ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Director of Affiliate Analytics in the Analytics Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY/ Remote*.

ACLU Analytics partners with teams across the organization to enable the ACLU to make smart, evidence-based decisions and bring quantitative insights on our issues to the courtroom and the public. Our team's work ranges from social science research for litigation & advocacy, to analysis & reporting for fundraising and engagement, to building and maintaining our data infrastructure. We strive to ensure the ACLU leads by example in the ethical use of data and technology. This includes maintaining our privacy and security standards, pushing for transparent data practices from government and corporate actors, and helping to steward high standards for algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency.

Reporting to the Chief Analytics Officer, the Director of Affiliate Analytics leads the Analytics team’s work with and support of the ACLU’s network of 53 affiliates nationwide. This includes triaging, prioritizing, and executing high-impact data and analytics work for affiliate litigation and advocacy efforts; supporting, mentoring, and supervising data analysts and scientists, as well as data-related contractors and academic partners embedded with affiliates; and strategically building capacity for data work in affiliates. The scope of the analytics work may include partnering with ACLU attorneys and advocates across a wide range of civil liberties issues to shape research questions, conduct analyses (ranging from descriptive analytics to causal inference modeling to computational analyses), and evaluate program effectiveness.

* Note: this position can function remotely from a U.S. location on an interim basis and may be eligible for permanent remote work from a location within the U.S

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will play a leadership role on the Analytics team, and contribute to the overall strategy and roadmap of our Analytics work. You will also mentor and/or directly manage data analysts embedded within affiliates, partner with the Director, Legal Analytics & Quantitative Research on shared national/affiliate legal and advocacy priorities, and build capacity and infrastructure to support a nationwide network of data and analytics staff and contractors. You will serve as the primary liaison with stakeholders in the Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives (ASNI) department at ACLU National, as well as with the ACLU’s 53 affiliates. Below is a sampling of the types of projects you can expect to dive into:

• Train, support, and supervise a data analyst embedded with the ACLU’s Southern Collective state affiliates to build capacity in key southern priority states
• Investigate and collect data from state court systems and support advocacy through research of these systems
• Design and support execution of region- or state-specific messaging research on ACLU issues
• Work with our Analytics Infrastructure team to extend support on infrastructure and tools to analysts embedded in affiliates, including providing access and training
• Provide mentorship and professional development, and create shared resources for analysts embedded in affiliates
• Identify and prioritize areas of strategic investment in the affiliate network, drawing on resources within the National Analytics and ASNI teams
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned
• Center principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work, embedding the values in program development, policy application, and organizational practices and processes

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate or advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Political Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent experience
• Significant years of experience applying data and advanced analytics tools in a research, advocacy, or non-profit setting
• Management or leadership experience on a technical team
• Fluency in Python or R, or similar analytics and programming languages
• Familiarity with a wide range of statistical methods, social science methods, machine learning techniques, and computational techniques
• Strong technical communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commitment to the mission of the ACLU
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity within the office using a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance
• Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflict

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of the empirical social science literature in one or more of the following areas: voting rights, immigration, criminal justice, racial justice, reproductive freedom
• Experience with FOIA requests
• Experience with program evaluation techniques
• Experience with quantitative work in support of litigation
• Experience with grant writing
• Experience working with ACLU state affiliates or a similar affiliate structure in a non-profit setting

COMPENSATION

The annual salary for this position is $159,135 (Level D). This salary is reflective of a position based in New York, NY. This salary will be subject to a locality adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. Note that most of the salaries listed on our job postings reflect New York, NY salaries, where our National offices are headquartered.

ABOUT THE ACLU

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union – beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black people, Indigenous people, people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people; women; people with disabilities, protected veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals are all strongly encouraged to apply.

The ACLU makes every effort to assure that its recruitment and employment provide all qualified persons, including persons with disabilities, with full opportunities for employment in all positions.

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.