Summer Associate – Data Science

TITLE: Summer Associate – Data Science
LOCATION: Remote
REPORTS TO: Executive Vice President, Data Analytics
DEPARTMENT: Analytics
TYPE: 10 Weeks (June – August) This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship.

WHO WE ARE
CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. Since 1947, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact.  CCS provides tailored support to more than 700 nonprofit organizations annually. Headquartered in New York, the firm has over 600 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and Europe. Our people are our greatest strength. At CCS, you will join a diverse team of smart, passionate, and resourceful professionals who are driven by purpose and committed to performance.
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLEThe Summer Associate program is designed to offer a hands-on learning experience for individuals interested in leveraging data to help nonprofit organizations develop smarter and more impactful fundraising strategies.   The Associate will work with CCS Fundraising’s Analytics team on external and internal initiatives.  Specifically, the Associate will work on configuring Large Language Models (LLMs) for nonprofit fundraising using CCS’s proprietary data. The end product would be a chatbot or another user interface, fine-tuned and tested for nonprofit fundraising use cases. QUALIFICATIONSThe Summer Associate – Data Science will be a graduate or doctoral student interested in the intersection of nonprofit strategy, fundraising and data science. Other qualifications will include:

• A passion for the nonprofit sector and a keen interest in how data can drive fundraising strategy
• Knowledge of programming languages, including R and Python
• Proficiency with statistics, modeling, machine learning, data visualization, and exploratory data analysis
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to map out and meet goals and deadlines
• Ability to work independently, with an assigned mentor, and with other members of a very strong team covering challenging and interesting assignments
• Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written, are required

CCS offers competitive benefits, a dynamic training program, resources, career advancement, mentoring, and networking opportunities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage a diverse pool of candidates to apply.