Data and Civic Engagement Associate

Data and Civic Engagement Associate

Annual Salary: $55,000, dependent on qualifications

Non-exempt, full-time position with benefits, hybrid

POSITION AT A GLANCE

• The Data and Civic Engagement Associate plays a key role in data collection and entry across our organization, supporting our civic engagement and community organizing campaigns.
• All of our staff work in pursuit of a just economy and a democracy that honors the dignity and worth of people across race, faith, and class.
• We’re looking for people who share our commitment to building multiracial democracy and will strengthen our organizing work by ensuring our data systems are accurate, timely, and reliable. 
• This is a full-time hybrid position requiring in-person work in St. Paul at least twice per week. The ideal starting date is January 2026.

WHY THIS POSITION IS IMPORTANT:

The Data and Civic Engagement Associate will build relationships with staff organizers to collect and enter data across a variety of racial and economic justice organizing campaigns. To build power, we need clean, usable data. Our organizers need to know who wants to take action with us, where they are, and how to reach them. This position also supports our civic engagement campaigns at the local and state levels.

The Data and Civic Engagement Associate will:

• Assist with organization-wide data collection, entry, and management needs.
• Clean and enter handwritten and digital data into a digital format in our database.
• Support large, in-person events with event check-in and data collection.
• Process and enter data on time to ensure prompt follow-up for organizers.
• Develop relationships with staff organizers, learn what their needs are, and ensure our data supports their work.
• Assist in the construction of data visualization tools so that organizers can gain real-time insights into their work and campaigns.
• Assist civic engagement team with research projects, engaging with large public datasets like the US Census, the voter file, and campaign finance reports.
• Support core civic engagement infrastructure like text banks, phone banks, door canvasses. 

HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE A GOOD CANDIDATE?

You can be great for this role if you are:

• Able to express how you’re interested and rooted in making Minnesota a state where everyone, no matter what we look like or where we come from, can thrive.
• Living in the Twin Cities metro area, care about the people and place, and want to live in a more just community.
• Able to act with integrity, has a strong work ethic, and a willingness to persevere until you succeed.
• You’re curious and a creative thinker.
• Recognize that data needs and privacy concerns range widely across race, class, age, and religion, and demonstrate a commitment to meeting people where they are rather than imposing top-down data solutions on them. 
• A good listener and capable of establishing rapport with people from different backgrounds.
• A quick learner eager to develop your leadership and help others do the same.
• Open to evaluation and direction from your supervisor and peers, and have a desire to develop and grow, are unafraid to ask questions or for help when you need it.
• Unafraid of being pushed and challenged by your peers and supervisor in order to more deeply reflect on and address personal barriers to leadership development.

HOW WE KNOW IF YOU’RE A GOOD CANDIDATE?

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Can articulate how working for social justice and grassroots organizing is connected to their personal motivation or self-interest rather than a desire to “serve” or “save” others.
• Has demonstrated independent decision-making, management of multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and sound judgment on when to seek advice and support from team members.
• Can speak to their ability to effectively work with diverse communities, racial groups, and diverse stakeholders.
• Can discuss how to ensure data is an important and reliable source of strategic information and their experience with data collection, entry, and presentation.
• Can work occasionally at night or on the weekend to support organizing events in-person.
• Is comfortable using common data entry and analysis tools like Google spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel to enter clean data, write formulas, and generate data visualizations using pivot tables or charts.
• Have work experience in community or political organizing. (This is not required, but it would be a plus!)
• Can use some tools for analysis like SQL, R, Python, Tableau, Hex, or Looker Studio. (This is not required, but it would be a plus!)

HOW TO APPLY

• Please submit your resume and cover letter to our online application.
• This position will remain open until filled. Applications are reviewed as they’re received. Our ideal hire date is early January.

About ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota

ISAIAH, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is a vehicle for multi-racial, multi-faith coalitions across Minnesota to act collectively and powerfully towards racial and economic equity in MN by addressing both local and regional community issues. Faith in Minnesota is our 501(c)4 organization that gives us a platform to organize and advocate directly in our state’s elections and political process.

Together, we have more than 100 member and partner churches and mosques, more than 25 barbershops, and more than 200 childcare centers who work to promote a caring economy and a multi-racial democracy that honors every person’s dignity. We do this work through intentional, intensive leadership development, collective action, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations and public servants.

Our Statement Regarding Being an Equal Opportunity Employer

ISAIAH believes that a team with diverse experiences and backgrounds, working in an inclusive and safe work environment, generates richer discussions and more nuanced thinking. We are an equal-opportunity employer and actively encourage people whose identities and backgrounds reflect the rich diversity of our community and who are traditionally underrepresented in nonprofits to apply to our positions.