Data Coordinator
Location: US, NY, New York
Department: Operations
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Entry level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
Function: Information Technology
Company profile: About ECHOING GREEN:  Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world's biggest problems. Founded in 1987 by global growth equity firm General Atlantic, Echoing Green has invested over $33 million in seed funding in nearly 600 social entrepreneurs (Echoing Green Fellows) and their innovative organizations across the globe. Recognized Echoing Green Fellows include the founders of Teach For America, City Year, One Acre Fund, The Global Fund for Children, and SKS Microfinance. Through its three Fellowship programs, Echoing Green annually supports nearly seventy social entrepreneurs to accelerate the impact of their ventures.In addition to its Fellowship programs, Echoing Green takes an ecosystem approach to reach over a million people seeking to define their role in making the world a better place. Work on Purpose, Echoing Green’s signature program for 18-35 year olds who want to make an impact, leverages the life and work lessons of Fellows to equip these change agents to build purposeful lives and careers, while the Social Investment Council program emboldens emerging business leaders to drive social change.Echoing Green's field-building contributions include an impact investing initiative to grow investments in double- and triple-bottom line enterprises, and a bevy of thought-leadership articles and reports to strengthen the social entrepreneurship movement. Visit #URL_1912e551906cc97c1bdfc7f8a45cc874abebe0db248f141d906277d8dbc7be79# for additional information.
Description: About ECHOING GREEN:  Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world's biggest problems. Founded in 1987 by global growth equity firm General Atlantic, Echoing Green has invested over $33 million in seed funding in nearly 600 social entrepreneurs, the Echoing Green Fellows, and their innovative organizations across the globe. Recognized Echoing Green Fellows include the founders of Teach For America, City Year, College Summit, Citizen Schools, One Acre Fund, and SKS Microfinance.Echoing Green is further driving social innovation through our Work on Purpose program by distilling the stories and lessons of its Fellows, research, and the field of social innovation to provide a generation of young people with the inspiration and framework needed to build meaningful, impact-driven careers.POSITION:  Data CoordinatorDEPARTMENT: OperationsREPORTS TO:  Director of Knowledge ManagementCLASSIFICATION: Exempt PositionTERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Full TimeORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED: 9/16/13 (Previously posted as Knowledge Management Coordinator and Systems Coordinator)WHY IS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SO IMPORTANT TO ECHOING GREEN?As Echoing Green embarks on an innovative three year strategic growth plan, it is important that we track, learn from, and analyze what we do. Knowledge management staff work with every single Echoing Green staff member to make sure we have and know how to use the best systems to make that work possible.WHAT ROLE DOES THIS POSITION PLAY?This dynamic role is designed to help the entire staff of Echoing Green work more efficiently. This person helps to design, develop, maintain and train users of systems needed to measure progress of Echoing Green’s programs.  Working closely with the Director of Knowledge Management, this role will equip all Echoing Green team members with usable data and tools to get their jobs done. 
Requirements: IDEAL CANDIDATE:  Curious individual who geeks out over Excel tricks, can teach a technophobe how a tool you implemented can make their job easier (and more fun!), and digs into finding the solution to a pesky tech problem with reckless abandon.Maybe you’re formally trained in databases or maybe you’re an accidental techie. We just care that you have a knack for working with databases, learning new tools, improving efficiency – and can galvanize support for systems by making them more useful for everyone on staff.  ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Learn how to use #URL_8d92932a488fb7e172d73a0f6813d06d464f1f03705d2825f86b2c7947d60a86#, SurveyGizmo (an evaluation platform), and Luminate CLO (formerly known as Convio) like a pro. On-the-job training opportunities will be provided but candidates must have some prior data management experience (be it in spreadsheets or a database). As an internal expert, you will help Echoing Green stay on the cutting edge of the nonprofit tech world.Using those skills, this staff member will:RESEARCH:Assist in the design and development of creative new data tracking tools based on programmatic and operational needs of the organizationResearch new technology vendorsProject manage all development projects, including working with technology vendors and consultantsSUPPORT:Lead trainings for staff (examples: getting new users started using Salesforce, Excel tips & tricks)Create how-to documentation for system proceduresSome administrative support duties and tasks as needed and requestedMAINTAIN:Stay up-to-date with what is new and exciting in systems for nonprofits and social enterprises, using online support communities, blogs and other mediaPerform routine database maintenance tasks and oversee data integrityANALYZE:Track key metrics related to our data systemsCreate custom reports and dashboards in SalesforceUse Excel to perform data analysis as neededQUALIFICATIONS AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS Bachelor’s degree1+ years of experience in a highly analytical role (junior level analysts, database administrators, or project coordinators may be especially well-suited)Salesforce experienceExcel (you should know how to format a good spreadsheet and use formulas)Experience working with cross‐functional teamsOutstanding relationship building and communication skillsAbility to work independently as part of an entrepreneurial teamAlignment with the mission and core beliefs of Echoing Green
Benefits: Echoing Green has a generous benefits package that includes major medical, dental, a matching 403(b) plan, paid time off, and other benefits.  
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