What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst position at National Apartment Association (Naahq)?
Description
The National Apartment Association (NAA) seeks a Data Analyst to support our advocacy research initiatives by providing advanced analytical capabilities. This role is essential for enhancing our understanding of the legislative and regulatory impacts on the rental housing industry and improving how we communicate these effects to stakeholders. The Data Analyst will work with multifamily industry, government, survey, financial, socioeconomic and geospatial data to produce impactful research products, including reports, infographics, maps, dashboards, presentations, and other visualizations. This role is pivotal in strengthening NAA’s research output and positioning the organization as a leading source of data-driven advocacy.
Principal Accountabilities
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
TRAVEL: Up to 10% travel is possible for this position.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The National Apartment Association (NAA) seeks a Data Analyst to support our advocacy research initiatives by providing advanced analytical capabilities. This role is essential for enhancing our understanding of the legislative and regulatory impacts on the rental housing industry and improving how we communicate these effects to stakeholders. The Data Analyst will work with multifamily industry, government, survey, financial, socioeconomic and geospatial data to produce impactful research products, including reports, infographics, maps, dashboards, presentations, and other visualizations. This role is pivotal in strengthening NAA’s research output and positioning the organization as a leading source of data-driven advocacy.
Principal Accountabilities
- Utilize advanced software tools like Stata, SQL, R, Python and Tableau to analyze large datasets and uncover key trends in housing policy and economics.
- Collaborate with the Director of Advocacy Research to develop and refine methodologies for research projects, ensuring the relevance and accuracy of data collected.
- Create insightful reports, infographics, maps, dashboards and presentations that effectively communicate key findings to diverse audiences, including NAA members, affiliates, policymakers and the media.
- Utilize GIS software to create spatial data visualizations of rental housing trends and policy effects.
- Effectively tailor communication strategies to present data findings in a compelling and accessible manner across various platforms, ensuring clarity and impact.
- Assist with federal advocacy research requests by providing sophisticated data analysis and sharing critical insights to support the rental housing industry.
- Regularly evaluate and enhance data collection and analysis processes to improve the quality and relevance of research outputs.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- 3 years of data analysis experience, preferably within a real estate, government, trade association or nonprofit setting.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into insights used for advocacy.
- Proficiency in statistical and data visualization tools, including SQL, Stata, R or Python
- Strong command of primary, secondary, and quantitative and qualitative methodologies and procedures.
- Experience with GIS software preferred.
- Strong applied analytics and problem-solving skills, with experience working with large data sets, statistical analysis, modeling, and visualization.
- Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way for various stakeholder audiences.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong project management skills.
- Strong understanding of the rental housing market, public policy and regulatory and legislative impacts preferred.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
- Ability to multitask and adjust priorities in a flexible manner to address the organization’s changing needs.
- Strong sense of ownership and initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
TRAVEL: Up to 10% travel is possible for this position.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
