About Achievement First

Achievement First (AF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supporting 39 public charter schools across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. For more than 25 years, AF has been recognized as one of the top tuition-free public charter school networks in the country. We are committed to creating schools of academic excellence within nurturing environments — schools that prepare students to be college-ready and to pursue and succeed in whatever paths they choose in life.

The majority of AF students are Black and Latinx children from low-income families, many of whom will be the first in their families to graduate from college. Across our network, we employ more than 2,200 staff members — 64% of whom identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color — who collectively educate nearly 15,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens, NY; New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford, CT; and Providence and Cranston, RI.

Our mission is to prepare every student to excel in college, career, and life; deepen their understanding of self and community; and lead lives of purpose. We believe in the limitless potential within our students and their power to shape a more just society. That belief drives our deep commitment to student achievement: we aim to set a high bar for learning and create warm, demanding classrooms where rigorous instruction is paired with the care, encouragement, and consistency every student deserves.

We are looking for a strategic and technically skilled Senior Data Analyst to join our Systems & Data team.

Your Impact

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will be responsible for maintaining, accessing, and analyzing Achievement First’s comprehensive suite of academic data. The Senior Data Analyst ensures accurate and holistic reporting by leveraging multiple data sources beyond assessments, supporting the organization’s ability to understand student performance across key metrics. By partnering closely with curriculum leaders and senior stakeholders, this role produces high-quality dashboards, reports, and visualizations that drive instructional strategy, performance monitoring, and organizational accountability.

Reporting directly to the Director of Systems & Data you will be responsible for:

Create and maintain Tableau dashboards/reporting tools

• Gather input and feedback around the investigative need and objectives of stakeholders to develop Tableau SQL data sources and design report dashboards.

Coordinate assessment data strategy planning and communication across teams

• Coordinate and guide communication across multiple stakeholders to align on best practices for data collection, assessment strategy, and metrics analysis across our schools.

Execute and deliver high-stakes “Data Day” presentation materials

• Oversee the input and feedback gathering process leading up to Data Day debriefs across academy levels
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand data presentation needs
• Understand process (e.g., network/cohort meetings where data slides fit in)
• Understand timeline and required coordinations/follow-ups, etc.
• Gather input and feedback on draft data presentation materials
  
  
• Create data deck materials:
• Determine key performance metrics
• Draft and design presentation decks and visualizations (including data presentation templates / mockups / drafts to clarify data analysis needs)
• Produce data analysis materials on agreed-upon timeline
  
  
• Track and problem solve on high stakes assessment data quality across schools
• Repeat this iterative process through multiple test cycles across the school year

Perform annual reporting projects and ad-hoc data requests

• Primary performer on academic ad-hoc data reporting needs and recurring annual projects including, but not limited to, Achievement First end-of-year academic analysis and CMO HS Data Sharing project.

Build and update database tables and structures

• Partner with Development team to create new database structures/schemas to meet reporting needs
• Design structures for data tables, as necessary
• Maintain and produce critical tables in S3 for upload into Amazon Redshift
  
  

Provide escalation troubleshooting support for schools and network

• Provide Tier II and III report and data troubleshooting support for all schools and Network (in Zendesk)

Assist in onboarding of first-year data analysts

• Assist in onboarding, systems training, and knowledge transfer of first-year data analysts including occasional oversight and support for newly acquired workstreams

Review and maintain quality control of data records

• Consult and support school-facing teams towards best data entry practices, flagging data entry errors, and reconciling instances of erroneous data

Oversee Tableau Server and Tableau report performance

• Monitor and troubleshoot Tableau server performance and escalate major outages to next tier support
• Monitor Tableau academic report resources for slow performance and/or bugs
  
  

Skills You’ll Have

All candidates must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field and 2+ years of experience as a data analyst
  (Master’s or professional degree in a related field strongly preferred)
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Tableau, Excel, and at least one of: SAS, R, Python, Stata
• Experience analyzing large datasets and presenting findings to diverse stakeholder audiences
• Ability to explain complex analysis in clear, accessible language
• Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities and stakeholders in fast-paced environments

An ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of statistics and data visualization best practices
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and relational database design
• Experience developing clean, professional dashboards and visual narratives
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration
  
  

In addition, the following characteristics are required to be successful on this team:

• Strong ethics and ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Confident in interacting with and influencing individuals at all levels
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Highly organized with exceptional follow-through and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proactive communication style
• Deep belief in the Achievement First mission and educational model
  
  

Travel Expectations

This is a hybrid role. The expectation is that you are able to come into the Network Support office (NYC, CT, or RI) at least 2 days a week. There may be additional travel to regions outside of your own on a monthly basis.

Compensation

Achievement First sets salaries are set through a lens of equity, and based on the requisite skills, education, and experience relevant to the role.  The salary for this position is $85,295. In order to uphold our commitment to equity, Achievement First does not negotiate pay.  Additionally, Achievement First offers to all regular, full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match, and paid Family Leave.