In A Nutshell
The Impact Project is building technical infrastructure that bridges subject areas and data types necessary for a shared understanding of the impact of change. Without this data, Americans don’t have the information they need to help protect their communities and rebuild essential systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement the methodology for tracking and quantifying changes in federal data streams
- Build and maintain data pipelines to collect, clean, and monitor federal datasets and agency changes over time
- Develop maps and geospatial tools that overlay environmental, socioeconomic, and weather data to show government change in local context
- Support pilot site selection analysis using data-driven metrics such as need, capacity, and historical monitoring gaps
- Document methodology and findings for use in public reports, mapping products, and partner-facing tools
- Evaluate and integrate new data sources and technical tools as program needs grow
- Take on other technical tasks as needed to advance the work
Skillset
- Approximately 3–5 years of professional experience building and maintaining data pipelines, or equivalent demonstrated skill
- Proficiency in Python for data collection, cleaning, analysis, and pipeline development (e.g. pandas, requests, working with APIs)
- Working knowledge of SQL and database design for organizing large or evolving datasets
- Experience with mapping and geospatial tools such as Mapbox, ArcGIS, QGIS, PostGIS, or similar
- Fluency with version control (Git) and reproducible, well-documented workflows
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical decisions to non-technical colleagues and community partners
