WayBase Inc. Looking for Data Analyst at Niagara, ON Full Time

Job Summary

This contract role supports a project analyzing Christian charities (categorical and financial) alongside demographic data (census and geospatial data). The Data Analyst is responsible for researching and querying data, transforming it, and building visuals, reports, and presentation decks from the results. This role will report to the Director of Data & Analytics.

This role is full-time, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (40 hours per week).

About WayBase Inc.

WayBase is a digital platform that offers the most extensive database and the most powerful search engine for the Christian sector in Canada, allowing individuals and organizations to find each other, partner together, and show collective impact. People looking for community and meaningful ways to contribute can engage with churches and organizations. Organizations can gain visibility, grow their community, partner together on common goals, and show collective impact.

WayBase Inc. exists to create digital tools and curate data-informed insights that support individuals, Christian organizations, and local leadership networks to more effectively grow, partner together, and show collective impact in advancing Jesus’ message and mission and accomplishing good in their cities.

The goal of WayBase is to serve Christian charities with a low-cost model that is self-sustaining. All profits go towards expanding WayBase or to causes that advance Jesus’ message and mission.

Location

WayBase Offices: Nuvo Network 1295 N Service Rd, Burlington, ON L7R 4M2 – Until further notice, this role will be 100% remote. If COVID restrictions are lifted, the successful applicant may be required to work in the office 1 day per week.

Responsibilities:

• Work with management to spec out analytical objectives and possibilities

• Access project data sources (structured, semi-structured, geospatial) data stored in company databases and files, as well as new data sources discovered through research

• Build Python scripts to transform and analyze data according to requirements

• Propose and generate appropriate and captivating visualizations to allow audiences to understand results

• Coordinate with data cleaning staff to ensure data required for analysis is complete according to timelines

• Work with the Communications Team to produce quality reports and presentations fit for external consumption

• Scope and estimate assigned tasks

Basic Qualifications

• Fully aligned with the values, mission, and strategy of WayBase Inc.

• Fundamental understanding of the various types of Christian organizations
• At least 3+ years experience in data analysis with Python
• Undergraduate degree

• Knowledge of visualization techniques and software/libraries

• An analytical mindset with attention to detail

• Natural curiosity and research skills to find answers

• Be a self-starter with a strong work ethic, able to manage their project timelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the following:

• GIS tools (e.g. QGIS, ArcGIS) or spatial analysis

• Requesting data through web API

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
This role can work 100% remote

Experience:

• Christian sector: 1 year (preferred)
• Python: 2 years (preferred)