Data Analyst - Remote in TX

Responsibilities

The Data Analyst transforms organizational data into actionable insights to support program quality, evaluation, and strategic decision-making. They are responsible for developing dashboards, visualizations, and reports while ensuring data accuracy and collaborating across departments.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience in data analysis, reporting, or program evaluation. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and at least one data visualization tool like Power BI or Tableau is required.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Reporting
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Looker Studio
• Program Evaluation
• Data Cleaning
• SQL
• Statistical Analysis
• Data Storytelling
• Project Management
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration

About this role

Description
Job Overview
The Data Analyst is responsible for transforming program and organizational data into meaningful, accessible insights that support program quality, continuous improvement, evaluation, grant reporting, and organizational decision-making across the AVANCE Network. Working closely with the Director of Research and Evaluation, the Programs Team, the Data Coordinator, and other organizational partners, the Data Analyst analyzes participant, program, site, and network-level data; develops dashboards, reports, and visualizations; identifies trends and patterns; and translates findings into clear summaries for diverse audiences. This position also monitors data quality, ensuring that available data are accurate and reliable. The Data Analyst focuses primarily on analysis, interpretation, visualization, reporting, and decision support. The Data Analyst is responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere for AVANCE internal employees, external program participants, chapters, partners, and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities
Research, Evaluation, and Program Fidelity
Analyze program implementation, fidelity, attendance, enrollment, retention, completion, participant outcomes, surveys, assessments, and other program data across the AVANCE Network.
Support the Director of Research and Evaluation in the development and refinement of evaluation questions, measurement plans, data collection tools, outcome frameworks, and reporting approaches. Compile literature reviews in alignment with these tasks.
Conduct routine and ad hoc analyses to assess program progress, trends, strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
Support cross-program comparisons, cohort analysis, and longitudinal tracking where data are available and appropriate.
Partner with the Programs Team to interpret data in ways that inform program quality, technical assistance, coaching, partner support, and continuous improvement.
Contribute to grant applications and reports, Board reports, strategic investor updates, internal learning reports, and external presentations.
Data Analysis, Visualization, and Reporting
Develop dashboards, data visualizations, scorecards, and summary reports for leadership, program teams, chapters, partners, Board committees, and strategic investors.
Create standardized reports that communicate key metrics, including enrollment, attendance, retention, completion, participant outcomes, assessment results, survey results and fidelity indicators.
Translate complex data into clear narratives, presentations, and recommendations for audiences with varying levels of data expertise.
Identify patterns, gaps, outliers, and data quality concerns in collaboration with the Data Coordinator, program staff, and site leaders.
Maintain recurring reporting calendars and support timely completion of monthly, quarterly, annual, and grant-specific reporting deliverables.
Support the development of data dictionaries, metric definitions, report templates, dashboard structures, and data visualization standards.
Data Systems and Data Quality
Partner with the Data Coordinator to validate, clean, prepare, and document data for analysis and reporting.
Use centralized data systems, spreadsheets, survey platforms, and approved data tools to extract, combine, analyze, and report program data.
Support improvements to data collection, storage, and reporting processes to strengthen usability, consistency, accuracy, and timeliness.
Ensure analyses and reports are aligned to data governance, confidentiality, and applicable organizational policies and federal requirements.
Document analytic methods, assumptions, definitions, limitations, and data sources so that reports are transparent and replicable.
Interdepartmental Coordination
Collaborate with Research and Evaluation, Programs, Grants, Development, Communications, Finance, IT, and other internal teams to ensure data products support organizational priorities and program decision-making.
Facilitate data review conversations that help teams interpret findings, ask stronger questions, and identify next steps for improvement.
Respond to approved data requests and prioritize analytical work in partnership with the Director of Research and Evaluation.
Build data literacy across teams by supporting consistent understanding and use of key metrics, dashboards, and reports.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Prepare accessible data summaries for AVANCE leadership, chapter staff, partners, funders, Board committees, and other stakeholders.
Support partner and chapter conversations by producing actionable analyses, not just data tables.
Serve as a thought partner to program leaders on metrics, trends, outcomes, and improvement questions.
Communicate findings in culturally responsive, strengths-based, and mission-aligned ways.
Training and Professional Development
Support training for dashboards, reports, data interpretation, and appropriate use of data products across the AVANCE Network. Facilitate virtual and in-person professional development sessions, incorporating tools such as Screencastify, Mentimeter, Canva, or other interactive technologies to engage with participants.
Develop user guides, report guides, and other resources that help staff understand and use data accurately.
Engage in continuous improvement of dashboards, reports, and data processes based on user feedback.
Stay current on nonprofit program evaluation, data visualization, data analysis methods, and relevant technology tools.
Role-Specific Competencies
Analytical thinking and problem solving
Data storytelling and visualization
Continuous improvement orientation
Collaboration and service orientation
Project management and follow-through
Confidentiality and ethical use of data
Perform other duties as assigned that are consistent with the general scope and level of the position.

Requirements
AVANCE Core Competencies
Accountability
The AVANCE Way
Demonstrates Ability to Learn
Fosters Innovation
Takes Initiative...

About AVANCE Inc

Education Administration Programs · 501-1,000 employees · headquartered in San Antonio, Texas · founded 1973