Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services

Center for Effective Philanthropy • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an Analyst, you will work closely with CEP’s energetic and diverse staff to provide philanthropic foundation executives, boards, and staff with data-driven insights to enhance the effectiveness of their work. The core function of the Analyst role is to create reports and share recommendations based on the results of standardized surveys of grantees, staff, and donors that CEP conducts on behalf of philanthropic foundations. Analysts also work with individual foundations or groups of foundations on customized engagements focused on approaches to philanthropy, performance assessment, and organizational effectiveness. If you want to help grant-making organizations to understand how they’re doing in creating social impact, this is the role for you. The analyst will be a member of CEP’s fast-paced San Francisco, CA office.
The Ideal Candidate:
You understand that CEP’s work depends on the high quality of our analysis and, likewise, have high standards for quality control, task management, efficiency, and attention to detail
You are detail-oriented, organized, and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
You are tolerant of ambiguity and recognize that a client-centered environment is dynamic – work levels and schedules are likely to change in response to client needs – sometimes on short notice
You enjoy a mix of working independently as well as on teams, and you bring a hard-working, empathetic, and reliable approach to both situations
You are confident in your work, but are humble in the knowledge that you are always learning and improving
You are curious and ask questions; you thrive in an environment that encourages diversity of opinion

Requirements

• College degree (B.S., B.A.), or equivalent, and some work experience required
• Demonstrated ability to conduct high quality quantitative analysis and synthesize findings into persuasive recommendations. Comfort with running and interpreting basic statistical analyses such as T-Tests, ANOVA, and Chi Squares is required
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with computer programming languages, such as SQL, a plus

Responsibilities

• Analyzing quantitative and qualitative datasets, often using basic inferential statistics and AI-assisted qualitative coding techniques
• Creating clear and compelling written memos that identify and highlight synthesized findings and recommendations drawn from analysis
• Co-managing survey processes, question design, and innovation in CEP’s assessment tools
• Creating and presenting the results of assessment and advisory engagements to foundation executives and staff alongside client managers
• Actively participating in team discussions and helping develop CEP’s internal knowledge base and operations

Benefits

• A commitment to pay parity and salary equity. The 2026 annual base salary for this position is $93,479. In addition, this role is eligible for a competitive Performance Based Incentive Compensation.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance plans.
• Generous paid time off plan, including three weeks of annually accrued vacation, up to 15 holidays, plus an end-of-year break.
• 401(k) plan with a 1:1 Employer Match up to 5% of total compensation.
• Generous annual personal professional development allowance.
• Flexible spending and dependent care tax free savings plans.
• Life insurance covered 100% by the organization.
• We strive to balance in-person time with flexibility and the needs of each person, their team, and the larger organization. We believe culture, collaboration, communication, trust- and relationship-building, training, and certain kinds of creative work benefit from in-office interactions – and we believe that the flexibility of remote work also has many advantages. We expect staff to be in the office at least two days per week, and more frequently during new staff introduction periods to support a robust orientation. Everyone will enjoy the option to work fully remotely from anywhere four weeks per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level