CRRD Data Analyst

International Rescue Committee; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Data Analyst for the METAL Unit within the CRRD Department. The role focuses on integrating data from core systems such as Integra, OTIS, Salesforce, and PID to deliver insights for CRRD leadership.

You will work with programs, fundraising, and finance to turn complex datasets—budgets, grants, and program metrics—into actionable dashboards and one-off analyses, guiding strategic decisions and resource allocation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in data analytics.
• 2+ years experience in international humanitarian aid or development.
• Strong data visualization and storytelling with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain dashboards and reports across grants, finance, and program data.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and insights informing global program strategies.
• Collaborate with programs, fundraising, marketing, and finance to meet stakeholder needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve data collection and reporting processes and keep up with analytics best practices.

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Databricks

dbt

Job description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

ackground

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

We aim to make our programs a model for the highest global standards and to cultivate power and lasting change not just for our clients but for all people affected by humanitarian crises. To achieve that vision, the IRCs Technical Excellence (TE) group, located within the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) Department, provides technical assistance to IRCs country program staff and shares what we learn to influence policy and practice.

IRCs Technical Excellence team is comprised of seven teams which have deep expertise in their respective fields: Education, Economic Wellbeing, Governance, Health, Violence Prevention and Response, MEAL/Programs Technology, and Grants & Operations.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Technology, Accountability, and Learning at the IRC

Job Overview

We are looking for highly analytical Data Analyst to join the METAL Unit team, focusing on bringing together data across core business systems to support data-driven insights for CRRD staff. This role will respond principally to inquiries from CRRD leadership asking how we can utilize multiple complex internal datasets and databases to offer management insights into whether we are achieving our strategic goals and where our resources should be allocated. The datasets of focus for the Data Analyst will likely span from budgets and spending data to win rates, grants tracking, and programmatic data. While most of the requests will be resolved by building live dashboards, a small number of requests may be one-off, while we build out our data infrastructure.

The Data Analyst will fill a critical (and in demand!) gap in the department, becoming an organizational expert in multiple large datasets and providing thought partnership to METAL leadership about the best ways to access and visualize internal data. The Analyst will leverage your expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and reporting to make data more readily accessible and user-friendly for CRRD leaders and programs staff. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, including fundraising and finance, to deliver actionable insights that enhance programmatic and operational decision making to maximize client outcomes.

Major Responsibilities
Data Analysis & Reporting:Create and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports to track program and strategy performance, pulling from grants, finance, and program data from across IRCs core business systems (systems are called Integra, OTIS, Salesforce, and PID)Analyze and interpret large datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that inform global program strategies.

Stakeholder Collaboration:Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., programs, fundraising, marketing, and finance) to ensure data is well represented to meet stakeholder needs

Process Improvement & Innovation:When relevant, identify opportunities to enhance the data collection and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with global goals.Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging analytics tools, and bring innovative ideas for improving the teams capabilities.Collaborate with fellow Analytics colleagues to ensure best practices in coding, statistics, and general analysis.

Job Overview

We are looking for highly analytical Data Analyst to join the METAL Unit team, focusing on bringing together data across core business systems to support data-driven insights for CRRD staff. This role will respond principally to inquiries from CRRD leadership asking how we can utilize multiple complex internal datasets and databases to offer management insights into whether we are achieving our strategic goals and where our resources should be allocated. The datasets of focus for the Data Analyst will likely span from budgets and spending data to win rates, grants tracking, and programmatic data. While most of the requests will be resolved by building live dashboards, a small number of requests may be one-off, while we build out our data infrastructure.

The Data Analyst will fill a critical (and in demand!) gap in the department, becoming an organizational expert in multiple large datasets and providing thought partnership to METAL leadership about the best ways to access and visualize internal data. The Analyst will leverage your expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and reporting to make data more readily accessible and user-friendly for CRRD leaders and programs staff. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, including fundraising and finance, to deliver actionable insights that enhance programmatic and operational decision making to maximize client outcomes.

Major Responsibilities

• Data Analysis & Reporting:Create and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports to track program and strategy performance, pulling from grants, finance, and program data from across IRCs core business systems (systems are called Integra, OTIS, Salesforce, and PID)Analyze and interpret large datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that inform global program strategies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration:Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., programs, fundraising, marketing, and finance) to ensure data is well represented to meet stakeholder needs
• Process Improvement & Innovation:When relevant, identify opportunities to enhance the data collection and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with global goals.Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging analytics tools, and bring innovative ideas for improving the teams capabilities.Collaborate with fellow Analytics colleagues to ensure best practices in coding, statistics, and general analysis.
  
  

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: CRRD Data Systems & Analytics Lead
• Direct Reports: None
  
  

Key Internal Relationships

• METAL Product Managers
• METAL Technology Development Lead
• METAL Developers
  
  

Experience

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• 3+ years working in the field of data analytics.
• 2+ years experience in international humanitarian aid or development
• Proven experience with enterprise data sets, including technical skills across the data stack: cloud lakehouse platforms (Databricks preferred), Python and SQL, dbt or equivalent transformation tooling, pipeline orchestration, and BI/visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
• Demonstrable experience planning and executing complex analytics projects across multiple stakeholders.
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• More than two years of professional experience with PowerBI
• Strong data visualization and communication skills: ability to tell a storywith numbers in a variety of formats: PowerPoints, dashboards, memos, and presentations.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Curiosity and willingness to explore complex and ambiguous problems and deliver actionable insights through both quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Highly collaborative and pro-active colleague with a talent for delivering results with cross-functional groups
• Strong attention to detail & commitment to a high standard of work product.
  
  

Nice-to-Haves / Areas You Will Grow