Associate or Senior Associate – Data Analytics - Washington, D.C.
About The Position
CrossBoundary Advisory is recruiting a full-time Associate or Senior Associate to join our team in Washington, DC. As an Associate/ Senior Associate, who will be working directly with a leading development finance institution (DFI), the candidate will analyze historical and current pipeline transactions, design and implement a framework for annual internal targets/KPIs and create a data governance framework to support data integrity and accuracy across systems for the respective DFI. The candidate should have strong data analysis skills and the ability to launch, operate and train others on new ways of working with data to automate and improve efficiency. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience working in data management and analytics, ideally in finance, consulting, or international development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field (e.g. economics, mathematics, finance, business or related quantitative field)
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in a data management or strategic data analytics role in related finance or consulting field, including impact investing, international development or emerging market finance, investment or business advisory services, or management consulting
- Experience in data science and analytics usings advance Excel, Tableau, and other database querying skills
- Experience designing, implementing or managing data architecture and data governance frameworks
- Understanding of financial performance and impact measurement
- Experience with strategic planning, project management and target/KPI-setting
- Ability to build strong relationships with senior management
- Strong writer with a clear, active, and direct writing style
- Excellent PowerPoint presentation skills
- Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required
- Prior experience working with institutions such as government entities or organizations, or relevant private sector entities
Responsibilities
- Define and track internal planning targets and key performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness across organizational goals and programs, including establishing robust KPIs for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data entry and usage
- Prepare and distribute data insights for use by leadership, including creating and deploying automation tools for standard reporting and analytics
- Develop and implement a Data Governance Framework to ensure regulatory compliance and a single source of truth in line with data privacy requirements
- Support design and implementation of modern enterprise data architecture and integrate data sources and data collection across systems
- Build and maintain a database of historical and current pipeline transactions
- Assist with the integration of data and automation tools into the investment processes to improve efficiency
- Monitor and improve data quality, and build and maintain a comprehensive data inventory and authoritative data dictionaries
- Create and conduct annual data maturity assessments to benchmark and evaluate progress
- Develop and deliver a comprehensive data literacy program to empower other members of the organization to best use data
- Promote data as a strategic asset through success stories, and case studies, and create innovative incentives to promote uptake of data-drive initiatives
- Cultivate a culture of collaboration and knowledge-sharing by promoting best practices on data usage and sharing to promote effective data-driven decision-making across the organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
