About College Possible

As one of the largest and most successful college access and success programs in the country, since 2000 College Possible has helped put more than 50,000 students from disinvested communities on the path to economic mobility via completion of a college degree. Its proven near-peer coaching model, delivered by recent college graduates serving as AmeriCorps members, provides high-touch interventions proven to help students navigate and overcome the most common barriers to college access, retention, and degree completion. Nationwide, College Possible students are three times more likely to earn a bachelor's degree within six years than their peers from similar backgrounds.

College Possible is a growing nonprofit coaching students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to break the cycle of poverty and empower the next generation of leaders. Our model has earned national recognition: the inaugural Evergreen National Education Award recognized our leadership in increasing access to and success in college for students from low-income backgrounds. It also earns top-of-field results: a Harvard study found that the program more than doubles a student's chance of enrolling in a four-year college, and our students are four times more likely to become college graduates than their low-income peers. College Possible has a budget of $33 million, more than 128 full-time employees and more than 321 AmeriCorps and VISTA service members. During the 2021-22 school year, we will reach an estimated 21,245 students in all 50 states, at more than 169 partner high schools and at nearly 107 colleges.

College Possible is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks to build a diverse workforce to create impact in partnership with the communities we serve. We welcome a diverse pool of qualified applicants. For each of its positions, College Possible is mindful about what best serves our students, and seeks to hire staff with relevant experience, skills and aptitude, and a commitment to the power of education. To learn more read our Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN, College Possible operates regional sites in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA; College Forward in Austin, TX; and has Catalyze partnerships in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee. Learn more at CollegePossible.org.

Your Role as Data Analyst

As a Data Analyst, you provide critical data support to activate our teams to make smart decisions. As part of our Research, Design, and Innovation (RDI) team, you lead data management efforts including developing, implementing, and executing streamlined data processes, tools and solutions focused on data access, integration, and quality control for our Catalyze program and other functional areas across the organization. The Data Analyst role at College Possible embodies the following:

Data Management

• Work with real-time and static data files, including data cleaning and construction of analytic files.
• Prepare data for descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
• Translate findings into actionable reports, tables, and data visualizations.
• Manage users and user roles.
• Provide quality assurance of imported data.
• Commissioning and decommissioning of data sets.
• Support initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
• Train end-users on new reports and dashboards.
• Provide technical expertise in data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing.

Data Reporting

• Create accurate and timely reports using resources like data visualizations, and custom reporting.
• Support regional sites in collecting meaningful student data.
• Execute the data related processes related to supporting our institutional partners.
• Manage large data sets, cut through the noise, and analyze the evidence to come up with smart approaches and plan for gap areas.
• Process confidential data and information according to guidelines.
• Manage and design reporting environment, including data sources, security, and meta data.
• Support the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements.
• Troubleshoot the reporting database environment and reports.

What You Bring

Education/Certifications/Licenses:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or similar required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Related Work Experience:

• Five plus years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum of three years in evaluation and research. Previous experience with statistical software programs (e.g., - STATA, SPSS, SAS) and CRM/Data warehousing tools (e.g., - Salesforce) are strongly preferred.
• Experience with dynamic data visualization tools (e.g., - Power BI; Tableau) is a plus.

Other Skills, Abilities and Requirements:

• Ability to work well with diverse types of people in a team environment.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and handle potentially stressful situations calmly and appropriately.
• Desire to work in a growing nonprofit organization, ability to adapt, be creative, and commit to excellence highly valued.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds when needed.
• Office environment with limited travel.
• Ability to stand/or sit for a minimum of 7 hours a day.

What We Offer

In addition to joining a committed, diverse, values-based organization, we offer:

• An opportunity for you to have a tremendous impact both internally and in the broader country.
• A competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Excellent benefits including complete health, dental, life, short-term and long-term insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Encouraged sustainability through a generous paid time off program.
• Personalized professional development and growth opportunities.

To Join Our Growing College Possible Team

Please apply at www.collegepossible.org. Submit your resume and cover letter.