Overview

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Data System Management

    • Own the organization, maintenance, and execution of SEED’s data tracking systems aligned to college access and success outcomes.
    • Manage data related to SEED’s college success measures, including college application, matching, acceptance, enrollment, persistence, and completion.
    • Support SEED’s college matching tier framework through data coding, collection, validation, and analysis.
    • Serve as the internal lead for maintaining and integrating student data across platforms (CoPilot™, Salesforce™, Naviance™, etc.).

Reporting & Visualization

    • Prepare and deliver internal and external reports for a variety of stakeholders, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and board-level reporting.
    • Develop dashboards and visualizations to support continuous learning and decision-making across the network.
    • Respond to internal data requests with urgency, precision, and clarity.

Benchmarking & Analysis

    • Analyze trends across SEED sites and benchmark outcomes against local, regional, and national data sets.
    • Identify gaps, surface insights, and support data-informed adjustments to post-secondary strategies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

    • Partner with members of the CTS team and school-based staff to ensure accurate data reporting and alignment across initiatives.
    • Present data insights to senior leaders and contribute to the development of data-informed postsecondary strategies.
    • Help promote a culture of data use by supporting professional development and data capacity-building within the team.

Qualifications and Competencies

The College Success Data Specialist will possess the following:

  • A commitment to the mission of SEED and our core values of: COMPASSION, GRATITUDE, GROWTH, INTEGRITY, PERSEVERANCE, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY
  • A bachelor’s degree in education, social science, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 3-6 years of full-time experience in an education, research, or non-profit setting.
  • Experience presenting data to senior leadership or executive audiences (preferred)
  • Work, intern or volunteer experience in schools, school districts, school networks, and/or charter networks–especially those serving underrepresented students.
  • Data analysis and visualization using Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Data Studio and/or Tableau™.
  • Familiarity with tools such as R, SPSS, Stata, OpenRefine, or Power BI (preferred).
  • Advanced Excel techniques, including pivot tables, multi-sheet linking, and complex formulas.
  • Experience managing and maintaining student information systems; familiarity with platforms such as CoPilot™, Salesforce™, or Naviance™ preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience building or maintaining dashboards and data pipelines
  • Proven ability to own deliverables, manage competing priorities, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, reflective approach to managing work
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building structure or systems where none exist
  • Skilled in analytical writing, data storytelling, and presenting findings to senior leadership
  • Able to build strong working relationships and engage in candid, constructive conversations
  • Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working across shifting priorities within a mission-driven team.

A SEED Employee:

  • Is committed to SEED’s mission and its beliefs.
  • Thinks strategically in aligning one’s own work streams to the larger organizational mission.
  • Possesses exceptional interpersonal skills, with creative and positive energy for working with youth.
  • Behaves professionally in a fast-paced environment and with a variety of constituents.
  • Works independently as well as collaboratively with a team while managing multiple tasks.
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