In A Nutshell
Create and execute the i-team’s approaches for using quantitative data and methods to understand complex issues at the intersection of climate and racial equity as part of the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities initiative.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the i-team’s strategies for using quantitative data and methods to understand complex issues at the intersection of climate and racial equity.
- Shape and conduct approaches for collecting, organizing, and analyzing data, including methods for creating new data (e.g. through surveys) when there is limited or no data.
- Employ diverse quantitative methodologies and software packages, including data validation, joining of diverse datasets, historical/trend analysis, comparative/cross-sectional analysis, GIS mapping, regression analysis, etc.
- Invent and quickly iterate novel solutions to challenging data-related problems.
- Create and manage project plans for the quantitative data components of all i-team work.
- Develop and manage partnerships and collaborations with data providers and stakeholders inside and outside of city government.
- Champion the use of quantitative data to drive decisions throughout the i-team’s work.
- Produce compelling and intuitive data visualizations to drive comprehension of complex topics and concepts across a broad range of stakeholders.
- Communicate data analysis so that information and findings are accessible to a non-technical audience, including through dashboard tools like Tableau or Microsoft Power BI.
- Develop metrics and measurement systems to measure the impact of the innovation team’s projects and initiatives.
- Connect data insights to civic design research and collaborate with the civic designer to conduct research sessions including focus groups, interviews, and user testing.
- Support analogous research and literature reviews.
- Serve as a key participant in each step of the Innovation Team methodology, providing a quantitative perspective to all projects.
Skillset
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Five or more years relevant experience managing data and conducting quantitative analysis is desired.
- In-depth knowledge of quantitative and statistical analysis techniques.
- Experience tracking key performance indicators.
- Highly proficient with big-data software such as STATA, R, SAS, GIS software, Tableau, etc.
- Advanced-level MS Excel skills, including the use of macros, pivot tables, and other advanced functions.
- Strong ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
- Attentiveness to details, deadline-oriented, acute vision, and the ability to give and receive constructive criticism.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Experience working for or in collaboration with local government.
- Strong sense of service to residents of Raleigh.