Director, Data Analysis & Reporting

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for:
• Team Leadership & Planning
• Drive decisions about the team's work agenda by engaging stakeholders across the organization to identify high-priority needs - both direct and indirect.
• Develop project plans and timelines in close collaboration with program teams and other Systems & Data sub-teams, and ensure work is delivered on schedule.
• Distribute work effectively across team members, monitor progress, and provide accountability for quality and timeliness.
• Coaching & Developing Team Members
• Build the technical and non-technical capabilities of your team (e.g., programming, data visualization, project management, stakeholder communication) through direct coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Manage toward individual growth goals through weekly check-ins, work-in-progress reviews, and structured feedback on deliverables.
• Support team members in high-stakes meetings and stakeholder interactions; set and enforce quality standards across all team outputs.
• Data Strategy & Organizational Partnership
• Partner with senior leaders to develop a strategic data and analytics approach aligned with organizational goals across a wide range of topic areas - from student academics to culture and teacher effectiveness.
• Collaborate with leadership to assess needs, set key performance metrics and goal-setting frameworks, and inform policy related to data collection and use.
• Develop deep expertise in the work of internal stakeholders to ensure data products are contextually grounded, aligned with AF's organizational stance, and informed by research and sector knowledge.
• Produce high-stakes communications including executive summaries, email updates, and presentation materials for senior audiences.
• Data Analysis & Modeling
• Ensure all data reporting continually meets the needs of stakeholders and enables data-driven decisions at every level of the organization.
• Lead the development of new analyses, reports, modeling frameworks, and reporting templates that address evolving organizational priorities.
• Design and refine data systems in partnership with the engineering team to generate and automate complex, recurring analyses.
• Personally execute data requests that are too complex or time-sensitive to delegate, maintaining high standards for rigor and accuracy.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, data science, public policy, education research) may substitute for up to two years of work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in data analysis, analytics, or a related field.
• Experience in the K-12 education sector or a mission-driven organization is a strong plus.
• Technical Skills
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience querying relational databases required.
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Additional Information

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 dynamic Director, Analysis and Reporting to join our Systems & Data team.

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