Land Conservation, Land Trusts

Position: Data Manager (part-time)
Organization: Ontario Land Trust Alliance Inc.
Location: remote within Ontario

About Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA)

The Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) is an environmental charitable organization, with a mission to empower a vibrant and enduring land conservation community in Ontario. OLTA accomplishes this through providing direct support for nature conservation and stewardship, offering training and educational programs; promoting community networking; helping to ensure land trusts meet (and exceed) a set of national standards and practices; and raising the profile of the work of land and nature trusts.

For more information about OLTA and land trusts, please visit www.olta.ca.

Job Details

Reporting to the Senior Operations and Grants Manager, the Data Manager will support the design and implementation of efficient data management systems, ensure data accuracy and security, and analyze data to support organizational priorities and activities.

The Data Manager will ensure that OLTA's data about member organizations, supporters, events and programs and other initiatives are organized for optimal use. They will develop dashboards, customized reports and scorecards, and build compelling narratives, and actionable insights based on their data analysis to enhance the quality of OLTA’s initiatives.

The Data Manager will collaborate and coordinate with other OLTA team members on organizational and program data needs, and work with them to ensure best practices for high-quality, clean data. The Data Manager will also be responsible for supporting Program Managers with a data-informed and data-driven program tracking and evaluation processes.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

The Data Manager will:

• Manage organizational databases and systems
• Oversee the data input process, ensuring conformity to best practices, as well as established internal processes
• Maintain instructional materials (manuals) for primary databases
• Implement strategies for data storage, archival, and retrieval
• Create and document data processes and data-related policies
• Execute data integration and migration projects
• Help protect digital databases and archives from security breaches and data losses
• Work with OLTA’s IT team to address technical issues, implement updates, and optimize data storage and retrieval
• Improve data collection and reporting systems by studying current practices, designing modifications, and implementing change within the organization
• Suggest new ways to analyze and utilize data in line with organizational and program priorities
• Partner with stakeholders to generate insights through data analysis, and prepare comprehensive reports

Other Responsibilities:

• Work with OLTA staff on program administrative requirements, as required and necessary
• Provide support to the other OLTA staff and projects, as required
• Other duties, as assigned

Experience:

• Post-secondary education in computer science, information technology, data science, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven success in data management (e.g., collection, modeling, quality assurance, analysis, and distribution)
• Expertise in database management systems
• Knowledge of data governance principles and compliance standards
• Excellent grasp of data structures and interaction between applications and data
• An analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little supervision as well as collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize and manage several different and varied tasks simultaneously and meet tight and often competing deadlines
• Ability to work outside regular business hours on some occasions

Other Requirements:

• Access to a home office workspace
• Must have access to high-speed internet and adequate bandwidth, as working from home will be required most of the time

Employment Type:

This is a part-time position 18 hours per week until March 30, 2026 with opportunities for extension. The position is based at the OLTA office in downtown Toronto (currently remote working within Ontario). Hours are flexible around core hours, occasional travel within Ontario will be expected.

Salary range: $23 – 28.20 per hour

To Apply:

Applications from Indigenous and racialized applicants are encouraged. We openly welcome and invite applications from persons with disabilities and those protected by the human rights code and will provide accommodation during all stages of the recruitment and hiring process, upon request.

If you are interested in joining our team, please submit a cover letter and your resume (PDF) to admin@olta.ca, indicating OLTA Data Manager in the subject line. Deadline for applications January 19, 2025 at 5:00pm EDT.

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Applications will not be accepted by fax and/or regular mail. No phone calls please.

OLTA thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

For more information about OLTA, please visit our website at www.olta.ca .