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The Opportunity

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. Huron’s GG+A global philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors.

Today, we help organizations realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support. Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising and engagement programmes, seeking to align those programmes with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.

You’ll help our clients by providing a robust, data-informed strategy across the donor journey.

Position Summary

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. The Huron | GG+A Global Philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies. We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts, and cultural sectors.

Today, we help organizations realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support. Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising and engagement programs, seeking to align those programs with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability. You’ll help our clients by providing robust and multi-faceted data analyses to inform a strategic and operational improvement strategy.

The firm seeks a detail-oriented Data Analyst to collect and statistically analyze a wide range of data on donor analytics, nonprofit financial performance, and comparative benchmarks. This is a full time, hybrid position in our Chicago office (3 days a week on site).

The Data Analyst will join our analytics team who conducts specialized quantitative analyses as part of our broader consulting engagements that aim to identify pathways for our nonprofit clients to grow. In each client engagement, the Data Analyst will partner with an Analytics Consultant to assess prospect, administrative, financial, growth, and survey data. Using Tableau, R, and Excel, the Senior Data Analyst will identify trends, outliers, and key performance indicators for the broader project team to explore through qualitative approaches. The Data Analyst will be responsible for engaging third-party data vendors, clients, and internal project teams to identify the most important data to collect and the specialized analyses needed to provide insights.

The Data Analyst will work across all philanthropic sectors within Global Philanthropy partnering with multiple teams on annual analytical projects and custom projects.

Qualifications

Location and In-Office Requirement: This role is based at Huron's headquarters, located at 550 W Van Buren St, Chicago, Illinois. It requires the employee to work in the office three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in a quantitative field, social science research, public policy, or related field

• Minimum 2 years’ work experience with at least 1-year direct experience analyzing quantitative data

• Working knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, v-lookups, pivot table, charts etc.) required

• Experience with Tableau (visualizations, crosstabs, tables, dashboards etc.) or similar visualization software preferred

• Experience with R or similar statistical software preferred

• Experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite

• Desirable attributes: Diligent, meticulous, detail oriented, curious, ability to switch priorities, collaborative and nimble

• Ability to work in the Chicago office (3 days a week)

Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Data Analysis

• Extract appropriate internal and external data from client databases and other sources

• Develop reports and presentations using Tableau, R, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Optimize existing Tableau templates and workbooks to transform, analyze, and report the data through relevant tables and charts

• Conduct custom analyses in collaboration with consultants and project teams

• Translate data analysis and visualizations into client-ready reports and presentations

• Provide meticulous ongoing quality assurance of data, analysis, reports, presentations, and other deliverables to ensure correct, complete, and relevant results

• Share knowledge in technical skill areas with work colleagues, making a positive change and measurable difference to Huron| GG+A and client projects

Project Management

• Manage time efficiently to ensure timely completion of projects and throughput of workflow

• Engage with clients, colleagues, and vendors to ensure accurate and timely analyses

• Limited out-of-town travel may be required, though the staff member will work primarily from Huron | GG+A’s headquarters at 550 W Van Buren

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Demonstrate the mission, vision, values, and culture principles of Huron | GG+A

• Ability to establish, cultivate and nurture high value relationships across the organization and with clients

• Demonstrate motivated initiative with a “can-do” approach for results-oriented outcomes

• Ability to provide highly valued client-service for both internal and external clients, with focus on continual improvement

The estimated base salary range for this job is $65,000 - $85,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $70,200 - $95,200. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Posting Category

Education

Opportunity Type

Regular

Country

United States of America

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.