Data and Impact Specialist

Description

About Enlace Chicago: Enlace Chicago convenes, organizes, and builds the capacity of stakeholders of Little Village to confront systemic inequities and barriers to economic and social access. The organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of Little Village residents by fostering a safe and healthy environment and by championing opportunities for educational advancement and economic development. It is committed to accountability and transparency to ensure integrity, believes in building community power through collaboration and grassroots leadership, promotes livable communities with access and opportunity for all, and values social justice and systems change. Currently, our Education, Community Safety, Clinical Services, Community Health, and Immigration and Advocacy Departments work to provide vital services and support to the very valuable residents of the Little Village community.  

Position Overview:  The Data and Impact Specialist works with the Enlace Data and Impact team to support program staff in data tracking and management for grant compliance and to capture and demonstrate impact through continuous quality improvement and evaluation. This position is an integral component of both the Data and Impact team and the program team(s).  Specifically, this role directly supports program team members in data entry, extracts data and conducts data analysis for grant reports, and creates data visuals and presentations to engage program staff in data reflections. The Data and Impact specialist also collaboratively develops data collection tools with program and Data and Impact staff for reporting and evaluation processes. This role acts as liaison between the program team(s) and the Data and Impact team to ensure that Enlace Chicago is compliant with funders, accurately represents data with Neighborhood Network and other community partners, and provides adequate and appropriate training on data protocols to its community-facing program team members. 

The Data and Impact Specialist reports to the Data and Impact Director. This is a full-time hybrid position with an inoffice requirement of 2 days a week minimum with in-office options Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional in-office days may be needed to support organizational, departmental, and program work or events. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Data Tracking and Grant Compliance 

• Work closely with program team members to organize and input data on service and program delivery metrics. 
• Extract data for analysis and create timely reports for grant compliance, program and/or network requirements, and evaluations. 
• Provide administration, technical assistance, monitoring, and maintenance of Enlace database(s) which includes, but is not limited to: database training, developing database workflows/manuals/videos, data cleaning, identifying missing data, maintaining/archiving historical data, reports and dashboards, etc.  
• Assist in developing data collection tools in collaboration with the Data and Impact Director, staff, and partners. 
• Support in the development of data benchmarks and the tracking of benchmarks for the program(s) and/or Neighborhood Network and other collaboratives. 
• Collaborate with the program director/manager and staff in the planning and preparation of regular meetings, grant compliance, and organizational and partner data administration. 
• Develop data visuals and presentations for grant reports and for staff, partners, and community members using internal program data and community statistics. 
• Represent Enlace at data management and compliance tables and other community meetings/initiatives focused on assigned programmatic area(s). 
• Other data tracking and compliance duties as assigned. 

Impact and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) 

• Work hand in hand with Enlace team members, program participants, and program interest-holders to build evaluation capacity and co-create evaluation processes to capture complex initiatives and evaluate social impacts. 
• Support the development of departmental and organizational capacity in creating program goals and outcomes, logic models, CQI models, and other evaluative processes. 
•  Support in program and organizational impact assessments by researching population and external data on assigned program area(s); and keep abreast of new trends in data, inventories of external data resources, validity of existing data repositories, etc.
• Attend program/department and staff meetings and relevant partner and community events to stay current on community needs, initiatives, and systemic issues. 
• Other CQI and impact duties as assigned. 

Core Competencies: 

• Demonstrated data management, analysis, and interpretative skills to support programmatic decision-making and other goals.
• Cultural competencies in training community-level program implementers on data management and input. 
• Applying a systems-change approach to evaluation and data analysis. 

Requirements

Additional Qualifications: 

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and three years of experience with community-based initiatives. 
• Experience managing data and data systems, creating reports, facilitating data and database training, developing data visuals and presentations, creating data collection tools, and other data and evaluation activities. 
• Experience gathering data, communicating findings, and facilitating group analysis/discussion to a wide range of audiences. 
• Experience implementing evaluation processes, including identifying data to be collected and designing mixed methods systems and tools to collect data preferred. 
• Experience with statistical analysis preferred. 
• Commitment to collaboration, problem solving, teamwork, and continuous quality improvement.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, including strong writing, research, and presentation skills, and the ability to coordinate several different projects at one time. 
• Ability to relate to a diverse group of people. 
• Commitment to social justice and racial equity. 
• Experience with and commitment to working with urban Latine and immigrant communities. 
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Google suite; intermediate experience with grant reporting/data systems (ex. Cityspan, ETO, Salesforce, Powerbase) and Excel (multi-level data sorting, formulas, filtering, etc.); experience with SPSS or SAS desirable. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance or oversight.  
• Bilingual English/Spanish (Speaking and Writing) strongly preferred. 

Compensation: The salary range for this position annually is between 65,000 and 75,000. Salary is commensurate with experience in addition to the generous benefits package listed below. 

Benefits: 

• Health benefits. Enlace Chicago offers you and your family access to a low-cost comprehensive health care plan, which includes medical (BlueCross Blue Shield), dental (Guardian), and vision (VSP) coverage.  
•  Enlace Chicago also provides life insurance coverage and short-term and long-term disability insurance at no cost to you with options of additional coverage.   
•  Retirement program. Enlace Chicago offers a voluntary 403(B) plan which begins at a 1% contribution. Enrollment is available after a 90-day grace period beginning on the first day of employment.  An enrollment packet will be mailed to you.  
• Paid time off.  You will receive 96 hours of Upon Hire hours, which will be prorated depending on your start date. After your 3rd month, you will accrue 3.33 hours per pay period or a total of 6.66 per month. All vacation days are considered above and beyond the approved holiday schedule. Enlace has 12 paid holidays with a Holiday week between Christmas and New Year’s Day that will not be deducted from your PTO. 

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: At Enlace Chicago, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all voices are heard and valued. We believe that diverse perspectives are essential to addressing the complex social challenges we seek to solve, and we strive to create a culture that promotes belonging, respect, and opportunity for all. Our mission is rooted in uplifting the stories of those who have been historically marginalized, and we actively work to ensure that our programs, partnerships, and workplace reflect these values. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and encourage candidates who share our passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion to apply.

Enlace Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. 

Deadline for submission: Open until filled.