VISTA Data & Project Coordinator: Nonprofit Capacity Building

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities of Kansas City–St. Joseph seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA – Data & Project Coordinator to strengthen internal systems for data collection, analysis, scheduling, and project coordination across poverty-focused programs.

The role focuses on capacity-building, data quality, reporting, and program impact, with no direct client services; on-site base in Kansas City with potential remote hybrid after 90 days. The VISTA position includes a bi-weekly living allowance.

Qualifications

• Interest in nonprofit administration, data analysis, or public service.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Comfort with content drafting, spreadsheets, and simple analytics.
• Ability to work independently within a structured work plan.
• Commitment to Catholic Charities’ Mission and Catholic Social Teaching.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the internal systems that support cross-departmental program planning, data analysis, and project coordination.
• Support collection, organization, and maintenance of program-level data across multiple departments.
• Compile and analyze data to support internal reports, planning efforts, and decision-making.
• Develop data summaries, tables, and written analyses that can be sustained after the term.
• Track project timelines and deliverables across program areas.
• Maintain centralized project documentation to strengthen transparency and accountability.
• Assist with development of templates, guides and SOPs.
• Document workflows related to data tracking, project coordination, and communication.
• Create and maintain program reports necessary for data quality and outcome reporting.
• Oversight of program data quality recorded in Apricot.
• Optimization of data collection on forms.

Skills

Nonprofit administration

Data analysis

Organizational skills

Independent work

Catholic Social Teaching

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Catholic Charities of Kansas City–St. Joseph seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA – Data & Project Coordinator to strengthen internal systems for data collection, analysis, scheduling, and project coordination across poverty-focused programs.

The role focuses on capacity-building, data quality, reporting, and program impact, with no direct client services; on-site base in Kansas City with potential remote hybrid after 90 days. The VISTA position includes a bi-weekly living allowance.