GARE Director of Data and Insights
Company: Race Forward
Location: Oakland
Posted on: March 16, 2023
Job Description:
Title: GARE Director of Data and Insights Reports to: Deputy
Director of Innovative Strategies FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Range:
$98,301 - $109,053 Location: Remote Tentative Start Date: As soon
as possible. About Race Forward Race Forward's mission is to
catalyze movement building for racial justice. In partnership with
communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to
advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.
Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial democratic society free
from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive
with power and purpose. Since 1981, Race Forward has brought a
systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues
to help people take effective action toward racial equity. In 2017
Race Forward united with the Center for Social Inclusion to become
the new Race Forward. About GARE The Government Alliance on Race
and Equity (GARE) is a national network of local, regional and
state government jurisdictions. Racial equity practitioners within
member jurisdictions to design and implement strategies that serve
to advance a more racially just and equitable society.
Specifically, GARE fosters critical connections among racial equity
leaders and practitioners in order to develop and share skills,
lessons and approaches to strengthen racial equity policies,
practices and cultural strategies within jurisdictions. Position
Summary The GARE Director of Data and Insights will work
collaboratively with GARE staff and membership, as well as Race
Forward's research department, to oversee all data driven
strategies for the GARE network. This includes overseeing the
development of evaluation frameworks for GARE members as well as
the network's programming and strategy, creating data tools and
approaches, and developing partnerships and alliances to serve the
needs of GARE and influence the field. This position will also
supervise the Data and Insights Manager. Duties and
Responsibilities Works under the direction of the Deputy Director
of Innovative Strategies to:
- Develop equity-focused, community-centered approaches to
evaluation that advances the work of GARE members and the GARE
network as a whole.
- Develop data tools and strategies, and work with GARE Network
Engagement Director and Director of Community Curation to
disseminate and promote tools to the network at large.
- Work with internal and external partners, and consultants, to
create and implement data-driven projects that cross multiple
scales and scalable data driven offerings for the membership.
- Participate in the development of program-level theories of
change and ensure that all evaluation activities align with those
theories.
- Work with program staff and partner organizations to support
program design and develop program-specific and cross-program
monitoring, impact and evaluation frameworks.
- Ensure the use and integration of evidence-based practices and
assessments.
- Build a data-driven approaches clearinghouse and other
resources for the GARE network online community
- Oversee the development of a data dashboard with key indicators
for GARE
- Oversee the employee survey project administering the survey
for members
- Build a community of practice that informs data-driven
approaches to measuring, monitoring, and evaluating racial equity
work in government
- Provide thought leadership to inform data-related
considerations
- In collaboration with the Director of Operations, oversee
internal data infrastructure to enable the collection and analysis
of programs, and evaluation of data that informs direction and
articulates impact, as well as direct external data collection
efforts.
- Supervise and oversee the Data and Insights Manager. Knowledge
Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of principles of equitable evaluation and culturally
responsive evaluation.
- Knowledge of best practices in evaluation methods and
approaches, both qualitative and quantitative
- Experience with data collection.
- An understanding of change theory, both organizational and
institutional.
- An ability to communicate data related information in an
accessible manner both orally and in writing.
- Skills in racial equity analysis and assessment.
- An understanding of local, state and regional government
practices and structures with relation to the use of data.
- An ability to manage multiple projects and oversee
consultants.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate within and across
teams.
- An ability to think strategically and on a systems level.
Qualifications and Experience
- 10 plus years of experience in research and/or evaluation
- Experience with evidence-based practice and data strategies in
public administration.
- Experience working in government a plus
- A Masters degree in related field or equivalent experience
required.
- Demonstrated passion for and investment in advancing racial
justice and equity.
- Experience in data base management,
- Demonstrated core competencies in racial equity work.
- High personal integrity Additional Information This position
requires long periods of time at a desk on a computer, up to 8
hours daily. How to Apply To apply for this position, please click
the link below. To ensure full consideration, please be sure to
include both a cover letter and resume with your application.
https://raceforward.isolvedhire.com/jobs/ EEO Statement Race
Forward provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all
employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws.
Keywords: Race Forward, Oakland , GARE Director of Data and Insights, Executive , Oakland, California
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