Digital Analytics Specialist – Full-Time Contract

Job Description

Are you a data and analytics expert with a passion for winning progressive campaigns online? Then you might be a perfect fit to play a central role on the Ontario NDP’s Digital Team.

The Digital Analytics Specialist will work with the digital and fundraising departments under the direction of the Head of Engagement to make sure that every program has data access and analysis needed for optimal performance. This means consistent reporting, analysis, and leveraging data for better results in all facets of engagement, online and offline.

If you’re committed to progressive politics, love data and analytics, and want to be a part of the team that brings change to Ontario, this may be the job for you.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of modeling, analytics, targeting, and experiments programs
• Working with digital and fundraising teams to analyze and improve key performance indicators
• Develop goal-setting methodology for engagement projects and deliverables
• Creating new systems for segmentation and targeting
• Building dashboards and other reporting systems
• Improve reporting and data quality across all systems
• Work to ensure all systems and data are compliant with Elections Ontario regulations
• Provide data support for the fundraising, digital, accounting and processing teams
• Execute and optimize technical elements of engagement programs including email and text message campaigns
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Working on or completed degree in analytical political science, economics, or statistics
• Proven experience with statistical analysis and research methodologies
• At least 2 years’ experience using Microsoft Excel or other tools in a professional data setting
• Interest in Ontario politics and keen on advancing progressive causes
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently to hit tight deadlines under pressure
• Past experience on NDP campaigns
• Knowledge of SQL, specifically PostGres, to extract and load data

Useful skills:

• Experience with Populus, the NDP database system
• Advanced data science tools such as R

Starting date

The contract will begin September 9^th, 2019 and last until November 1^st, 2019.

The Ontario NDP supports employment equity. Racialized workers, women, Indigenous workers, LGBTQTS workers, young workers, Francophone workers, and workers living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Compensation is determined by the collective agreement between the Ontario NDP and COPE 343.

Applications (including resume, cover letter and relevant references) should be sent by e-mail to the attention of Oliver Paré, Head of Engagement, at opare@ontariondp.ca, no later than August 26^th, 2019. Please include the job title in the subject line.

Due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.