Data Analyst

Data Analyst# Data Analyst YWCA Company Location
- Springfield, MA 01118## Overview Salary Range $30.00 - $34.00 Hourly Position Type Part Time Category Admin
- Clerical## Description

Reports to:

Data Manager

Schedule:

Part-time, 20 hours per weekFLSA Status:
Non-Exempt Starting Rate:
$30 - $34 an hour (depending on experience an education)
The YWCA of Western MA is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women. The YW provides a safe place for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Our programs and services include crisis shelter and transitional housing for survivors and their families, counseling, SAFEPLAN court advocacy, community education, supervised visitation, and violence prevention training for youth ages of 12-18. The YWCA provides services at several sites, including Holyoke, Northampton, Westfield, and our primary Springfield campus.
** Expectations of all employees
** In the performance of essential and general job responsibilities, all YWCA employees are expected to:
* Demonstrate commitment to the YW’s mission and principles of trauma-informed work.
* Represent the YW in a professional and competent manner to participants, community members, organizational partners, and other stakeholders.
* Support policies, practices, and decisions that demonstrate our shared accountability for racial equity.
* Communicate openly and contribute to the development of others.
* Coordinate efforts across teams, programs, and partner organizations.
* Maintain professional behavior and strict confidentiality.
** Position Purpose
** The Data Specialist will work alongside the Data Manager, Program’s staff to ensure the YWCA’s Data Management System is collecting accurate and reliable data that tells the YWCA’s story. The Data Specialist will oversee the accuracy of the data entry process. The Data Specialist will assist with data clean-up, internal data auditing, staff training, and pulling reports with agency data.
** Essential Responsibilities
*** Respond to and triage AWARDS-related requests, documenting and resolving routine requests and collaborating with the Data Manager on more complex issues as needed;
* Perform data cleanup and correction activities in the YWCA’s Data Management System, AWARDS, under the guidance of the Data Manager, to address identified data-entry errors and data-quality issues;
* Assist with internal data-quality reviews and programmatic audits, coordinating with Administrative and Program leaders when applicable, and documenting findings and results for review and distribution to appropriate agency stakeholders;
* Run established agency-wide and program-specific reports and respond to routine data inquiries from internal stakeholders, escalating more complex reporting requests to the Data Manager as appropriate;
* Compile and organize data for grant proposals, funder requests, and other reporting needs, ensuring that information is accurate and supported by appropriate source data;
* Assist with onboarding AWARDS users from YWCA programs by providing basic system support, data-entry guidance, and assistance with established data-management procedures;
* Assist with developing and maintaining data-management documentation, including data-entry procedures, user guides, process documentation, and other reference materials for YWCA programs and AWARDS users;
* Assist with the development, testing, and implementation of forms and data-entry processes in AWARDS, working under the guidance of the Data Manager;
* Contribute to identifying and implementing improvements to data-entry workflows, reporting processes, data quality, and AWARDS user support to help meet program needs and maintain accurate, high-quality data for internal and external reporting; and
* Perform…