Chicago, Illinois, United States · Hybrid
$59k–$74k/yr
BACKGROUND The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) supports public schools by investing in the talented educators who lead them. As an independent nonprofit organization, we partner with Chicago Public Schools (CPS)…
Skills: Data analysis, Salesforce, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI
Chicago, Illinois, United States • Hybrid
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The Associate supports the Data & Innovation team by maintaining Salesforce infrastructure, managing reporting systems, and ensuring data quality across the organization. They also conduct research and data analysis to inform strategic initiatives and support the needs of Chicago public school principals.
Candidates should have 2-3 years of experience in data analysis, preferably within the education or nonprofit sectors, and proficiency in Salesforce, Excel, and data visualization tools. Strong project management, communication, and analytical skills are essential for success in this role.
BACKGROUND
The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) supports public schools by investing in the talented educators who lead them. As an independent nonprofit organization, we partner with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the City of Chicago, the local philanthropic community, principals, and aspiring principals to build and sustain a culture of strong leadership. For more than two decades, our supportive program and policy efforts and our willingness to innovate alongside educators have made a measurable, positive impact on the quality of leadership in schools and helped educators support student learning. In our current campaign, Chicago Leads, we will raise and invest $50M to deepen and strengthen leadership in Chicago’s 636 public schools.
Organizational Values
We are solutions-oriented. We approach our work with a proactive and productive mindset. Challenges are part of the work; we aim for continuous improvement.
We are collaborative. We understand that each team member relies on others to achieve goals. We ask for help when we need it and provide help when asked. The organization, as a whole, is more significant than any one of us alone.
We act with integrity. We say what we will do, and we do what we say. We are honest about what we know and what we are learning; this helps us achieve the best possible outcomes.
We prioritize equity. Our work prioritizes leaders who serve and represent communities most directly impacted by structural racism and systematic exclusion. On our team, we actively recruit and hire for diversity in all areas of identity. Our commitments are lived out loud.
ASSOCIATE, DATA & INNOVATION
The Associate, Data & Innovation supports The Fund's Data & Innovation team in maintaining the organization's data infrastructure, Salesforce environment, and reporting systems that inform decision-making across policy, sector, operations, and leadership priorities.
Reporting to the Manager, Data & Innovation, this role manages recurring reporting, develops dashboards, fulfills data requests, and keeps Salesforce running as the organization's central data platform — ensuring data stays high-quality, accessible, and aligned with The Fund's strategic plan. Success requires combining strong technical execution with project management, relationship management, and continuous improvement.
You will primarily be responsible for four key areas:
Support Strategic Data Systems & Salesforce: Support the maintenance, improvement, and ongoing use of Salesforce and other organizational data systems to ensure accurate, timely, and accessible information across the organization.
Tactically, this includes:
Support research and reporting to stakeholders around issues that impact principals in Chicago: You will support the Data & Innovation team by using data to identify ways to better support principals.
Tactically, this includes:
Support Cross-Functional Strategic Initiatives: You will partner with teams across the organization to support major strategic initiatives and improve organizational effectiveness through data.
Tactically, this includes:
Supporting Overall Data & Strategy Team Work + Continuous improvement: You will serve on the Data & Innovation team that works to use data to inform our organization strategy.
Tactically, this includes:
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
You are (or will quickly become!) passionate about Chicago's public schools and The Fund’s work to support principals. You share The Fund’s core values of collaboration, equity, excellence, innovation, integrity, and leadership. You are clear on what those values mean in action for you.
You have prior experience with data management and analytics, especially in presenting the results of analyses to a wide array of audiences. You will also have prior experience in reach and education policy. You are a strong project planner and have a strong track record of executing on and achieving results. You have experience working in public education in Chicago (preferred, not required).
Required qualifications
Preferred qualifications
INTERVIEW PROCESS
The interview process may vary slightly but will include:
COMPENSATION
The salary band for an Associate at The Fund starts at $59,000. There is room to grow to $74,000 over time, based on performance and market adjustments annually. The Fund offers a robust and highly competitive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, retirement contribution, generous paid-time-off for all team members, and paid short-term and family leave. Please note that The Fund team is an in-person organization, working in schools and out of our offices in downtown Chicago from 8:30am to 5pm. We do have at least one work-from-home day per week. This position will require some evening and weekend hours.
The Fund employs and values a diverse workforce. We are also an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, low-income persons, LGBTQ+ persons, differently abled people, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Fund improves Chicago's public schools by investing in the talented, innovative educators who lead them.
The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) accelerates student achievement in Chicago's public schools by building high-performing teams of principals and teachers, improving evaluation and accountability system-wide, and reinventing classrooms with the innovative use of time, technology, and talent. The Fund’s investors represent a broad cross-section of Chicago’s business, civic and philanthropic leaders. They have committed $50 million to The Fund since 2000, attracted by our track record of results and our mission and values. We identify high-quality programs and outstanding management teams in which to invest financial and human capital. We track the performance of our investments, provide strategic and operational management assistance, and leverage the business acumen of our directors and management team to generate results for our investors. The Fund raises a series of funds approximately every four years focused on a set of clearly defined priorities. Our team shares an unyielding commitment to providing all children a world-class education, and we value collaboration, innovation, and integrity.
Offices: 200 W. Adams, Suite 1175, Chicago, Illinois 60606, US
The Fund improves Chicago's public schools by investing in the talented, innovative educators who lead them.
The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) accelerates student achievement in Chicago's public schools by building high-performing teams of principals and teachers, improving evaluation and accountability system-wide, and reinventing classrooms with the innovative use of time, technology, and talent. The Fund’s investors represent a broad cross-section of Chicago’s business, civic and philanthropic leaders. They have committed $50 million to The Fund since 2000, attracted by our track record of results and our mission and values. We identify high-quality programs and outstanding management teams in which to invest financial and human capital. We track the performance of our investments, provide strategic and operational management assistance, and leverage the business acumen of our directors and management team to generate results for our investors. The Fund raises a series of funds approximately every four years focused on a set of clearly defined priorities. Our team shares an unyielding commitment to providing all children a world-class education, and we value collaboration, innovation, and integrity.
Offices: 200 W. Adams, Suite 1175, Chicago, Illinois 60606, US
