Senior Analyst, Organizational Effectiveness

Southern Poverty Law Center•Washington, DC

13h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Analyst of Organizational Effectiveness who is passionate about racial and social justice! The Sr. Analyst supports SPLC's efforts to track progress against organizational goals and manages systems and processes to support continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

Technically and Digitally Competent. Demonstrates strong research and reporting capabilities, including proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau), experience with MEAL data collection systems, the ability to design and conduct surveys and evaluations, and the skill to synthesize findings into clear, audience-tailored dashboards, reports, and actionable insights.
Strategic. Demonstrates strong strategic and organizational effectiveness capabilities by connecting program results to broader organizational goals, leveraging KPI and impact measurement frameworks to manage performance, supporting change initiatives, and prioritizing efforts to maximize overall impact.
Analytical. Demonstrates strong analytical capability by collecting, cleaning, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data, applying critical thinking to identify patterns and root causes, using evidence to inform strategic decisions, and leveraging established evaluation frameworks such as logframes and theories of change.
Clear Communicator & Collaborative. Demonstrates strong communication and collaboration skills by translating complex data into clear, actionable insights, crafting compelling narratives that inform decision-making, facilitating learning and reflection sessions with stakeholders, and working effectively across teams and partners to drive alignment and results.
Minimum of seven (7) years of MEAL, reporting and data visualization experience in a non-profit organization
Bachelor's Degree in political science, sociology, measurement and evaluation, social work, education, public policy or related fields.

Responsibilities

Support the development, tracking & reporting of SPLC's organizational level indicators.
Collaborate with staff across departments and MEAL colleagues to identify organizational indicators and develop their accompanying data collection systems, data analysis plans, quality assurance plans, and reporting cadence & templates.
Work with departments and teams to develop and manage organizational dashboards and reports, analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify and analyze trends and concerns for leadership and managers to review.
Organize and support facilitation of Quarterly Strategy Review/Continuous Quality Improvement meetings as well as supporting progress review/adjustment meetings and other collaborative meetings.
Support the development of Theories of Change, logic models, as well as conducting program evaluations, after-action reviews and other critical reflection assessments.
Train staff on the organizational indicators and the reporting and data collection associated with these.
Prepare reports including data visualizations, writing and presentations for MEAL projects.
May train or mentor interns or externs.
Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.