Center for Justice Innovation Hiring for Data Analyst at New York, NY Full Time

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) is a non-profit organization that works with communities and justice systems to advance equity, increase safety, and help individuals and communities thrive. The Center’s goal is to identify and resolve as early as possible the challenges that bring people into the criminal and civil legal systems. It does this in a number of ways—by developing and running programs that reduce the need for incarceration and enhance economic opportunity, conducting original research to identify what works, and sharing what we learn from our programming and research with those seeking to transform the justice system around the world.

The Center is an 800-employee, $100 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work: creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn’t), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.

Operating Programs

The Center’s operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Court, test new ideas, solve difficult problems, and attempt to achieve systemic change within the justice system. Our projects include community-based violence prevention programs, alternatives to incarceration, reentry initiatives, and court-based initiatives that reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration and promote positive individual and family change. Through this programming, we have produced tangible results like safer streets, reduced incarceration, and improved neighborhood perceptions of justice.

Research

The Center’s research teams are staffed with social scientists, data analysts, and lawyers who are academically-trained or have lived experience and who conduct research in the U.S. and globally on diverse criminal-legal system and justice issues. Their work includes evaluating programs and policies; conducting exploratory, community-based studies; and providing research translation and strategic planning for system actors. The Center has published studies on topics including court and jail reform, intimate partner violence, restorative justice, gun violence, reentry, sixth amendment rights, and progressive prosecution. The research teams strive to make their work meaningful and actionable to the communities they work with, policymakers, and practitioners.

Policy & Expert Assistance

The Center provides hands-on, planning and implementation assistance to a wide range of jurisdictions in areas of reform such as problem-solving courts (e.g., community courts, treatment courts, domestic violence courts), tribal justice, reducing incarceration and the use of fines/fees and reducing crime and violence. Our current expert assistance takes many forms, including help with analyzing data, strategic planning and consultation, policy guidance, and hosting site visits to its operating programs in the New York City area.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Center’s Data Analytics and Applied Research (DAAR) team is seeking a Data Analyst to work primarily on the Supervised Release Program (SRP), a pretrial alternative to bail and detention in New York City. Reporting to the Senior Data Analyst, the Data Analyst will provide critical data support to this innovative, cross-borough initiative by assisting with regular data quality audits, database management tasks, recurring external reporting, and comprehensive data documentation and training materials. The Data Analyst will also collaborate with researchers to generate analyses, internal reports, visualizations, and interactive dashboards that help monitor and evaluate program indicators and outcomes. 

This position offers an opportunity to develop and implement data processes and protocols that ensure criminal justice researchers, stakeholders and policymakers are equipped with the valid and reliable data needed to identify trends, measure outcomes, and inform policy.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Facilitate regular data audits by generating automated reports that effectively and efficiently flag data discrepancies that need to be addressed in the Center’s case management database; 
• Assist in analyzing data for common trends in data quality and systematize findings to identify and prioritize specific areas for improvement; 
• Review and implement modifications to the database, assisting with database testing, to ensure standardization across multiple SRP sites; 
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards and produce data visualizations using Power BI and Tableau; 
• Support the management of the organization-wide database more generally (e.g., gather, analyze, and determine data and information needs across multiple initiatives and propose solutions to streamline data collection and reporting practices); 
• Assist in developing and maintaining data codebooks and database documentation; 
• Provide technical support to the DAAR team;
• Prepare analytical datasets by querying, extracting, merging, cleaning, and re-coding both programmatic data from the Center’s case management database, and data from official NYS Courts and other external data sources; 
• Perform quality assurance checks on queries and data reports; 
• Contribute to/assist with data analyses for special research projects; 
• Collaborate with the Center’s Technology team to improve DAAR-Tech processes;
• With Senior Data Analyst, act as DAAR liaison with Data Engineer on development of data warehouse and various data pipelines, assisting with set-up and troubleshooting of automated reporting processes; 
• Work closely with team management and the technology department in implementing upgrades to our legacy case management system (proprietary Oracle database); and
• Additional relevant tasks, as needed. 

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative discipline, plus 1-2 years’ of relevant data experience, preferably in the criminal justice field. The successful candidate must bring a passion for improving the criminal justice system along with extensive knowledge of relational databases, data visualization software (Tableau/Power BI), and a demonstrated ability to write complex queries in SQL (or other programming languages used to extract and manipulate data). Qualified applicants must be inherent problem solvers with exceptional attention to detail, strong logical reasoning, analytical, and communication (written and oral) skills. Other qualifications include: 

• Working knowledge of RDBMS concepts (relational databases), experience with database interface and query software, such as Toad, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, or Oracle SQL Developer, and a demonstrated ability to write complex SQL queries (or equivalency) to extract and manipulate data are required;  
• Professional experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI strongly preferred;
• Professional experience using mapping tools such as ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS or equivalency is preferred; 
• Statistical software syntax expertise is preferred (R, Python, SPSS, SAS, Stata, etc.); 
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, filters, basic formulas) is required; Access, PowerPoint (or Prezi) skills also preferred; 
• Experience manipulating and analyzing large datasets is required; familiarity with administrative and government datasets is a plus; 
• Strong task management skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deliverables in a timely manner are required; 
• Familiarity with Salesforce platforms is preferred; 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems as they arise is a must; Applicants must also be comfortable collaborating with teammates as well as colleagues from various other departments, including technology and operations.

Position Location: Midtown Manhattan, NY

Position Type: Full Time

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $70,260 – $89,280 and is commensurate with experience. The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA. We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.

The Center for Justice Innovation is an equal opportunity employer. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.

As of February 10, 2023, New York City Executive Order 25 rescinded the requirement of the COVID-19 vaccination for City workers, new hires, and contracted employees. Accordingly, the Center does not require all new hires be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus; however, the Center recommends all staff, interns, and volunteers stay up-to-date on the vaccination.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.

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