting

Support strategic targeting for outreach and engagement efforts using demographic and geographic data analysis
Analyze voter files, membership data, and community data to optimize organizing strategies
Enhance constituent and community engagement strategies through data-driven approaches
Collaborate with organizing teams to translate data insights into field strategy and resource allocation decisions
Evaluate and recommend targeting tools and methodologies to support base-building objectives

Grassroots Partner Data Support & Collaboration

Provide data capacity building assistance for community partner organizations in our network
Develop standardized templates, tools, and analytical resources for partner use
Facilitate data sharing and collaborative analysis initiatives across the partner network
Build partner capacity to collect, analyze, and use data to strengthen their own organizing and advocacy work
Create accessible data products that support partner organizations' strategic decision-making

Data Systems Leadership & Integration

Evaluate and recommend program-specific data management tools and platforms
Lead implementation of new data systems tailored to program needs
Collaborate with the technology and data infrastructure team to develop integration between program data systems and institutional data
Adhere and conform to the same data security standards and system compatibility established by the data and technology infrastructure team
Oversee data governance practices specific to program data, ensuring ethical use and privacy compliance

Team Management & Strategic Leadership

Manage, mentor, and support the Program Data Team (up to four direct reports)
Coordinate across program areas to understand evolving data needs and set team priorities
Represent program data needs in organizational discussions and strategic planning
Participate in cross-functional initiatives that connect data work to programmatic strategy
Build and maintain relationships with external data partners and progressive data community

Supervisory Responsibility: This position supervises up to four staff members: up to three Program Data Managers and one Marketing Automation Systems Specialist 

Work Environment: This job operates primarily in a home office environment or coworking space. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, and filing cabinets. This job also requires work in field settings, which may include work in partner organization facilities, and outdoors. Some work at the DC office will be required from time to time.

Physical Demands: This role requires: keyboard typing and photocopying. Occasionally, the employee will need to help set up AV equipment, set up/break down meeting space including moving chairs and tables.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel Requirements: 30% TRAVEL. Occasional travel may be required for team meetings, training sessions, or partner convenings (estimated at 2-4 times per year)

Location: This is a remote position.

Salary & Benefits: Annual salary of $160,000 - $180,000. Community Change also offers an excellent benefits package, which includes 4 weeks of annual paid vacation; additional paid holiday leave between December 24 and January 1 and a Summer break the week of July 4th; 8% employer contribution to retirement account after six months of employment (and 3% employer contribution for the first 6 months); and a choice of generous health insurance plans.

Equal Opportunity: Our vision of a better world centers the leadership of impacted people of color to move our work on immigrant rights, economic justice, and racial equity, including a focus on jobs and housing, early childhood care and education, income supports, and immigration reform. We strongly encourage the interest and applications of people of color, women, and people in the disabled and LGBTQ+ communities. Community Change is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date of Position: As soon as lled.

As part of our hiring process, we will conduct a background check at the time of offer. This will be completed in compliance with applicable laws and will not be initiated without your consent

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Minimum Requirements:

At least 4 years of experience in a data leadership role within progressive organizations, campaigns, or community organizing contexts
Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas: electoral organizing data, membership/base data, program evaluation, or community organizing metrics
Proven track record of managing staff and building high-performing teams
Strong project management skills with ability to coordinate across multiple program areas simultaneously
Advanced proficiency with CRMs commonly used in organizing contexts (EveryAction, Action Network, NGP VAN, Salesforce, or similar)
Experience with data analysis tools and techniques and data visualization
Ability to translate complex data concepts for non-technical audiences and create accessible reporting frameworks
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience building collaborative relationships across diverse teams
Understanding of social justice organizing principles and commitment to equity-centered data practices
Commitment to equity, justice, and the mission of Community Change Community Change is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Preferred Qualifications:

10 years of experience in a data roles within progressive organizations, campaigns, or community organizing contexts
Experience designing and implementing impact measurement frameworks for social justice organizations
Familiarity with voter file data, VAN, and tools like Hustle, ThruText, or other distributed organizing platforms
Experience providing data training and capacity building to program staff or partner organizations
Knowledge of progressive data ecosystem
Background in community organizing, field campaigns, or direct program delivery
Experience working with C3/C4 organizations and understanding compliance requirements for data use across entities
Proficiency with Python, R, or other programming languages for data analysis
Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker Studio, or similar platforms
Familiarity with data warehouse platforms and ETL processes