Analytics Director

Position Summary

The Climate Action Campaign (CAC) is looking for an Analytics Director to support our work to advance big bold climate investments and enact ambitious standards to reduce climate pollution, create equitable outcomes for all communities, and ensure good jobs.

Priorities of the role include creating a team work plan, building and maintaining reporting dashboards, assessing the positions and potential points of influence of members of Congress, generating insights and actionable recommendations from modeling and membership data, and building the analytics capacity of our coalition. This position requires strong engineering skills and works collaboratively to support the needs of other CAC departments, groups within the CAC coalition, other external partners, and vendors to advance the CAC’s strategic goals.

Specific responsibilities include:

Managing the Data, Analytics and Reporting team and work plan (currently a team of 4-5 staff and fellows), balancing priorities to help the team produce accurate and insightful reports and analysis and meet deadlines.
Leveraging CAC’s data and tools to support planning and targeting, grassroots mobilization, field and digital program reporting, and measuring the campaign’s efficacy and progress over time. Key projects include:
Assessing the progress that CAC is making to build support for climate and clean energy among key members of Congress.
Directing and enhancing a phones program that serves to contact members of Congress on climate and clean energy issues.
Optimizing campaign reporting through CRM analysis and automation
Analyzing and sharing insights about CAC’s reach and impact through phones, grassroots mobilization, and digital engagement.
Supporting coalition partners with analysis of their membership and recommendations for audience targeting.
Maintaining and building external relationships with coalition members to identify opportunities to enhance and streamline reporting systems and gaps in tools or resources, as well as communicating regular progress updates to key audiences and project participants.
Preparing formal presentations and visualizations to communicate insights to high-level stakeholders.
Managing vendor relationships, contracting, project management, and invoicing for specialty projects.
Managing CAC’s proprietary data to adhere to security standards, performance audits, and cost efficiency.
Managing the Data and Analytics team’s budget and interaction with vendors, including oversight of contracts and invoices.
Collaborating with Partnership Project leadership and staff as well as broader partners to oversee projects related to the phones program, membership data, civic engagement, community testing, and polling. This includes building working relationships with the staff of the Climate Advocacy Lab and the Partnership Project’s Innovation Team to unify approaches and share information.

Who We Are
The Climate Action Campaign (CAC) is a highly effective coalition of national climate, conservation, and progressive groups, state and local partners, and key allies working to protect clean air and promote action to limit climate change. The Campaign serves as an important center of gravity and convening body for dozens of organizations working together to win the passage of ambitious federal climate policy that is centered on investment, standards, jobs, health, and justice. The Climate Action Campaign is based in Washington D.C., not San Diego, California. Visit us online at: http://www.actonclimate.com/.

Who You Are
The ideal candidate will be a strong self-starter with clear experience in data management, team management, strategic thinking, federal advocacy, and program evaluation, along with the desire for professional growth who is/has:
Experience in managing a team and developing objectives and work plans for team members
Experience presenting insights and reports (written and verbal) to stakeholders
Ability to communicate clearly with non-technical people about data, analytics and reporting
Deep experience designing and managing projects
Familiarity with relational databases and programming languages (SQL, R, and Unix)
Familiarity with manipulating voter file data (NGP VAN, Catalist, TargetSmart, etc.), CRM systems, and application of models for advocacy, membership and/or political campaign organizations is helpful, but not required
A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative field, or equivalent related work experience
Collaborative approach and ability to work successfully with data and program staff internally as well as with partner organizations and external vendors
Demonstrated ability in solving problems and applying an innovative approach to enhance data programs
Strong desire to grow and learn, and demonstrated ability to help staff grow and learn
Must have the ability to communicate, build and maintain collaborative relationships
Familiarity with federal advocacy and environmental issues is a plus but not required

How to Apply
Please follow the link below to apply. Please be sure to include both a resume and a cover letter: https://climateactioncampaign.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0vwd7?source=

If you require reasonable accommodations for a disability so that you may participate in the selection process, please email .

The Fine Print
This is a full-time, Exempt position. CAC is based in Washington, DC and our strong preference is candidates based in DC. Candidates in other locations willing to do the necessary travel will be considered. CAC is a hybrid office with the expectation of working an average of 2+ days in the office each week, especially for key meetings, trainings, staff retreats and socials.

The salary range for this position is $90,000 – $105,000 and is commensurate based on experience. We offer an excellent benefits package which includes 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and a 401k plan.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to economic and social justice, and do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ people, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply.