Director of Affiliate & Advocacy Analytics

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Director of Affiliate & Advocacy Analytics in the Technology Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY, Washington, DC, or San Francisco, CA. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. 

The ACLU Technology Department is a broad umbrella covering both the ACLU’s Analytics and its Product & Engineering teams, two robust and innovative divisions that power the work of the ACLU. The department provides trusted, dependable, and impactful analytics, engineering, as well as product design and management expertise for the ACLU. In partnership with experts across the ACLU, the technology team delivers best-in-class solutions, services, and innovation that advance the ACLU mission and organizational priorities.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Reporting to the Head of Analytics, the Director of Affiliate & Advocacy Analytics leads the Analytics team’s work with and support of the ACLU’s network of 54 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. This role also supports our National Political Advocacy (NPAD) team to measure and inform their electoral and Organizing programs via experiments and post-election analysis.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Manage and mentor a team of data analysts both within National Analytics, as well as affiliate analytics staff
• Navigate, build, and maintain relationships with National staff & affiliate partners
• Support our National Political Advocacy (NPAD) program, with campaign experiments and post-election analysis
• Work on analytics products in partnership with the ACLU’s affiliates, including support for litigation, advocacy, and public education efforts
• Partner with the Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives (ASNI) team to provide coordinated technical resources and support to affiliates
• Identify and prioritize areas of strategic investment in the affiliate network, drawing on resources within the National Analytics and ASNI teams
• Provide mentorship and professional development for analysts working at affiliates
• Maintain existing affiliate partnerships while seeking new opportunities to strengthen affiliate analytics expertise
• Partner with other Analytics Directors on projects and initiatives, and partner with Product & Engineering colleagues on projects and initiatives
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL 

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Political Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent experience that provides a high degree of proficiency in social science methods and capabilities applicable to our work
• Significant experience/mastery in applying data and advanced analytics tools in research, advocacy, or non-profit setting
• Experience in management or leadership experience on a technical team
• Fluency in Python or R, or similar analytics and programming languages
• SQL proficiency 
• Familiarity with a wide range of statistical methods, social science methods, machine learning techniques, and computational techniques
• Familiarity with VAN (voter activation network) or other voter management systems 
• Strong technical communication
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Resourceful and skilled approach to stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading complex, cross-team projects from conception to completion

COMPENSATION

The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location. The annual salary for this position is $212,836 (Level C2), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY.  Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.     For details on our pay structure, please visit: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf

WHY THE ACLU

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.

We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being. 

At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:

• Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
• Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
• Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
• We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.  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, anti-ableism, 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.

With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage 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.    

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.