Student Worker IV-GIS & Data Analyst

Job Title Student Worker IV-GIS & Data Analyst

Location: Center for the Future of Arizona, ASU Downtown

Full-Time/Part-Time: Part-Time

Salary Range: $17.40-20.00 per hour; depends on experience

Close Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025; 11:59 PM AZ

LINK TO APPLY: https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/15$158872/9925$5056.htmld

Job Description

The Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) seeks a part-time Student Worker—GIS and Data

Analyst for academic year 2025-26 with an anticipated start date of August 25, 2025, to

support the development and interpretation of data associated with the Arizona Progress

Meters. This position assists with updating the Progress Meters, analyzing key information, and

creating visualizations to support awareness building and community engagement. This is an

in-person position reporting to Center for the Future of Arizona offices in downtown

Phoenix.

The ideal candidate will have experience with collecting, interpreting, and communicating with

data from various sources and in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, analysis, and

geodatabase development and administration. Experience working in a dynamic and rapidly

changing team-oriented environment is preferred. This is an in-person position that reports to

the Director, Strategic Data Initiatives.

Essential Duties

• Maintain the Progress Meters by collecting and interpreting the most recent, relevant

data for internal and external communications;

• Support in the analysis of survey results including creating crosstabs, data

visualizations, and reports;

• Organize data in systems that allow multiple staff to access and use it for internal and

external products and communications;

• Interpret data to uncover essential information that can be used to advance

communications, strategic initiatives, and to inform organizational decision-making;

• Develop a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based geodatabase that will be used

to analyze and communicate data through maps for internal and external use;

• Support the expansion of a new cloud-based data analysis and visualization platform;

• Create products including maps, charts, and other graphics in support of internal and

external communications, presentations, and reports;

• Provide training in geodatabase and data products for internal staff;

• Support the CFA team in communications, presentations, and outreach activities;

• And other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

This classification is limited to teaching/research aide type work or those positions requiring

highly specialized skills and/or technical knowledge.

Desired Qualifications

• Current Arizona State University undergraduate candidate for bachelor’s degree in GIS,

Urban Planning, Cartography, Data Analytics, Geography, or a related field is preferred;

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel;

• Working understanding of pivot tables, data organization, and other general information

management skills;

• At least one year of experience in communications, cartography, GIS, research, or

related;

• GIS proficient including in advance analysis, map making, and geodatabase

administration.

• Communicates clearly to perform essential duties.

• Responsive to colleagues and external partners, engaged in work production,

resourceful, flexible and respectful of others.

• Ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of

conflicts.

Working Environment

• This is an in-person position reporting to Center for the Future of Arizona offices

in downtown Phoenix.

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to

extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.

• Required to stand for varying lengths of time.

• Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 20 pounds.

Department Statement

The Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) brings Arizonans together to create a stronger and

brighter future for our state. CFA listens to Arizonans to learn what matters most to them,

shares trusted data about how Arizona is doing, brings critical issues to public attention, and

works with communities and leaders to solve public problems. CFA works across the full

spectrum of important issue areas and has deep and ongoing work in education, workforce and

civic participation, recognizing how central these are to a bright and prosperous future for our

state. A self-defined “do tank,” CFA is data-based, action-oriented and committed to advancing

prosperity, quality of life and opportunity for all Arizonans. For more information about CFA and

our current efforts, please visit www.arizonafuture.org.

Center for the Future of Arizona is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, supported by public and

private donors and organizations from across Arizona and throughout the country. CFA was a

finalist for the Phoenix Business Journal's 2022 and 2024 Best Places to Work, and is

committed to providing a positive space and place for teams to thrive.

LINK TO APPLY: https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/15$158872/9925$5056.htmld