Data Analyst (Philadelphia, PA) job

We are a remote-first workplace but the candidates for this role must be based in Pennsylvania, New York, Brazil, or Washington D.C. at the start of employment. Please visit our Careers page to review all opportunities and submit your application for the role(s) that best fit your experiences and location. This is a Full-Time Role (40 hours per week) with the option to apply for reduced hours per week after one year in the role.

About the Opportunity 

The Strategy and Global B Corp Movement department seeks to coordinate and catalyze global movement building efforts. The department takes a leading role in several key aspects of movement building, such as Global Policy, research, and marketing and communications, while also working with and empowering the wider B Global Network. The focus of the department is to contribute to the system change objectives of B Lab’s Theory of Change, with a specific emphasis on policy change, narrative shift, and network development. 

The Insights Team exists to enable and produce credible and data driven insights from our BIA data set to help B Lab and others pursue its theory of change and goal of creating an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Specific responsibilities are: 

• Set and implement insights strategy in coordination with B Lab Theory of Change and Objectives


• Analyze data to inform standards improvements 


• Produce external insights on key topics related to B Lab’s theory of change, including but not limited to B Lab’s impact as an organization


• Engage, support, and partner with research organizations and academics on key topics related to B Lab’s theory of change


• Manage a monitoring and evaluation framework to support program leads, global partners, and other decision makers in their own monitoring and evaluation and strategic decision-making


• Manage and improve B Lab’s dataset to ensure optimal usage and value internally and externally

Data Analysts on the Insights team will serve as the knowledge holders of our existing standards and data systems, the keys to the actual production of the “Insights” we are seeking now and in the future, and thus be the key drivers of us creating a more specialized and more impactful “Insights” team and strategy.

 
These analysts will be the experts in managing and generating insights on a day to day basis - overseeing and guiding the management and quality of our data (including standards content as well as results), analyzing that data to identify trends and other key insights and recommendations. They will also provide active support to others based on their expertise to support a network and culture of data-driven decision making, communications, and partnerships.  Data Analysts on the Insights team are referenced internally as ‘Insights Analysts.’

Core Responsibilities

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  Internal analytics, data use, and data provision [60%] 

  
  




• Upgrade and maintain dashboards


• Support managing a ticketing system to respond to data requests from across the B Lab network, as well as speaking to staff across the organization to understand data needs


• Support the development and implementation of internal data use guidance and training materials through research, distilling data, and sharing findings via presentations or written share outs


• Manage and maintain external data provision (i.e. data.world)


• Coordinate and collaborate with the technology team to update dashboards with accurate data as database schema changes


• Collaborate closely with data engineers to optimize data retrieval, storage, and processing procedures.




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  Research and thought leadership [20%] 

  
  




• Research and analyze data for internal studies and to contribute to thought leadership pieces


• Support the Global Communications and Global Policy teams through data creation and distilling complex data to digestible pieces to bolster evidence-informed narratives


• Support external (research) parties on thought leadership and research pieces 




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  B Lab Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) support [20%] 

  
  




• Provide research and data analytics support for the development and implementation of the B Lab MEL framework


• Support on the data analytics required to implement B Lab’s MEL framework

About you

• At least 2 years of professional experience, with at least 1 year of that experience focused on data analytics


• Strong analytical skills: the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail, presentation and accuracy


• Clear communication: the ability to distill complex concepts into simple, understandable pieces for a wider audience


• Stakeholder engagement: the ability to listen to and understand needs and interests of stakeholders, and to productively collaborate towards joints results


• Collaboration: ability to work across departments, with internal and external stakeholders, and with people from a variety of expertise Attention to Detail: the ability to recognize the component parts of a procedure or object, and to verify the correctness or error in an individual part or procedure


• Objective Listening: the ability to listen to many points of view without bias


• Specialist in Business Intelligence Tools: (Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, etc.) and querying databases (Salesforce, Postgresql, AWS Athena, etc.)


• Knowledge and experience using programming languages (R, Python, SQL) and data tools (Excel, Google Sheets) in a data analysis, machine learning, or data science capacity


• Experience or desire to assist in the design and maintenance of scalable data pipelines to ensure efficient data flow and accessibility


• Self-directed with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• BS in Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics or comparable education

While not required, please note in your application if you have:

• Business proficiency in languages other than English is a plus, especially Spanish or French


• Previous experience working in an international non-profit


• Fluency in navigating Google Suite (or a comparable office suite and/or cloud-based file storage)


• Have a passion for using business as a force for good, and support the B Lab team focused on this mission

Compensation Details

B Lab has a compensation plan that includes:

• An annual salary in the range of $57,000 - $62,000 based on experience and skills


• Excellent health benefits package including access to medical, vision and dental coverage


• Paid time off for vacation - in your first year, you’ll start with 15 days (prorated in a to your start date)


• Additional paid time off for organizational closures


• 403(b) with a match of up to 3%


• Unlimited sick and personal time - if you need it, use it


• After your first year of employment, 40 hours paid time off for community service; paid parental leave; and time and budget for your professional development (we assess this PD budget annually)


• A remote-first workplace


• A flexible work environment with the ability to plan your work week around your personal commitments

Hiring Process

We require the following in order to consider your application:

• Resume


• Responses to our application questions


• A work sample as listed in the application questions

If you progress through additional stages in the hiring process you can expect to:

• Step 1: Submit your resume, responses, and work sample


• Step 2: Participate in an interview with a panel via Google Meet or Zoom


• Step 3: Complete a brief hiring exercise and participate in a second panel interview via Google Meet or Zoom

We will begin reviewing applications on March 4,2024  and will continue until we identify a diverse and qualified candidate pool.

Please note: All applications will be reviewed by our team, and all candidates will receive a status update via email after their application has been reviewed, which we expect to complete by February 12. Due to capacity constraints on our hiring team, we are unable to provide you with a specific status update beyond these parameters. Our ideal start date for this role is late April or early May of 2024. 

If we can offer reasonable accommodations to you in the application or interview processes, or if you have feedback on how we could improve the equity or accessibility of our recruitment, you are welcome to contact us at careers @ bcorporation.net with the subject line “Accommodation request - Data Analyst”. Please note that we are unable to respond to general status inquiries or other messages that are unrelated to accessing our application or interview processes.