ABOUT VOTE FORWARD 

VOTE FORWARD IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE AVERAGE CITIZENS TO REGISTER AND SHOW UP TO VOTE. WE WORK TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS IN THE ELECTORATE, AND TO INCREASE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY SUPPORTING THE VOLUNTEERS WORKING TO ENGAGE THESE VOTERS.

SINCE 2018, OVER 200,000 GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS HAVE USED THE VOTE FORWARD PLATFORM TO SEND HAND-WRITTEN LETTERS TO MORE THAN 18 MILLION PROSPECTIVE VOTERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TURN OUT FOR ELECTIONS. 

VOTE FORWARD IS CLOSELY AFFILIATED WITH SWING LEFT, A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF 600,000+ VOLUNTEERS LED BY PROFESSIONALS FROM THE TECH, MEDIA, FINANCE, NONPROFIT AND ART WORLDS IN COLLABORATION WITH VETERAN POLITICAL ORGANIZERS AND STRATEGISTS. VOTE FORWARD STAFF WORK WITH SWING LEFT ON MANY PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

OVERVIEW

THE DATA AND RESEARCH ANALYST SUPPORTS VOTE FORWARD'S AMBITIOUS EXPERIMENTAL AND RESEARCH AGENDA THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION. THIS ROLE REPORTS TO THE DATA AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND IS AN AT-WILL POSITION THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL END AFTER THE 2022 ELECTION CYCLE, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION INTO THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE IF YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION DECIDE TO EXTEND THE EMPLOYMENT.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF EXPERIMENTS, STRATEGY, TOOLS, AND DATA TO INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF VOTE FORWARD PROGRAMS

• SUPPORT THE DATA AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS TO TEST HYPOTHESES ABOUT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND TACTICS
• HELP BUILD AND MAINTAIN RELEVANT DATA STORES; COLLABORATE WITH THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO DEFINE, TEST, AND ENHANCE DATA TOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• COLLABORATE WITH THE DATA & RESEARCH DIRECTOR, AND OTHER INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, AS A THOUGHT PARTNER ON RESEARCH AGENDA AND PROGRAM STRATEGY

SUPPORT THE ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION OF EXPERIMENT RESULTS AND OTHER RELEVANT DATA

• ANALYZE AND VISUALIZE THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS, AS WELL AS OTHER DATA ANALYSIS AS NEEDED (E.G., ANALYZING KEY PRODUCT METRICS OR USER SURVEY RESULTS)
• HELP COMMUNICATE FINDINGS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO KEY NON-TECHNICAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING COLLEAGUES, VOLUNTEERS, EXTERNAL PARTNERS, AND THE PUBLIC

SUCCESSFUL DATA AND RESEARCH ANALYST CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

• 2+ YEARS PROFESSIONAL OR POST-UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE AS A QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYST, DATA SCIENTIST, RESEARCHER, OR SIMILAR ROLE, INCLUDING:
  • SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT IN DESIGNING/ANALYZING DATA PROJECTS;
  • EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATING RESULTS TO, AND WORKING PRODUCTIVELY WITH, BOTH TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL COLLABORATORS
• EXPERIENCE USING STANDARD STATISTICAL METHODS AND SOFTWARE (R, PYTHON, OR OTHER MODERN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)
• ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY, AND PROACTIVELY LEARN NEW INFORMATION OR TECHNIQUES AS NEEDED 
• COMFORT WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH REMOTE TEAMS, AND ABILITY TO BE PRODUCTIVE WHILE WORKING REMOTELY
• FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GET THINGS DONE ON A SMALL AND FAST-PACED TEAM
• A COMMITMENT TO VOTE FORWARD'S MISSION; WHILE PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, VOTING RIGHTS, CAMPAIGNS, OR OTHER SIMILAR FIELDS IS NOT REQUIRED, SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE INTERESTED, CURIOUS, AND WILLING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FIELD

WORKING AT VOTE FORWARD 

THE DATA AND RESEARCH ANALYST POSITION IS A FULL-TIME, REMOTE POSITION. THE SALARY RANGE FOR THIS POSITION IS $70,000 - $80,000 ANNUALLY. WE PROVIDE COST OF LIVING COMPENSATION INCREASES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. 

IN ADDITION TO HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS, VOTE FORWARD'S BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, A REMOTE WORK FUND, AND A TECHNOLOGY STIPEND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE AN UNLIMITED TIME-OFF POLICY, A FLEXIBLE MEDICAL AND PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY, AND OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 BUSINESS DAYS EACH YEAR. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT OUR BENEFITS AND POLICIES IN INTERVIEWS.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SEEK APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SPONSOR VISAS AT THIS TIME. 

WE WELCOME ALL APPLICANTS REGARDLESS OF AGE, CITIZENSHIP, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, PREGNANCY STATUS, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, OR ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES.