<h2>Overview</h2>NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C. NRDC is seeking a Data Management Specialist to work with the Development team in our New York office.Position Summary This position reports to the Director of Data Management and will be crucial as a part of a cross-functional team. The Specialist will join the Data Management team to continue providing Salesforce support to the 100+ member Development Department. The Specialist will focus on NRDCs direct response marketing audience segmentation - working closely with stakeholders to define and carryout complex selects.  The position you are applying for is part of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG / The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).   <h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Partner with internal and external stakeholders to analyze and segment donor populations for targeted fundraising campaigns including, but not limited to, direct response fundraising, advocacy, and stewardship communications.</li> <li>Manage the integration of data findings into campaign planning and execution.</li> <li>Lead the Direct Mail audience segmentation workflow.</li> <li>Coordinate with other departments to ensure alignment on campaign targets and data usage.</li> <li>Develop and prepare reporting solutions, including both standard and ad-hoc reports as requested by Development, management, trustees and others as needed.</li> <li>Own the end-to-end segmentation process: identify opportunities, provide recommendations, and carry out initiatives to improve processes, implement automations to realize business efficiencies.</li> <li>Liaise between users on the Development team and the IT Data Infrastructure team and other departments to integrate donor data and fundraising processes with related systems and platforms.</li> <li>Assist with maintaining the functional areas of data management and hygiene, accounts, contacts, campaigns, donations, dashboards, and reports.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2> Education &amp; Experience<ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree is required</li> <li>4-7 years of previous work experience</li> <li>Experience in writing and optimizing SQL queries using Enterprise databases like PostgreSQL, SQL Server required</li> <li>Experience in Enterprise Data Warehouse like Snowflake</li> <li>Salesforce experience required and administrator certification preferred</li> <li>Advanced Excel expertise required, Power Query experience preferred</li> <li>Tableau experience preferred</li></ul>Skills, Abilities, &amp; Competencies<ul> <li>Knowledge of dataflows, data transformation concepts like ELT/ETL are preferred</li> <li>Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate data insights into actionable campaign strategies</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously</li> <li>Strong project management, problem solving, and organizational skills</li> <li>Communication &amp; Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams</li> <li>Fundraising Knowledge: Understanding of direct response fundraising mechanisms and strategies</li> <li>Exposure to data analysis or segmentation within a fundraising or direct marketing environment</li> <li>Travel Required: less than 20%</li> <li>Commitment to NRDC’s mission, values, and DEI principles</li></ul> NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.  We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position, the salary range is $100,000 to $110,000. NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come to the office 8 days per month.  As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.  To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.  If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-800-889-4422.  For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our staff of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and internationally from our offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Santa Monica; San Francisco; Bozeman, Montana; and Beijing.

Data Management Specialist

<h2>Overview</h2>NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C.&nbsp;NRDC is seeking a&nbsp;Data Management Specialist to work with the Development team in our New York office.Position Summary&nbsp;This position reports to the Director of Data Management and will be crucial as a part of a cross-functional team. The Specialist will join the Data Management team to continue providing Salesforce support to the 100+ member Development Department. The Specialist will focus on NRDCs direct response marketing audience segmentation - working closely with stakeholders to define and carryout complex selects.&nbsp;&nbsp;The position you are applying for&nbsp;is&nbsp;part of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /&nbsp;The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).&nbsp;&nbsp; <h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Partner with internal and external stakeholders to analyze and segment donor populations for targeted fundraising campaigns including, but not limited to, direct response fundraising, advocacy, and stewardship communications.</li> <li>Manage the integration of data findings into campaign planning and execution.</li> <li>Lead the Direct Mail audience segmentation workflow.</li> <li>Coordinate with other departments to ensure alignment on campaign targets and data usage.</li> <li>Develop and prepare reporting solutions, including both standard and ad-hoc reports as requested by Development, management, trustees and others as needed.</li> <li>Own the end-to-end segmentation process: identify opportunities, provide recommendations, and carry out initiatives to improve processes, implement automations to realize business efficiencies.</li> <li>Liaise between users on the Development team and the IT Data Infrastructure team and other departments to integrate donor data and fundraising processes with related systems and platforms.</li> <li>Assist with maintaining the functional areas of data management and hygiene, accounts, contacts, campaigns, donations, dashboards, and reports.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2>&nbsp;Education &amp; Experience<ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree is required</li> <li>4-7 years of previous work experience</li> <li>Experience in writing and optimizing SQL queries using Enterprise databases like PostgreSQL, SQL Server required</li> <li>Experience in Enterprise Data Warehouse like Snowflake</li> <li>Salesforce experience required and administrator certification preferred</li> <li>Advanced Excel expertise required, Power Query experience preferred</li> <li>Tableau experience preferred</li></ul>Skills, Abilities, &amp; Competencies<ul> <li>Knowledge of dataflows, data transformation concepts like ELT/ETL are preferred</li> <li>Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate data insights into actionable campaign strategies</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously</li> <li>Strong project management, problem solving, and organizational skills</li> <li>Communication &amp; Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams</li> <li>Fundraising Knowledge: Understanding of direct response fundraising mechanisms and strategies</li> <li>Exposure to data analysis or segmentation within a fundraising or direct marketing environment</li> <li>Travel Required: less than 20%</li> <li>Commitment to NRDC’s mission, values, and DEI principles</li></ul>&nbsp;NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment&nbsp;on the basis of&nbsp;race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.&nbsp;Pursuant to&nbsp;the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We offer competitive salaries,&nbsp;excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;commensurate&nbsp;with skills and experience.&nbsp;Internal equity will be reviewed and&nbsp;considered&nbsp;to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;a&nbsp;final offer.&nbsp;For this position, the salary&nbsp;range is $100,000 to $110,000.&nbsp;NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees&nbsp;are required to&nbsp;come to the office 8 days per month.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help&nbsp;contain&nbsp;the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption&nbsp;in accordance with&nbsp;state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.&nbsp;In accordance with&nbsp;state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.&nbsp;&nbsp;To apply, visit&nbsp;www.nrdc.org/careers&nbsp;and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any&nbsp;additional&nbsp;materials that&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care&nbsp;at&nbsp;1-800-889-4422.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;more&nbsp;about&nbsp;NRDC,&nbsp;visit&nbsp;www.nrdc.org.&nbsp;

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