Contract: Request for Proposal
Project Name: Contract Data Analyst
RFP Issue Date: June 1, 2021
Response Due Date: June 21, 2021
The Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) seeks an experienced, self-directed and collaborative person to consult on the expansion and strategic growth of our data program at a critical moment of infrastructure-building.
About DAWI
DAWI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit movement-based think-and-do tank that expands the promise of cooperative business ownership to communities most directly affected by economic, social, and racial inequality. Our core work is supporting the expansion of democratic employee ownership of business as a strategy for racial, gender and economic equity. We do research and advocacy; we develop tools and new models; we train worker-owners and developers; and we convene communities of practice to ensure that further growth in the worker cooperative movement reaches low-income people, BIPOC communities and recent immigrants. We are affiliated with the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives, the national grassroots membership organization.
Values: In all our work, as well as internal operations, DAWI strives to embody our organizational values of Excellence, Equity, Entrepreneurialism, Collaboration, and Human-Centeredness.
Flexible, remote work: Having staff and contractors all over the country requires and allows us to create flexible working hours and locations. All staff and contractors are expected to be able and willing to learn and help improve the technological tools for remote working.
Strong team: We are a high-functioning, close-knit staff, and we want to work with a skilled and reliable colleague.
Growth potential: This is a contract in a maturing organization, and is key to our sustainability as we grow. The contract has potential to grow as the organization grows.
Stable organization: DAWI has a diversified revenue stream, multi-year funding, and a commitment to building an annual reserve that creates stability for our growing organization. Our annual budget for 2021 is just over $3 million, and our average staff tenure is over 5 years.
Project Overview
The Data Analyst works closely with our Metrics and Impact Analyst and Operations Administrator to implement and maintain research and evaluation projects, and help develop and inform the organization’s strategy in relation to data, evaluation and research. The work is a mix of technical data work, assessment and planning, and helping shape DAWI’s strategy.
This is a year-long contract for 16-24 hours/week, supporting the technical tasks of database management, setting up data processes for projects, and serving as a thought partner for research, program evaluation and DAWI’s emergent Data Together program. The contractor will have the autonomy to determine how best tasks are executed, within a defined set of outcomes.
DAWI has several long-standing and emergent projects that produce a large volume of data and require a high degree of data management. The Data Analyst will implement the day-to-day database management and will support staff and partners in utilizing our systems to directly advance their work and learnings.
During this crucial time in the field of worker ownership, DAWI is also in the process of experimenting with internal and field-wide approaches to data sharing and research in order to make our work more open and participatory. We aim for this approach to better support knowledge sharing between partners and create more buy-in from the workers and worker-owners that share their data with us. The Data Analyst will have the opportunity to shape and support the vision and implementation of this work.
Qualifications
Successful proposals will demonstrate the following strong tech skills, excellent proactive communication habits, and experience developing and supporting systems with real people in mind.
- A strong foundation in database management: 3+ years of experience in database design and management, data collection and analysis. Experience with CRMs preferred.
- Basic experience in program evaluation: 2+ years of experience evaluating nonprofit programs.
- An ability to provide a seamless training experience for database users: Demonstrated experience in database onboarding and ongoing training support.
- Full competence with basic office tools: Microsoft Office Suite, GSuite, online project management systems, remote file systems, online/remote meeting tools, Slack.
- Strong task-tracking and 100% follow-through on deadlines: Ability to set priorities, manage time well, establish realistic deadlines and meet them consistently. Unflinching attention to detail.
- Communication skills: Strong written and oral communication skills across all mediums.
- Remote work: Experience working remotely in teams is preferred.
- Flexibility: You are able to make accommodations that suit everyone involved, whether it is meeting time, task deadlines, or priority setting.
- We value emotional intelligence, kindness, and sense of humor. Diplomacy, judgment and discretion are important for this contract.
Scope of Work
Proposal
Interested parties should submit a proposal/letter of interest including the following sections:
- Statement of Qualifications: An overview of why the contractor is qualified to do the work outlined in the scope, including relevant experience and demonstrated competence in the required areas, per a standard resume.
- Resume, including a description of work experience and formal training and two references
- If an organization, names, location and role of assigned staff, including a short bio and resumes of staff that will be allocated to the project.
- Statement of Work: Clearly written, a brief proposal describing the proposer’s understanding of and plan to address the work described in the Scope section of this document, including key project milestones and/or deliverables.
- Budget, including proposed hours and rate.
Submission Instructions
Organizations and individuals that meet the qualifications outlined in this document should submit their documents electronically in a single PDF by emailing them to the address below.
Project Name: Data Analyst
RFP Issue Date: June 1, 2021
Response Due Date: Monday, June 21, 2021
Submission Email Address: hiring@institute.coop
Submission Email Title: “Data Analyst”
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) is committed to a multi-racial and class-diverse staff that reflects the future of worker cooperatives. We are an anti-racist organization that centers racial equity in our values, programs, and vision. Women, people of color and others who may be underrepresented at senior levels of the nonprofit workforce are strongly encouraged to apply. DAWI is committed to equal opportunity for all persons without regard to sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law. It is the policy of DAWI to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity. In keeping with that policy, DAWI is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Accordingly, DAWI will not tolerate unlawful discrimination against or harassment of any of our employees or others present at our facilities by anyone, including any supervisor, coworker, vendor, client, or customer of DAWI.