Data Analyst

Job Description

The data analyst consultant provides support for data collection, management, analysis, and visualization for the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program Data and Analysis project. The full-time data analyst will play a critical role in supporting the project throughout the data life cycle, including planning, collecting, processing, and analyzing data while ensuring data quality control. The data analyst will liaise with Carter Center staff, including IT and the Peace Data Scientist, to establish streamlined systems across Carter Center programs, address data management issues, and identify tools or methodologies that best support the project. 

The individual should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills as they may be asked to liaise with external partners and stakeholders. This role is crucial in supporting CRP’s mission by ensuring that data-driven insights are effectively utilized in conflict resolution initiatives and decision-making.

The work for this contract will be remote and performed in a location of the contractor’s choosing. The contract will start as soon as possible and end on August 31, 2025, with a potential for renewal or full-time employment.

About the Organization

The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 65 countries. Led by the Carters and an independent board of trustees, the Center's staff wage peace, fight disease, and build hope by both engaging with those at the highest levels of government and working side by side with poor and often forgotten people. In this way, the Center has strengthened democracies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa; helped farmers double or triple grain production in 15 African countries; mediated or worked to prevent civil and international conflicts; intervened to prevent unnecessary diseases in Latin America and Africa, including the near eradication of Guinea worm disease; and strived to diminish the stigma against mental illness. A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, the Center's work is supported by donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and countries. Our Mission The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. While the program agenda may change, The Carter Center is guided by five principles: * The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues. * The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others. * The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk. * The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities. * The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.