Overview:
The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need today and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas towards a future where birds thrive because Audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the hemisphere and more than 1.5 million active supporters. North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and more than 500 bird species are at risk of extinction across Latin America and the Caribbean. Birds act as early warning systems about the health of our environment, and they tell us that birds and our planet are in crisis. Together as one Audubon, we are working to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss. We do this by implementing on-the-ground conservation, partnering with local communities, influencing public and corporate policy, and building community. Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged with a strong sense of belonging. The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon brings new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.
Position Summary:
The Senior Coordinator, Data and Technology supports the development and maintenance of data and technology infrastructure, products, tools and processes that enable data-driven approaches to delivering our mission for hemispheric level bird conservation. This role primarily provides administrative and other project coordination and communications support to the National Audubon Society Data teams, including Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Strategy/Strategic Data Products, and Enterprise GIS. A successful candidate will have comfort and familiarity with technical subject matter, as well as strengths in project management and communication among technical and non-technical stakeholders. This position reports to the Vice President of Data and Technology within the Audubon Technology team.
This is a hybrid position for candidates who are in NYC or Washington, DC. We will also consider remote candidates within the United States.
Interested candidates should attach a cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.
Examples of initiatives that the position will support are:
- Track and report the scale and depth of Audubons hemispheric conservation efforts; share results and insights to support internal program management and external storytelling about our work and impact.
- Develop and deploy data and technology solutions to grow and deepen our engagement with millions of supporters, bird lovers and activists across the hemisphere, online and offline.
- Collaborate with teams across Audubon to identify and act on opportunities to improve the quality, integrity and utility of our data and tools, and to collect and utilize data in new, innovative ways to achieve our ambitious goals.
Compensation:
Salary range based on geo-differentials:
- $65,000-$75,000/year = National
- $75,000-$85,000/year = Alaska, CA (not San Francisco), Connecticut, D.C., Chicago, Oyster Bay, NY
- $85,000-$95,000/year = NYC (not Oyster Bay), San Francisco, Seattle
Essential Functions:
- Act as the primary coordination resource supporting Audubon data projects, infrastructure and processes.
- Develop and deploy systems, processes and tools to maintain clarity and alignment on team priorities and needs, enabling effective technical project planning, project delivery and problem-solving.
- Proactively manage and facilitate communication of project and process related information among technical teams and non-technical stakeholders across the Audubon network.
- Support development and maintenance of technology roadmaps, project plans and documentation.
- Contribute to development and testing of data and technology products, guidance and training materials.
- Support management of contracts for software and professional services, as well as budget planning and tracking.
- Support management of user accounts and other administration for data tools and applications.
- May attend and participate in strategic conversations about implementation of data-driven decisions related to personnel and programming.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 3+ years of directly relevant work experience in coordinating development and maintenance of data products, workflows, tools and processes required. Bachelors degree in Data Analytics/Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or commensurate degree required. An equivalent combination of education and work experience will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience applying technical coordination and project management best practices using tools such as Asana and Jira is required. PMP or other relevant certification preferred.
- Clear track record of success in managing communication and information sharing among technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience preparing effective written materials, presentations, and other documentation and communication materials for internal and external audiences; direct experience building and maintaining information and knowledge management systems preferred.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Familiarity with designing and utilizing spreadsheets and other information tracking tools is a must.
- Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail a must.
- Familiarity with modern data infrastructure tools such as cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, etc), data integration tools (Fivetran, Airflow, etc), business intelligence tools (PowerBI, Sigma, etc), CRM systems (Salesforce, Everyaction, etc), and other enterprise data tools (such as Airtable) preferred.
- Familiarity with SQL, Python, R, and/or other coding languages for data analytics, data science and/or data engineering preferred.
- Genuine passion for conservation and the mission of the National Audubon Society and its equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) aims.
EEO Statement:
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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