Data Specialist
**This is a contract position that will have a start date of 02/10/2025 and an end date of 02/09/2026.**
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AmeriCorps, a federal agency, brings people together to tackle the country's most pressing challenges through national service. AmeriCorps VISTA members serve with nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal governments to make sustainable change in areas that affect poverty. This rewarding experience is a great way to get hands-on professional experience in the fields of non-profit administration and social work.
The Texas Diaper Bank VISTA Project aims to build infrastructure to support the organization’s fundraising strategy and overall capacity to serve through research, creativity, and advocacy for Texas Diaper Bank’s programs and services. Members will contribute to the Texas Diaper Bank VISTA Project's goals by performing activities such as creating systems to manage information and resources effectively, assessing community and organizational needs, and developing evaluation tools to measure organizational capacity.
Responsibilities
- Complete a comprehensive community needs assessment and provide detailed reports with findings and recommendations.
- Research best practices for data warehousing, specifically in nonprofit and community service contexts.
- Create comprehensive documentation on data entry procedures, data security policies, and usage guidelines.
- Develop a data repository that establishes a centralized location for data on Texas Diaper Bank’s impact.
- Create comprehensive documentation on data entry procedures, data security policies, and usage guidelines.
- Assess the programs, policies, procedures, leadership, and resources currently in place at the agency.
- Develop a system that will address an identified need of the site. This may include improved data gathering methods or storage, more efficient policies and procedures, improved community interaction and increased leveraging of resources, community engagement and support, etc.
Qualifications
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Willingness to learn
- Professional communication skills
- Experience working collaboratively with others
Benefits
- Living allowance
- Health coverage
- Education award upon successful completion of service
- Childcare assistance (if eligible)