Data & Digital Assets Specialist in Minneapolis, Minnesota at " Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities"

Title: Data & Digital Assets Specialist
Job Category: Development & Fundraising
Requisition Number: DATAD002273
Job Type: Full-Time
Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States

Description

Who We Are

COPAL, Communities Organizing Latine Power and Action, is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Latine families. Grounded in the Principles of Jemez, COPAL is committed to continue building meaningful relationships that transcend both identity and geographical boundaries. COPAL envisions a Minnesota where everyone lives with dignity and respect.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our greatest asset is the dedication and commitment of our board, staff, members, and interns, as well as our valued volunteers, partners, coalition members, and leaders of the Latine community. With a clear mission and vision of a better future for all, we can mobilize people to bring about transformation and lead social, political, and economic change.

Wages

$24 per hour, depending on qualifications and level of experience

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 9 paid holidays per year, plus 2 floating holidays
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and options for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Long-term disability insurance – the employer pays the premiums
• Employer-paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee
• Voluntary benefits: Accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short-term disability insurance
• COPAL sponsors a retirement plan with 6% employer contribution after 90 days of service and immediate vesting

Because COPAL is a member with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) who partners with St. Mary’s University, COPAL employees and their spouses are also eligible for the following benefits at St. Mary’s University:

• Discounted tuition for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to advancement (internships, job placement, field practice)

Job Summary

The Data & Digital Assets Specialist supports the Executive Director in implementing COPAL's enterprise data strategy by strengthening organizational data systems, digital storytelling, and community documentation practices. Working collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and community members, the Specialist supports organization-wide data governance, documentation standards, and digital asset management while transforming quantitative data, qualitative research, and community stories into meaningful insights that strengthen advocacy, organizing, communications, fundraising, evaluation, and strategic decision-making. This position helps build a culture of equitable data stewardship where community knowledge is responsibly collected, preserved, analyzed, and leveraged to advance COPAL's mission and long-term organizational learning.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Management, Governance & Analytics

• Support the Executive Director in implementing COPAL's enterprise data strategy and organizational data governance framework.
• Monitor data quality through validation, auditing, cleaning, and quality assurance processes to ensure data integrity and consistency across departments.
• Develop and maintain data standards, documentation, metadata, naming conventions, and organizational data dictionaries.
• Produce dashboards, reports, and data visualizations that support executive leadership, program evaluation, advocacy campaigns, communications, fundraising, grant reporting, and organizational learning.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, community needs, operational efficiencies, and opportunities for strategic improvement.
• Collaborate with departments to improve data collection methodologies and strengthen evidence-informed decision making.

Digital Assets, Community Archives & Knowledge Management

• Implement enterprise digital asset management practices under the guidance of the Executive Director.
• Manage COPAL's growing collection of digital assets, including photographs, videos, documents, GIS resources, and thousands of community voice recordings collected through Operation Metro Surge and other initiatives.
• Develop sustainable systems that improve searchability, accessibility, security, retention, and preservation of organizational knowledge.
• Support the development of community archives, the Mobile Museum, and other initiatives that preserve community history and lived experiences.

Community Documentation, Storytelling & Organizational Learning

• Collaborate with organizers, communications staff, researchers, and community members to document lived experiences using ethical, community-centered practices.
• Conduct interviews and follow-up conversations that deepen community stories while respecting informed consent and confidentiality.
• Develop documentation systems, templates, workflows, and protocols that standardize organizational knowledge management.
• Support qualitative data collection, coding, and thematic analysis that informs advocacy, policy development, evaluation, and communications.
• Ensure storytelling practices align with COPAL's values of equity, cultural responsiveness, trauma-informed engagement, and ethical data stewardship.
• Train staff and volunteers on documentation standards, digital asset management, and organizational data collection practices.
• Contribute to organizational learning by making community knowledge accessible across programs and departments.
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science (BAS) degrees, with concentrations in, Data Analysis, and Data Engineering or similar fields.
• Knowledge of enterprise data governance principles and organizational information management.
• Understanding of data lifecycle management, metadata standards, and digital preservation.
• Experience supporting enterprise reporting, organizational dashboards, and performance measurement.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience implementing standardized documentation and knowledge management systems.
• Understanding of ethical AI applications, automation tools, and emerging technologies that improve organizational data management while protecting community privacy.
• Commitment to equitable, community-centered data governance and responsible stewardship of sensitive information.
• Understanding of data lifecycle management, metadata standards, and digital preservation.
• Experience supporting enterprise reporting, organizational dashboards, and performance measurement.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience implementing standardized documentation and knowledge management systems.
• Understanding of ethical AI applications, automation tools, and emerging technologies that improve organizational data management while protecting community privacy.
• Commitment to equitable, community-centered data governance and responsible stewardship of sensitive information.
• Ability to identify patterns and recurring issues from individual intakes or helpline calls.
• Comfort working with sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality.
• Willingness to learn a variety of tasks; possesses excellent communication skills, a thorough understanding of nonprofit practices, a serious work ethic, and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Possesses the ability to work independently, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge and experience with diverse groups of people of lower socioeconomic conditions.
• Competency in MS Office: Word, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel to sites within a 15-mile radius of the office.
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet COPAL’s driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of COPAL. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

COPAL participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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