Senior Education Equity Data & Research Analyst

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Education Trust seeks a Senior Analyst, Data & Research in New York to advance equity through rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses of education data. The role emphasizes analyzing patterns by race and income to inform policy and drive advocacy across New York City and the state.

Based in the New York office with opportunities for remote/home-based work in NY/NJ, you will develop analyses, briefs, visualizations, and other communications to highlight disparities and inform

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree a plus.
• At least four years of experience conducting and/or analyzing research and data in education policy or a related field, preferably on topics of equity.
• Ability to produce quantitative and qualitative research analyses addressing education equity.
• Knowledge of education policy in New York City / New York State and familiarity with publicly available data sources.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct quantitative analyses - using publicly available data - that examine socioeconomic and race-based patterns in opportunity and success, leveraging coding skills and analytics software to conduct descriptives and subgroup analyses.
• Develop and conduct qualitative analyses, including original data collection that examine socioeconomic and race-based patterns in opportunity and success, leveraging focus groups, survey instruments, and analyses software.
• Manage and implement multiple projects that identify promising policies for advancing educational equity, including producing tools and resources for diverse audiences.
• Mine data from publicly available sources to produce replicable datasets that help identify equity gaps and bright spots.
• Produce reports, briefs, data visualizations, blogs, and other resources to inform policymakers, educators, journalists, and other public audiences.
• Serve as a spokesperson for Ed Trust - New York by sharing and elevating analyses publicly with audiences including media, advocates, and policymakers.
• Elevate Ed Trust’s policy priorities by developing key relationships and representing the organization in external meetings.
• Collaborate internally across EdTrust - New York to support fundraising and grants management, strategic communications.
• Support advisory groups and respond to rapid response inquiries about policy and data analyses.

Skills

Excel

R/R Studio

Tableau

Python

SQL

GitHub

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

ASANA

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The Education Trust seeks a Senior Analyst, Data & Research in New York to advance equity through rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses of education data. The role emphasizes analyzing patterns by race and income to inform policy and drive advocacy across New York City and the state.

Based in the New York office with opportunities for remote/home-based work in NY/NJ, you will develop analyses, briefs, visualizations, and other communications to highlight disparities and inform