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Job Description
September 2019
Data Assistant
Role
The position of Data Assistant is a flexible contract position.
It will allow a young professional, graduate student, or skilled undergraduate interested in
social change the opportunity to practice a range of skills related to basic statistical analysis
as it is used to measure the effectiveness of social change projects.
The role is extremely flexible. It will be largely virtual, with occasional in-person meetings
with a project supervisor if the applicant lives in Seattle. The Data Assistant will thus work
largely independently and be free to determine their own work hours. Over the next four
months, total work is not expected to exceed thirty (30) hours total and will also not exceed
five (5) hours in any given week.
Skills and Competencies
The applicant must have the following skills in the area of statistics:
• Data Management: Create and format a data set for analysis
• Regression Analysis: Create, run, and interpret linear regression equations using a
range of independent and dependent variable types. Analysis may be completed in
SPSS, R, or a similar program.
• Basic Probability: Calculate basic measures of statistical significance (margin of error
and confidence level), identify and develop countermeasures against sources of bias.
• Basic Sampling: Make an argument as to what sample size is appropriate given the
population size and other project parameters.
The applicant must have the following interpersonal skills:
• Responsiveness: Communication through virtual tools like SMS, video calls, and/or
email messages are responded to within the business day.
• Detail Orientation: Work at a granular level, willing and able to clean a data set
• Punctuality: Meetings and assignments occur and are delivered on time.
• Self-Management: Excellent ability to complete tasks on time without direct
supervision.
The applicant may have the following skills and experienc, though they are not required:
• Programming: Use programming languages like Python to analyze and access large
server-based data sets.
• Data Science: Apply methods specific to large data sets, such as machine learning
• Social Change Work: Understanding and experience with methods of activism,
advocacy, and public service, such as policy work and/or movement organizing
Mary Joyce • Do Big Good LLC • 220 2nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 • dobiggood.com

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Compensation
Compensation is based on an hourly rate of $35. It is paid on a monthly basis when the Data
Assistant is working on a project. (The Data Assistant will not receive pay when not working on
a specific project.)
Though Do Big Good, LLC does not provide benefits, the Data Assistant will receive an
additional 15% per hour to support the purchase of health and dental insurance or other
benefits the individual wishes.
How to Apply
Email your résumé to Mary Joyce at mary@dobiggood.com. Use the body of the email as a cover
letter to explain why you are interested in the position and feel you are a strong fit.
About Do Big Good
Do Big Good, LLC is a consulting firm dedicated to helping its clients adaptively maximize the
efficacy of their social change work through the development of evidence-based social impact
measurement systems.
Based in Seattle, Do Big Good works with individuals, nonprofits, foundations, and firms around
the world.
We seek a diverse applicant pool. People of color, trans, queer, and gender nonconforming
people, people from poor and working class backgrounds, immigrants, people with disabilities,
and women are encouraged to apply.*
More at dobiggood.com .
Do Big Good LLC • 220 2nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 • dobiggood.com
* Drawn from AORTA’s “Hiring: Building The Team You Want” (2015)