Data Analyst

The Midtown Group is urgently seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Temporary Data Analyst for the legislative affairs department for a top association.

The hired contractor will support the Political Affairs team and perform critical data tracking, data reconciliation, and online research to optimize the organization's advocacy campaigns and grassroots engagement efforts.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional mathematical and analytical capabilities, with the ability to turn large volumes of raw data into clean, actionable insights. This is a temporary role requiring a commitment of 30 to 35 hours per week.

**Hours will likely be between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and this assignment requires three days per week on onsite work, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.**

** This engagement is expected to last three to six months, perhaps longs, depending on performance and business needs. **

Key Responsibilities

• Data Management & Reconciliation: Organize, review, and assist with reconciling large volumes of political, advocacy, or financial data to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Analytical Reporting: Perform basic financial and statistical calculations using percentages, ratios, and formulas to track Travel Action Network initiatives.
• Document & Content Management: Maintain, audit, and systematically manage documentation workflows using collaborative file systems.
• Legislative Research: Conduct basic online research on federal and state policies, legislative metrics, or stakeholder datasets to inform team strategies.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure exceptional attention to detail across all spreadsheets, presentations, and database records.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Technical Proficiency

• Advanced Data Spreadsheet Capabilities: Master-level proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (e.g., advanced formulas, data cleaning, formatting, and pivot tables).
• Collaboration Tools: Solid proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive for cloud file organization and workflow management.

Mathematical & Analytical Skills

• Strong quantitative and mathematical skills, including comfort with percentages, ratios, and standard financial calculations.
• Proven capability to efficiently process and synthesize high volumes of structural data.

Professional Competencies

• Exceptional Attention to Detail: A high degree of precision in auditing numbers and spotting discrepancies.
• Robust Organizational Skills: Ability to handle multiple tracking sheets or projects simultaneously within a strict timeline.
• Basic Online Research: Resourcefulness in navigating public databases, legislative trackers, or political finance indexes.

Preferred Experience

• Prior coursework or experience in political science, economics, finance, public policy, or statistics.
• Familiarity with political action committees (PACs), grassroots campaigns, or trade association workflows is a plus but not required.

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply ASAP.

Interviews begin on 10/19 and the target start date is 10/26.