Data & Metrics Analyst

City of New York • New York, NY

7h • $80,001 - $90,000

About The Position

The Data & Metrics Analyst supports development of the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s impact measurement framework, helping translate strategic goals into clear, measurable outcomes. Reporting to the Data & Metrics Manager, the analyst builds dashboards and reporting tools, supports survey design and programming for teams across the agency, and conducts advanced analyses using internal and external data sources.

The role connects data, strategy, and execution to monitor the agency’s strategic plan rigorously and transparently. It turns complex data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making, accountability, and alignment with the agency’s mission to serve New Yorkers and strengthen local democracy. The analyst works across teams to establish standard operating procedures and data governance standards, and communicates findings to internal and external audiences.

Requirements

• Knowledge of survey design, programming, and methodologies.
• Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics and predictive analytics.
• Knowledge of public-sector, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizational environments.
• Knowledge of structural barriers to participation in local democracy and the importance of making local democracy open, transparent, and equitable.
• Knowledge of New York City politics and electoral landscape.
• Clear speaking and writing skills, including synthesizing information from multiple sources and explaining technical concepts accessibly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Data management skills, including data cleaning, collection, governance, manipulation, and documentation; comfort working with large datasets.
• Data analysis and reporting skills, including interpreting quantitative or qualitative data, identifying trends, creating visualizations, and crafting data-driven narratives.
• Ability to build interactive dashboards using at least one of Tableau, ArcGIS, or Power BI.
• Ability to build and deploy statistical and/or predictive models, with some experience using a relevant statistical package or programming language such as Stata, SPSS, R, or Python.
• Survey design and programming skills, with some experience using an application such as Microsoft Forms, SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, or Forsta Surveys.
• Ability to develop working relationships and engage and listen effectively in person, virtually, and in hybrid environments.
• Ability to stay organized and attentive to detail while balancing multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a matrixed, hybrid environment and manage stakeholders, deadlines, and project milestones.
• Ability to make sense of complex or messy datasets and turn them into reliable sources for strategic decisions and analysis.
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources, build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools, and document processes.
• Ability to extract actionable recommendations from findings and communicate complex results or methodologies to less technical audiences.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving strategic needs; work independently; meet deadlines; and identify risks, dependencies, and gaps.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by at least twelve semester credits in a listed or closely related area of study, and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in a listed or closely related field; or a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and five years of such experience; or education and/or experience equivalent to the first option.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced proficiency with Tableau, ArcGIS, or Power BI; experience building dashboards or interactive maps from scratch is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency with Stata, SPSS, R, or Python; experience using these tools to build robust statistical and/or predictive models.
• Advanced analysis skills and comfort with large, complex, or messy datasets; experience cleaning, coding, manipulating, visualizing, and reporting data is a plus.
• Experience with Monday.com, Miro, or Visio is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative and/or qualitative analyses using internal and/or external sources.
• Build data dashboards and other reporting tools from scratch.
• Conduct predictive analyses and build statistical models to inform strategic decisions.
• Create impactful data visualizations and/or draft reports for executive audiences.
• Liaise with other agency teams to establish standard operating procedures and data governance standards.
• Present strategic findings to internal and external audiences.
• Support survey design and programming for teams across the agency.
• Help develop the agency’s impact measurement framework and translate strategic goals into measurable outcomes.

What This Job Offers

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