Wikimedia Foundation / San Francisco (NE)

In partnership with the DL&E Manager, designing a data system for grantee activities and outcomes that enables standardization and connection with our primary data pipelines
Leading the creation and maintenance of internal data dashboards to track Community Growth programs' outcomes and impacts
Identifying actionable insights from trends and themes across datasets to inform reports and decision-making about grantmaking, partnerships, and programmatic interventions
Designing Community Growth data processes for maximum effectiveness, building data frames and connecting to pipelines for effective and efficient storage and retrieval, basic aggregation and ETL
Collaborating across departments, including with technology data teams, to ensure that calculation of metrics are aligned with Foundation-level metric practices
Proactively identifying requirements to support and improve an evolving data ecosystem

Qualities that are important to us:

Ability to address problems of diverse scope using good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining quality and efficient solutions
Ability to communicate findings and recommendations clearly to colleagues with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise
Experience with or exposure to ethical data management and privacy practices
Ability to problem solve and to learn and apply new technologies and tools
Desire to learn, share knowledge, and help other colleagues
Flexibility and openness to change and new information

Skills and Experience:

Fluency in English
Bachelor’s degree and five years related experience OR a Master’s degree and at least three years related experience; or equivalent advanced work experience in data analysis, data science, research and analytics or a related field
Proven experience with programming languages, particularly SQL and either R or Python
Experience working with large-scale data processing & storage tools (we use Hadoop, Hive, Presto, and Spark)
Experience with data visualization and dashboarding tools like Apache Superset, Google Looker Studio, or similar tools
Experience with Google Suite (Including the full suite of collaborative apps and advanced coding in Google Sheets/MS Excel)

And we'd love it if you have:

Advanced statistical training and experience
Interest in or knowledge of Wikimedia projects, the free knowledge movement, global education and/or international development
Cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness
Experience with open-source tools
Fluency in languages other than English
Nonprofit, NGO or INGO experience