What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst Paid Intern position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Job Description
The Family History Department (Family Search International) seeks to enable inspiring journeys that bring joy to all people as they discover, gather, and connect their family – past, present, and future.
The Business Intelligence Team assists FHD management in setting strategy and measuring business objectives that maximize efficient use of resources. To accomplish this, we build, maintain, and utilize a single-source-of-truth Enterprise Data Warehouse and other tools to provide data, analysis, and reports that are independent, timely, accurate, and meaningful.
The Data Analyst Intern position is a paid internship position providing 40 hours per week for a period of up to one year. This position is based in Lehi, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Responsibilities
The Data Analyst Intern will be responsible for the following activities:
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
The Family History Department (Family Search International) seeks to enable inspiring journeys that bring joy to all people as they discover, gather, and connect their family – past, present, and future.
The Business Intelligence Team assists FHD management in setting strategy and measuring business objectives that maximize efficient use of resources. To accomplish this, we build, maintain, and utilize a single-source-of-truth Enterprise Data Warehouse and other tools to provide data, analysis, and reports that are independent, timely, accurate, and meaningful.
The Data Analyst Intern position is a paid internship position providing 40 hours per week for a period of up to one year. This position is based in Lehi, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Responsibilities
The Data Analyst Intern will be responsible for the following activities:
- Research best practices related to data visualization principles and techniques.
- Develop reports, analysis, and dashboards using SQL and Tableau/Power BI to meet the needs of key partners and stakeholders.
- Present and demonstrate new learnings and insights.
- Become proficiently familiar with all available data sources, data structure, and metrics currently in use in the Family History Department.
- Meet with partners and stakeholders to receive requests and input, determine analytical needs within the department, and present findings.
- Assess and test analytical tools and methodologies for potential use on the Business Intelligence Team.
- Supports the other Business Intelligence team members in working on existing projects.
- Understanding the analytical process and having a curious and inquisitive mindset.
- Work or educational experience in one of the following areas: Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Science, or another analytical field.
- Currently working towards or recently completing a college degree.
- Experience with Tableau/Microsoft Power BI preferred. Other data visualization tools (Qlik, Domo, etc.) are also desirable.
- Experience with SQL is required. Python, R, or other machine learning techniques a plus.
- Ability to research and understand a customer's needs, problems, and potential constraints.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and identify opportunities to provide value.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Familiarity and experience with the FamilySearch website and apps a plus.
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
