Senior Database Specialist - SEIU

Employer: Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Location: All USA

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Job Title: Senior Database Specialist      

UUR | Grade: III Start    

Annual Pay $84,326

Location: All USA

Organization Overview: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unions—worker power and collective action—and government—legislative and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us, across race and place, can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.

Purpose:This position is based in SEIU’s Strategic Initiatives Department, supporting the Property Services Division. The successful candidate will join a team of field researchers and campaigners and will use external data sources, including public and industry data, to create analyses that will drive our campaigns forward and advance campaign strategy .   The ideal candidate will be campaign savvy, brave and curious with coding, insightful in their analysis, and have a history of managing multiple concurrent projects to successful outcomes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: (Any one position may not include all of the specific duties and responsibilities listed.  Examples provide a general summary of the work required and should not be treated as a total and complete list of expected duties to be performed by employees in the classification.)

• Use external data sources to create analyses that assist IU and Local campaign teams in new organizing campaigns.
• Administers research data sources and other technologies in service of Property Services’  external organizing efforts. Perform regular maintenance of research databases including data cleanup, data maintenance, database loads and related data preparation activities.
• Provides guidance and advice to SEIU locals on how to use existing data technology in external organizing campaigns. 
• Represents SEIU in internal and external forums and maintains relations with SEIU locals.
• Integrates internal and external data sources in order to provide enhanced analysis on our industries. This includes working with large datasets to model patterns, wage data, and other information to understand Property Services industries and issues impacting service workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of the work of the Strategy Initiatives Department and the Property Services Division campaigns.

Contacts: Includes SEIU and affiliate staff and experts on data, marketing and organizing best practices.

Direction and Decision Making: This position reports to the Assistant Director for Research for the Property Services Division.  

Education and Experience: At least three (3) years of political, issue or union internal and external organizing campaigns experience or at least one (1) year experience in statistics or data analysis or, a combination of education and experience that would provide for the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Knowledge of labor unions and how local unions operate
• Proficiency in SQL and demonstrated experience creating scripts, views and stored procedures.
• Experience with (or willingness to develop skills in) Python.
• Knowledge of database maintenance and administrative functions.
• Knowledge of relational databases design and practices.
• Ability to work with or maintain data sets in various formats, including cleaning data and maintaining accuracy of the data
• Ability or willingness to learn data gathering processes like web scraping
• Ability to make public records requests for data, track requests, and follow up as needed
• Ability to work with both technical staff and organizing staff
• Knowledge of working on political, internal, and external organizing campaigns
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in politically sensitive situations.
• Ability to handle multiple sensitive assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Ability to analyze data and make sound, logical conclusions.
• Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Physical Requirements: Work is generally performed in an office setting.  Long and extended hours and some travel required.

Probationary Period: Twelve (12) months

Application Requirements: A resume is required for all applications and a cover letter is highly suggested. Your cover letter should explain your reason for wanting to work for SEIU, an example of how you demonstrated success in a similar position and a description of how this position fits into your long-term career plan.