Junior Data Analyst/Developer

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

Housed within The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient Watersheds Strategy, the Nature for Water Facility (N4W) is a technical assistance outfit that provides hand‑in‑hand support to local champions seeking to develop watershed investment programs (WIPs). Since its inception in early 2022, N4W has worked with 35+ prospective and existing WIPs worldwide to help them define, structure, and launch their local programs. N4W also provides funding for pilot activities and scale‑up support to selected WIPs. The Junior Data Analyst/Developer will be a critical part of N4W’s Program Intelligence team, focusing on building and managing our data collection, processing, and analysis pipelines. The Program Intelligence platform enables N4W to gather and make sense of diverse information from a range of on‑the‑ground partner programs and thereby produce relevant intelligence findings that support those Partners’ effectiveness and growth, as well as focus on where investments can maximize long‑term conservation impact. The location for this position is flexible within countries in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe where The Nature Conservancy is a registered NGO and has an established office (in North America these are USA and Canada; in Latin America these are Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru; in the Caribbean these are The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands; in Africa these are Angola, Gabon, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia; in Europe these are Croatia, Belgium, Germany, and the UK). Salary ranges will vary depending on the selected candidate's location.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

N4W’s Program Intelligence team is focused on understanding (1) what kind of impact we are helping drive on the ground, (2) what we are learning from individual Partners that can be mainstreamed across our N4W team, TNC, and the broader water sector; and (3) where N4W and TNC should be strategically investing to maximize impact over the long term. Our systems also provide the operational reporting and day‑to‑day analytical needs for our Partners to be able to confidently raise, effectively deploy, and appropriately report on multi‑million dollar funding streams.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Back‑end] Ensuring smooth alignment with, and integration of, data capture and storage systems, templates and procedures.
• Processing] Building and managing data processing pipelines, primarily using Python code within Databricks, to update and analyse data.
• Front‑end] Owning the building and updating of visualization suites using Power BI or similar software.
• Maintenance] Helping troubleshoot bugs across the entire Program Intelligence platform, maintaining high levels of data quality, and adding or updating features for existing processes as required.
• Continuous Improvement] Thinking systematically across all the programs supported by the Program Intelligence Platform and identifying ways to streamline or improve upon the existing build.

Because of the geographic distribution of other core team members, the role requires being available between 13:00 – 16:00 UTC on Monday – Thursday with more flexible hours on Friday. This is a 2‑year, term‑limited position, with opportunities for extension based on performance and funding availability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field and one year of progressive experience. Experience in relational database concepts and query tools such as SQL, and/or experience performing advanced data analysis/modeling in Excel. Experience in a scripting language such as Python. Experience with visualization or dashboarding tools such as Power BI. Experience writing and speaking in the English language.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years working in business intelligence, data analytics, data engineering, or data science. Experience balancing work across concurrent large and complex projects. Experience combining and maintaining diverse datasets, as well as presenting analyses pulling from these datasets to cross‑functional audiences. Experience in project management planning and techniques. Multi‑language skills (in particular, Spanish).

LOCATION & COMPENSATION

Location is flexible within the countries listed above. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range in Arlington, VA is generally within $79,700–$90,780 per year (based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience). For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency and based on the local labor market.

EMPLOYMENT NON‑DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Nature Conservancy (All)