Director of Data and Technology
Washington, DC
About Us
State Voices is a national network of permanent, nonpartisan, state-based coalitions working to create a more accessible, inclusive, and representative democracy by amplifying the voices of traditionally marginalized and underrepresented communities, often referred to as the New American Majority, and building the strength of the organizations and leaders that serve them.
Since 2008, State Voices has pioneered a new approach to civic engagement and social change at the state-level. By employing collective impact – where change agents from different sectors come together to accomplish shared goals – we strengthen grassroots efforts to achieve solutions that no one group could achieve on its own. In this way, State Voices serves as the backbone organization for our collective impact model in states, guiding the vision and strategy of the network, leveraging national resources, and ensuring coordination and communications.
Our 784 state, local, or national affiliate partners are organized into "tables" in the following states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and California through the San Diego Metropolitan Area table. We also train and support an additional 214 partner groups in "non-table" states through our Tools For All Program.
State Voices provides the organizations in our network with the tools and support they need to help create a healthy and thriving democracy. We advance this work through three (3) national programs: Civic Engagement (voter registration, GOTV, issue advocacy and constituency engagement), Civic Access (voting rights and election administration) and Civic Representation (census, redistricting and "money in politics"). For more information about State Voices, please visit www.statevoices.org.
Position Overview
State Voices seeks an experienced data management professional with a strong commitment to nonpartisan civic engagement to serve as Director of Data and Technology. The successful candidate will possess the requisite experience, skills and vision to lead our network's ongoing efforts to build and maintain the national data and technology infrastructure and develop the strategies necessary to facilitate and support impactful civic engagement programs conducted by our 20 state tables and nearly 1,000 of partners. The Director of Data and Technology reports to the Senior Director of Programs and will supervise the Deputy Director of Data and Technology, the Data and Technology Training Manager, and the VAN Administrator.
Responsibilities
· Identify cutting-edge civic engagement data and technology that meet the programmatic needs of tables and partners and develop strategies to make them accessible;
· Establish best practices and standards for data management and help facilitate their adoption throughout the State Voices network;
· Develop a national civic engagement data and technology training curriculum;
· Support and facilitate the professional development of network data managers and create a "community" of learning, cross-training and mutual support;
· Manage relationships with key data and technology vendors - NGP/VAN, Catalist, VVN (Voices Votes Now), Revolution Messaging among others – and advocate for the highest quality customer service for tables and partners;
· Develop/acquire user-friendly tools to create reports that are easily understood by program staff, partners and funders;
· Develop an organizational strategy for experimentation;
· Oversee experimentation, modeling and analytics projects;
· Maintain high standards for data integrity, quality and security;
· Supervise national data staff including the Deputy Director of Data and Technology, the Data and Technology Training Manager, and the VAN Administrator; and
· Work with national staff colleagues to ensure data and technology are fully integrated with the networks programs.
Requirements
The ideal candidate for this position will possess many, if not all, of the following qualifications:
· 5 – 10 years of data management experience preferably at a national level;
· A strong commitment to nonpartisan civic engagement and an understanding of the 501(c)(3) sector;
· Prior experience with data and targeting project management and field operations;
· Experience with systems integration in the areas of SMS and online technology;
· Excellent working knowledge of Catalist data, the VAN, the use of modeling as well as civic engagement experimentation;
· Awareness of emerging trends in civic engagement data and technology;
· Experience in client/customer service in a company or organization;
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate technical subjects to individuals with less technical experience;
· Strong management skills, well-organized, and demonstrated ability to supervise and evaluate staff;
· Willing and able collaborator and team player;
· Diplomatic and professional approach to problem solving;
· Ability to manage several tasks/projects concurrently and prioritize work effectively; and
· Sensitivity to gender and racial equity dynamics in the workplace and movement-wide.
Location - This position will be based in Washington, DC.
Compensation - Compensation is competitive and includes a full benefits package.
To Apply - Please forward resume, cover letter, writing sample, and salary requirements to data@statevoices.org. Submissions without a writing sample will not be considered. No phone calls, please.
Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at State Voices, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
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