Data Manager Job Description
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Organization Background:
The Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (PBMR) mission is: Rooted in the spirituality of the Precious Blood, we restore human dignity through hospitality, hope, and healing.

We work as agents of reconciliation to:

Build relationships among youth and families impacted by violence and/or conflict
Create safe spaces where people can experience radical hospitality, hope, and healing, and
Promote a restorative approach to conflict and build a sense of community.

For more information, please visit www.pbmr.org.

Position Summary:
The Data Manager primary duties are to ensure the accurate collection of data and to analyze data for PBMR staff, stakeholders, and funders. The Data Manager works with PBMR staff to determine the data collection that best tells the story and demonstrates the impact of the work. The Data Manager supports the development of evaluation plans, implementation of database training and data fidelity checks, the creation of reports, and the presentation of results to staff, funders and stakeholders. The Data Manager provides thought-leadership to the ministry while leveraging industry knowledge and best practices to promote the mission and vision of PBMR. The Data Manager’s work supports a program efficiency, appropriate management of resources, and growing a culture of philanthropy.
Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, psychology, social sciences, statistics, research methods degree preferred.
Minimum two to three years of increasing levels of experience in data collection, data management, analysis, and reporting for varying audiences. Must have taken undergraduate level research methods and statistics courses (introductory and intermediate statistics). Course work in and/or laboratory experience with qualitative and quantitative methods strongly preferred (e.g., survey construction and administration, qualitative interviews, focus groups, etc.).
Prior experience with non-profit program evaluation (design, implementation, and reporting) required.
Experience working with justice-oriented and/or direct service providing non-profits strongly preferred.
Experience in data collection and management, and data analytics tools. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SPSS required. Power BI and Tableau preferred.

Essential functions:

Define and document adherence to minimum standards of project operation including assessing model fidelity, documenting practices, evaluation of key indicators, providing feedback, course correction advice, and technical assistance and analyzing data to assess program effectiveness and areas of improvement.
Design and maintain databases and systems. Analyze and interpret collected data.
Understand data trends and patterns.
Creating reports in the database to share updates.
Documentation, evaluation, and reporting of current data collection items and provide suggestions for improvement.
Data visualization, report writing and presentation of data to stakeholders such as staff, funders and external partners.
Complete additional assigned tasks as needed

Communication:

Effectively expresses oneself in all oral and written communications.
Exhibits good listening and comprehension skills.
Keeps others informed, as well as responds, in a timely manner.
Demonstrates match between words and actions.
Responds with tact, diplomacy, respect and composure when dealing with others.
Promotes the spirit and essence of the School’s Vision, Mission, Values and Key Strategies through both verbal and written communication.

Teamwork and Collaboration:

Cooperates with others toward the achievement of common goals.
Seeks consensus and win-win solutions to problems and conflicts.
Contributes actively and participates fully in team initiatives.
Puts success of the team above own interests.
Builds and maintains constructive work relationships.

Responsive to Change:

Supports changes in the work environment.
Displays a proactive, problem-solving approach toward work.
Committed to life-long learning by continuously increasing skills, knowledge and effectiveness.
Actively seeks and initiates creative and innovative solutions.
Exercises sound, accurate and informed independent judgment when needed.

Quality-Driven and Accountable:

Results-oriented and committed to quality through continuous process improvement.
Eliminates ineffective activities and closes performance gaps.
Anticipates and responds to customer needs.
Monitors own performance, accept responsibility for actions and actively seeks feedback.
Meets deadlines and completes projects and activities in professional, timely manner.
Seeks opportunities to increase productivity and/or reduce costs while maintaining highest quality standards (fiscally responsible).

Support of Vision, Mission, Values, Key Strategies:

Supports and models the PBMR’s Values of: radical hospitality, accompaniment, social interest, compassion, justice, respect for the individual, honors diversity and difference, intellectual rigor, optimism and collaboration.
Articulates the PBMR’s Vision, Mission, and Key Strategies in a way to educate others.
Demonstrates active commitment in advancing PBMR’s Vision, Mission and Key Strategies.
Exhibits personal integrity, honesty, zeal and compassion.

Qualifications:

Proficient and functional knowledge of statistical software (SPSS, STATA, SAS), familiarity with SQL or R preferred.
Proficient knowledge of data visualization software (Tableau).
Proficient and functional knowledge of MS Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Highly effective interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team setting. Mobility to travel throughout metropolitan Chicago and greater Illinois required.
Ability to consistently identify opportunities for improvement and make recommendations based on analytic trends
Strong demonstration of alignment with PBMR’s social justice mission and vision
Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and visioning acumen
Ability to proactively identify challenges and barriers to stated objective and employ assistance in addressing obstacles
Strong collaboration acumen and abilities
Demonstration of Emotional Intelligence and professional maturity

Schedule/Travel: At times, this position requires working evenings, weekends, and travel (occasional overnight).

Compensation and Benefits: Salary targeted: $60,000 - $70,000 and comprehensive benefits.
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