Data Coordinator (Non-profit fundraising, Remote)

About the position

Responsibilities

  • Client Data Management - Review and ensure accuracy of data files before importing. Coordinate across teams and provide status updates.
  • Quality Control - Verify data completeness, accuracy, and calculations, suggesting improvements as needed.
  • Project Coordination - Track deadlines, manage follow-ups, and send status reports on budgets, data requests, and analytics projects.
  • Analytics Support - Assist with client deliverables and participate in industry and internal training.

Requirements

  • At least one (1) year of experience providing support in a professional setting, including managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing deadlines, and working across teams.
  • Proficiency with and comfort using Excel is required.
  • Prior experience working with/in databases, assessing data quality, organizing large quantities of data with appropriate measures for backup and quality control, and researching and resolving data inconsistencies.
  • Experience with SQL, Tableau, and/or Excel macros, and a working understanding of nonprofit fundraising and the data involved are a plus!

Nice-to-haves

  • A strong desire to learn and the wisdom to know when to ask for help
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once
  • Self-motivation, reliability, and the ability to take ownership of tasks with minimal oversight
  • Resourcefulness and a creative mindset
  • Top-notch teamwork and collaboration with clients, partners, and peers
  • Excellent communication skills, including active listening
  • A cool head under pressure in a busy, agency environment
  • An ability to bring positivity and a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues.

Benefits

  • Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous paid leave
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Safe harbor 401(k) plan
Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...