For 87 years, The Fedcap Group has developed scalable, innovative and potentially disruptive solutions to some of society’s most pressing needs. The Fedcap Group is the parent company of a growing number of top-tier nonprofit agencies dedicated to serving over 250,000 children and adults each year across the United States and the United Kingdom. The Fedcap Group provides educational services to every age group, vocational training in high-growth labor industries, behavioral health services, work readiness skill-building and jobs—all targeted to helping people achieve long-term self-sufficiency.
The work of The Fedcap Group is structured within four major practice areas: Education, Workforce Development, Health and Economic Development, which are strategically aligned for maximum impact.
The Fedcap Group also invests its time and resources in broader systems change—working in partnership with federal, state and local government to improve the way services are designed, funded and delivered.

A Spatial Data Analyst (SDA) gathers health and demographic data and presents it in reports or on maps. The SDA works for the Project Director in the Fordham-Bronx Park neighborhoods of the Bronx, NY, and serves as the principal data engineer and metric expert on the project team. The SDA will be expected to work with the team to identify gaps in communication, health, and service of the high-equity needs of community members.

The successful candidate must foster an atmosphere of inclusion and respect for all community members and coworkers. Within the office and community, you will act to promote cultural competence through your actions and work to provide services, referrals, and information to community members. To do this, you will be expected to work through the dual lens of health equity and trauma-informed care. The successful candidate must also be client-focused and willing to travel as needed.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop relationships with community members, elected officials, community-based organizations, and others who share a passion to improve health equity in the Bronx.
• Work with team to assess and ensure equity in messaging and events through the effectiveness of various media posts and collateral
• use a combination of computer and mathematical skills to develop applications and programs that can gather geospatial data
• work on developing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that can be used for analysis and reports of key health equity needs and services rendered
• determine the cultural, linguistic, health equity, and community needs of the project, and then create programs or systems that will ensure program data integrity
• create algorithms for processing spatial data for effective reporting and discovery of opportunities to address gaps in health equity or the influential variables thereof
• train other staff, and through the community, to analyze GIS systems, reports, and data that may be leveraged to address local health disparities
• analyze broad data sets and provide actionable insights to better inform business decisions
• Work with the communications lead to analyze available deliverables data with an interest in decreasing barriers and maximizing community uptake of services and resources provided by ReServe
• participate as a member of cross-functional squads that includes finance, field reporting, human resources, and business customers
• gather requirements from different business units, translate to engineering problems, and explain the results to non-technical teammates
• develop and maintain inventory systems, metric reports, and data visualizations
• collaborate closely with staff and business stakeholders to guarantee proper implementation of tracking and reporting
• maintain and re-engineer existing ETLs to increase data accuracy, data stability, and pipeline performance

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in geography, computer science, or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ data analyst experience through Excel and GIS software and systems required
• Demonstrable skills in:
• teamwork: to collaborate between business professionals, city agencies, and internally to determine project goals.
• analysis: effectively process data and identify how existing systems can be improved to meet needs.
• problem-solving: devise systems or forms of technology that can provide more accurate or effective data
• teaching: to train employees to assist with processing systems.
• Technology skills, including
• experience with Microsoft Excel, GIS systems, Connecteam, Apple OS frameworks, and data mining required
• use of a personal computer (PC and Mac preferred)
• use of mobile devices: iPhone, iPad, laptop/tablet devices
• use of the Internet for supervision and daily work
• use of cloud-based technology; preference for Google Suite experience.
• Preference for experience in community organizing, public health, or other allied fields.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor are required.
• Flexibility to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Polite persistence in persuading members of the public to cooperate in public health initiatives.
• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to work with persons of various socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to carry out assessments and analyze data in a manner that minimizes bias
• Communication (verbal, written, and interpersonal) and active listening skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills, including the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve,
• Strong time management skills in managing work time and productivity expectations.

Supervisory Responsibility

Work collaboratively with ReServe leadership to effectively supervise other data analysts.

Work Environment

Assignments in this job may include operation in a field environment in all 5 boroughs of New York City, requiring routine walking, ascending stairs, using elevators, using public transportation (bus, subway), etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

SDA is a full-time exempt position. The hours of work and days are assigned by Supervisors and require flexibility.

Travel

This position will work in the Fordham-Bronx Park neighborhoods of the Bronx, NY (Grand Concourse – zip codes 10458, 10467, 10468).

When travel is required, it is limited to within the City of New York and requires the use of public transportation and associated transit schedules and apps.