Research & Evaluation Data Manager

American Camp Association

2d • Remote

About The Position

The American Camp Association (ACA) is seeking a remote, full-time Research & Evaluation Data Manager. This role is responsible for building and maintaining the organization's data systems, processes, and analytical capabilities. The Data Manager will serve as the primary data lead for ACA’s internal and external research and evaluation efforts, enabling the broader Research and Evaluation team to deliver high-quality insights, technical assistance, training, and resources to the camp industry. Up to 15% travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in evaluation, psychology, education, data science, statistics, or other related fields plus 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Two years or more with primary responsibility for data management, analysis, and data visualization.
• Experience designing and/or executing qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation projects.
• Strong analytical, organizational, statistical, and visualization skills.
• Knowledge of data management and analysis best practices.
• Expertise in survey design and survey administration platforms.
• Experience using quantitative and qualitative tools for data analysis and management.
• Experience and proficiency creating dashboards and reports for diverse audiences.
• The ability to translate and communicate research and evaluation findings for various audiences.
• Demonstrate data management skills and ability to meet deadlines in a collaborative environment with competing priorities.
• The ability to work independently and with various teams across the association.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for conferences and organizational events.
• Ability to approach complex data challenges with creative problem-solving.
• Willingness to learn new systems and tools.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree plus 3 or more years of relevant experience preferred.
• Knowledge of positive youth development principles and practices.
• Spanish language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as ACA’s primary data lead on internal and external research and evaluation projects, including collecting, cleaning, analyzing, coding, interpreting, and reporting data.
• Produce clear data insights and visualizations (dashboards, tables, graphs, charts, etc.) that communicate findings clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build, maintain, and manage internal and external dashboards for ACA’s innovative grants projects and ACA industry-wide surveys using Power BI.
• Refine and oversee internal data management systems including developing and maintaining data codebooks, dictionaries, protocols, and standard operating procedures.
• Document best practices for data quality, privacy, security, and accessibility.
• Identify, track, and monitor relevant metrics to recognize and appropriately respond to association and programmatic strengths, weaknesses, & opportunities.
• Design data collection instruments.
• Engage in capacity building activities to advance evaluation readiness and skills for staff within the association.
• Produce data summaries, insights, and tools that drive association-wide learning, support grant-funded and industry-wide research projects and inform the field-facing resources.
• Stay informed on developments in data, evidence-based policy, artificial intelligence, and camp research to ensure alignment with emerging trends, and best practices.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and dependents with limited employer contribution.
• Retirement plan with generous employer match.
• Time off-plans including sick, vacation, personal, and holidays.
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Additional life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Other supplemental options

What This Job Offers

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