Job ID | 2024-2045 | # of Openings | 1 | Category | Operations |
Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development. Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment.
As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. Along the way they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork.
Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers, and the GSUSA team is here to center, support, and inspire them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Analytics & Insights to join our team. The director of analytics will play a crucial role in driving data-driven decision-making processes, optimizing our operations, and enhancing our impact. This individual will lead our analytics team in leveraging data to inform strategic initiatives, measure outcomes, and identify opportunities for growth and improvement. Girl Scouts relies on data and research to measure the impact of our customer experience, identify trends, and find new markets for growth. The individual will take a hands-on approach to leading a team responsible for requirements, analyzing, executing, reporting, and developing insights to inform strategic decisions and identify opportunities within the movement. This individual will also manage the team that provides the visualization capabilities for ongoing reporting for both the national organization and support for the 111 Girl Scout councils; therefore, this leader position will be responsible for gathering business requirements, determining the best ad hoc response, data product, visualization solution or ongoing reporting is required. This role works closely with the Enterprise Data Management team to ensure that the required data exists or provide the requirements to source the data setting end internal client expectations on delivery thinking not only of the analytical scope of work but taking into the consideration sourcing the data. There is a need to develop data product lifecycle management capability across the broader team; therefore, experience and knowledge in this area would be an bonus for the position.
Key Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Analytics Development & Execution
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Leadership
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Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES |
The Individual is regarded at the highest level of very experienced subject matter expert with high credibility and who is perceived outside the organization as an authority in a complex analytical field. |
* More than five (5) years prior experience in a management or staff position with responsibility over multidisciplinary functions including people. * Passion for the nonprofit sector and a commitment to advancing social impact and social justice initiatives. * Significant experience leading major multi-faceted analytical projects and data product development or lifecycle management, as a manager or individual team lead. * Abilitytoinferactionableinsightsfromfirst party and secondary data and effectively communicate them in compelling reports and presentations (e.g., in PowerPoint or other platforms using data visualization, headlines, and stories).
* The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization's overall strategy. * Excellent "storytelling" skills, ability to craft insight into clear, logical written presentations designed for a senior audience. * Strong organization, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills including communicating complex information with clarity to diverse audiences, and preparing and presenting reports, dashboards, and other written communications to GSUSA and council stakeholders. * Strong leadership and team-building skills, with a demonstrated ability to mentor and develop high-performing teams.
* Anticipates needs and is skilled in resolving current issues, and the ability to build long-term solutions and roadmaps to meet the needs of the council and internal shareholders. * Proven relationship builder based upon trust, respect, effective communication, and achievement of common goals; experience in identifying potential needs and opportunities and in fostering collaboration and support. * Strong knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, advanced skills in Excel and Looker; comfortable using macros to automate more complex analysis. * Experienced with database-based systems to pull information required to complete analysis. Experience working with Snowflake a plus. * Advanced proficiency in using business intelligence tools such as Looker or Power BI. |
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS | ||
Office 365 or similar suites | Competency in PowerPoint or similar presentation software | Expert in Microsoft Excel software |
Knowledge of SPSS or similar (including the use of syntax and multivariate statistics) a plus | Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Looker, Power BI, Excel, or similar platforms. | Forecasting experience and knowledge. |
Data Product Development and Lifecycle management a plus | Experience with database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) and programming languages (e.g., Python, R) for data manipulation and analysis. |
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REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (i.e., degrees, certifications) | |
Degree or Equivalent Experience: A BS degree required; MS preferred | Minimum Years of Experience: 8 + years' experience in corporate and/or non-profit environment |
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Salary Range: $80,500 - $130,000
This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.
What We Offer:
Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes:
Paid Time Off:
GSUSA offers 20+ days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays, and year-round early closures on Fridays and preceding most holiday weekends. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
Other Benefits:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday with a 35 hour per week schedule. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
AAP/EEO Statement: GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.