Junior Data Analyst/Developer

The Nature Conservancy•Arlington, VA

5d•$79,700 - $90,780•Remote

About The Position

Housed within The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient Watersheds Strategy, the Nature for Water Facility (‘N4W’) is a technical assistance outfit that provides hand-in-hand support to local champions seeking to develop watershed investment programs ('WIPs'). Since its inception in early 2022, N4W has worked with 35+ prospective and existing WIPs worldwide to help them define, structure, and launch their local programs. N4W also provides funding for pilot activities and scale-up support to selected WIPs. The Junior Data Analyst/Developer will be a critical part of N4W’s Program Intelligence team, focusing on building and managing our data collection, processing, and analysis pipelines. The Program Intelligence platform enables N4W to gather and make sense of diverse information from a range of on-the-ground partner programs (Partners) and thereby produce relevant intelligence findings that support those Partners’ effectiveness and growth, as well as focus on where investments can maximize long-term conservation impact. The location for this position is flexible within countries in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe where The Nature Conservancy is a registered NGO and has an established office. Salary ranges will vary depending on the selected candidate's location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field and one year of progressive experience.
Experience in relational database concepts and query tools such as SQL, and/or experience performing advanced data analysis/modeling in Excel.
Experience in a scripting language such as Python.
Experience with visualization or dashboarding tools (such as Power BI).
Experience writing and speaking in the English language.

Nice To Haves

2+ years working in business intelligence, data analytics, data engineering, or data science.
Experience balancing work across concurrent large and complex projects.
Experience combining and maintaining diverse datasets, as well as presenting analyses pulling from these datasets to cross-functional audiences.
Experience in project management planning and techniques, including elaborating clear work plans and managing deadlines.
Multi-language skills (in particular, Spanish).

Responsibilities

Ensuring smooth alignment with, and integration of, data capture and storage systems, templates and procedures.
Building and managing data processing pipelines, primarily using Python code within Databricks, to update and analyse data.
Owning the building and updating of visualization suites using Power BI or similar software.
Helping troubleshoot bugs across the entire Program Intelligence platform, maintaining high levels of data quality, and adding or updating features for existing processes as required.
Thinking systematically across all the programs supported by the Program Intelligence Platform and identifying ways to streamline or improve upon the existing build.