Data Intern

Summary of the Role

The Data Intern plays a vital role in supporting multiple departments. This role works under the direction of the Director of Grants and Data, and in collaboration with the IT, Finance, Programs, and Advancement teams to provide data entry, reporting, and analysis as well as project-based support. The Data Intern will maintain data quality for several city, state, and federal grant reporting and will curate data for other current and future grant opportunities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Mel Trotter Ministries Staff Attributes

We expect all staff to project and exemplify a passion for a faith-based approach, to advocate for the guests, to be humble, supportive team players, who acknowledge their gifts and those of others, are truthfully transparent, seek input from others, admit and learn from mistakes, are highly coachable and approachable. We expect a hungry, innovative, goal-oriented, eager contributor, who shows a dedicated work ethic. We expect our staff to exhibit empathy, compassion, active listening, self-awareness, and practice sensitivity across racial, class, and cultural lines. We look for work habits of punctuality, dependability, accountability, responsibility, cooperation, integrity, problem-solving, and overall positivity.

These attributes, combined with the performance of one's duties and achievement of goals will be equated with the quality of one's overall job performance. Please refer to them often and feel free to ask for feedback on these areas regularly.

Job Plan

Data Entry

• Learn how data is collected by frontline staff
• Transfer data between technology platforms
• Assist frontline staff with data collection processes

Data Reporting

• Run frequent reports on data quality
• Follow up with staff to correct data quality issues
• Share report results with team leads

Data Analysis

• Provide analytical expertise and insights on report results
• Proactively seek to gain a deeper understanding of the data ecosystem

Grant Reporting and Opportunities

• Learn and maintain grant requirements
• Communicate and ensure understanding of grant requirements with implementing staff

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of related experience or education
• Must be able to learn to administer multiple technology platforms including the Michigan Statewide Homeless Management Information System (MSHMIS), Resident Tracker, and Virtuous CRM
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel or related software
• Must communicate effectively by email, exhibit professional behavior at all times, and make independent decisions to move projects and tasks forward
• Must possess a curiosity and an analytical mindset to problem solving

Working Conditions

• Regular standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
• Understand, speak, read, and write fluent English
• Ability to communicate verbally and to accurately hear, with hearing correction
• Ability to see 20/20, with vision correction
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds regularly
• Able to use fine motor hand functions