Society of St. Andrew Data Intern
The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA) is an established faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on addressing hunger in the United States by recovering fresh food on farms that would otherwise go to waste and connecting it to local food banks and community organizations. SOSA works in more than 10 states and has a $3.6 million annual operating budget. We seek a curious and diligent student to compile and analyze data to generate insights to improve SOSA’s programs during a summer internship.
The Data Intern will delve into the data of the organization as well as publicly available data to paint a picture of the state of the organization, its impact, and its potential. Data interns will work closely with Jeannie Hunter (Tennessee Director) and Dr. Andrew Dillon (SoSA Board Chair and Northwestern University) to leverage existing data to create a learning agenda for SoSA. The position is remote.
Intern Job Responsibilities:
- Learn about SoSA’s work, mission, and practices.
- Learn and become proficient with SoSA’s internal database, as well as publicly available household and geospatial data to inform SoSA’s program strategy.
- Clean, harmonize and analyze the data to answer questions about the organization’s targeting, effectiveness, and potential.
- Synthesize data in well-composed memos to convey insights, along with data visualizations
Wages and benefits:
20-25 hours per week at $20 per hour for eight weeks
The candidate should be available to work in June and July (SoSA can be flexible around school schedules).
School Credit
Depending on your institution, SoSA may be able to arrange for academic credit for this work. The Intern Supervisor will work with those who need to complete a specialized project to receive this credit.
Intern Qualifications / Skills:
SoSA is looking for Interns who demonstrate:
- Curiosity
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Professionalism
- Timeliness
SoSA requires that Interns have:
- Successfully completed coursework in data analytics, statistics, and/or econometrics. Experience with standard programming languages (R or STATA) and ArcGIS
- Familiarity with Microsoft Access databases
To ask questions about this internship, please contact Jeannie Hunter at Tennessee@endhunger.org or Dr. Andrew Dillon at andrew.dillon@kellogg.northwestern.edu
To apply for this internship, submit resume with references and one letter of recommendation to Tennessee@endhunger.org by May 10.
The Society of St. Andrew is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Successful employment records and reference checks will be required prior to any job offer being extended. A national criminal background check (at SoSA’s expense and initiation) will be required upon hire. Employment with the Society of St. Andrew is at-will.