Data Insights Intern

Responsibilities

Reporting to the First Steps Data Insights Coordinator, the Data Insights Intern provides essential administrative and technical support to the First Steps Research and Evaluation team. The role focuses on foundational data management: identifying and gathering relevant datasets, analyzing feedback from internal staff surveys, and creating graphs and charts for internal and external use. Following the agency’s new data system implementation, the intern will assist the Data Insights Coordinator by building clean, easy-to-understand Power BI templates for dynamic and static reports.

• Identify and extract relevant information from public datasets, including the American Community Survey, and internal agency databases to support ongoing reporting needs. Consolidate data into structured, well-organized spreadsheets, ensuring data accuracy and readiness for analysis. Work closely with the Data Insights Coordinator to routinely refresh and maintain datasets utilized by executive leadership. Support the Local Partnership and 4K teams with data imports and exports.
• Construct clear, user-friendly internal surveys to gather staff feedback on agency events, training sessions, and/or operational needs. Tabulate survey results, identify key takeaways or common themes, and summarize findings. Organize short‑answer responses into clean, digestible formats so agency leadership can easily review responses and understand themes.
• Assist the Data Insights Coordinator in developing dynamic dashboards and data queries for the agency’s new data system. Provide support with basic data reports and building Power BI templates for future use. Create DAX codes for cleaning and reformatting data, ensuring up‑to‑date reporting. Troubleshoot any issues regarding the maintenance of previously published dashboards.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Current enrollment in or completion of a graduate‑level program in Data Analytics, Statistics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Successful completion of graduate‑level coursework in data analysis, data visualization, or program evaluation.

Position requires non-essential declaration.

SC First Steps is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

• Health, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• 15 days annual vacation leave per year.
• 15 days sick leave per year.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program.
• Retirement benefit choices:
  State Retirement Plan (SCRS) and State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP). Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees.
• Additional benefits available to state employees include health insurance, prescription coverage, wellness benefits, dental, vision, term life insurance, long‑term disability, flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, and discounts on purchases and travel.