Employment Opportunities

Intern: Information and Data Management

Description:

OCALI is a recognized global leader in creating and connecting resources and relationships to ensure that people with disabilities have the opportunity to live their best lives for their whole lives. OCALI inspires change and promotes access to opportunities for people with disabilities. OCALI informs public policy and develops and deploys practices grounded in linking research to real life.

OCALI is offering an internship opportunity to support information/data management processes measuring the impact of OCALI projects and programs on the lives of individuals with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them.

Through this position, the intern has the opportunity for growth in a variety of skillsets and gaining invaluable professional experience:

  • Work with OCALI content experts to collect, analyze, and communicate program data.
  • Participate in interagency collaborations and form relationships with partners across those agencies.
  • Gain advanced knowledge and skills related to Microsoft Excel and various business analytic platforms.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including experience collecting, formatting, analyzing, and visualizing data.
  • Proficiency with technology applications (including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and navigating online environments.
  • Proven ability to organize data/information into a complete finished document that demonstrates order, clarity, and technical accuracy.
  • Employs a methodical approach to problem solving.
  • Proven ability to perform and complete tasks independently, use good judgment, and maintain confidentiality.
  • Demonstrates competence and responsiveness in composing, editing, and formatting written content.
  • Ability and desire to work in a team environment with diverse groups of people.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Moderate to Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including but not limited to the following skills:
    • Creating tables.
    • Basic formatting skills.
    • Experience with basic functions (IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF, VLOOKUP, TRIM, CONCATENATE, etc.).
  • Experience with conditional formatting and filtering table data.
  • Experience creating pivot tables to summarize data.
  • Experience with various data visualizations (bar charts, pie graphs, line charts, etc.) and basic formatting skills (customizing legends, data labels, axes, colors, plotting multiple series within a graph, etc.).
  • Basic knowledge of statistical concepts (both summary and inferential).
  • Basic knowledge of survey design concepts.
  • Basic proficiency with social media analytics.
  • Experience with a Business Analytics platform, such as Tableau or Google Data Studio, to visualize and communicate data insights.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

  • Successfully complete projects assigned by the Research and Impact Office's Project Coordinator and/or Project Assistant, including creating informative spreadsheets and data dashboards, coordinating documents and materials for deadline-sensitive projects, and maintaining and organizing project documentation.
  • Assist center staff with requests made to the Research and Impact Office, including creating training evaluations, developing surveys, and collecting/analyzing data associated with contract deliverables.
  • Export and format data from various platforms (Survey Monkey, online learning system, etc.).
  • Update data dashboards, charts, graphs, and other forms of data visualization accurately at regularly scheduled intervals.
  • Provide administrative support that aids the planning, organizing, processing, evaluating, and reporting of activities associated with contract deliverables.
  • Other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

Payment and Hours: The part-time internship will offer between 15 and 20 hours per week, at a base pay rate of $20/hour. Preferred work hours of availability are between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M.

Hybrid Approach: This opportunity incorporates onsite work at our flagship office in Columbus, OH with the potential for virtual, work-from-home flexibility. Hybrid/work from home hours must be pre-approved by the Research and Impact Team leadership.

Reports To: Project Coordinator – Information & Data Management

Application Procedure:
Please apply online at www.escco.org