Data Internship

~ Greenpeace is the leading independent environmental campaigning organization that uses peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. ~

Position Overview 

The Data Analyst Intern will work with the Decision Support Analyst to help evaluate and improve Greenpeace's member recruitment and retention efforts. The Intern will collaborate mainly with the fundraising and online departments and will work on a wide range of problems.

This role will bring analytical rigor and statistical analysis to challenges such as measuring an email and/or online campaign's quality, optimizing donor retention and revenue, optimizing channels of membership growth, and building models of donor behavior.

Responsibilities 

• Develop a deep understanding of the goals of teams/departments being supported
• Write complex queries for pulling membership data out of all three data systems
• Investigate Greenpeace's past membership data to help paint a fuller picture of successes and failures
• Find patterns and trends in large datasets to identify best practices and aid program managers in decision-making 

Qualifications 

Requirements: 

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Experience working with and analyzing data
• Experience with statistical software preferred (STATA, SPSS, R)
• A self starter who can work independently
• Naturally curious
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

What you gain from the internship: 

• Real world data and program analysis experience with the world's largest environmental organization, Greenpeace!
• References and a letter of recommendation upon completion of the internship
• Experience using cutting-edge digital tools
• An opportunity to explore a career in the non-profit sector, politics, community services, activism, and grassroots organizing

~ Thanks for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you! ~