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Community Engagement Data Manager

University of Washington Tacoma’s Office of Community Partnerships has an outstanding opportunity for a Community Engagement Data Manager. This position will play a key role managing an existing community engagement data platform and managing the planning and implementation of a new community engagement management system to collect, track, manage, analyze, and report community engagement activities and impact data. As part of a broader effort across the three UW campuses in Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma to improve community engagement infrastructure, the community engagement management systems will track and manage curricular and co-curricular community-engaged learning, public scholarship, research, and engagement activities.

This position reports to the Assistant Chancellor for Community Engagement in the Office of Community Partnerships, with regular support and collaboration with the Technical Project Manager leading the tri-campus rollout of the community engagement management system. This position has been funded at 0.80 FTE for three years. Continuation beyond two years would be contingent upon future funding and project needs. Please direct questions to Julia Smith, [email protected].
University of Washington Tacoma

Tacoma, WA

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University of Washington Tacoma’s Office of Community Partnerships has an outstanding opportunity for a Community Engagement Data Manager. This position will play a key role managing an existing community engagement data platform and managing the planning and implementation of a new community engagement management system to collect, track, manage, analyze, and report community engagement activities and impact data. As part of a broader effort across the three UW campuses in Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma to improve community engagement infrastructure, the community engagement management systems will track and manage curricular and co-curricular community-engaged learning, public scholarship, research, and engagement activities.

This position reports to the Assistant Chancellor for Community Engagement in the Office of Community Partnerships, with regular support and collaboration with the Technical Project Manager leading the tri-campus rollout of the community engagement management system. This position has been funded at 0.80 FTE for three years. Continuation beyond two years would be contingent upon future funding and project needs. Please direct questions to Julia Smith, [email protected].
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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Community Engagement Data Manager will have the following responsibilities:

Data platform system implementation, adoption and management:

  • Function as a strategic leader in working with key stakeholders to successfully manage the implementation on the Tacoma campus of a new tri-campus community engagement management system (GivePulse).
  • Work with key stakeholders to manage a new tri-campus community engagement management system, GivePulse. This includes integrating of data from other existing data platforms currently in use across the Tacoma campus for tracking different aspects of community engagement (e.g., Collaboratory, Tandem, Handshake).
  • Maintain Collaboratory, UW Tacoma’s existing community engagement database, and manage regular uploading of its relevant community engagement data into the tri-campus platform.
  • Using API, manage the “handshake” of data transfer between UW Tacoma community engagement data platform for data migration (inbound/outbound), dashboards, and live feed visualizations.
  • In collaboration with the tri-campus Technical Project Manager, UW Bothell and Seattle counterparts, advise on systems integrations, data validations, and/or work-around processes for UW Tacoma users.
  • In collaboration with the tri-campus Technical Project Manager, align the GivePulse specifications, including key responsibilities, processes, and data deliverables specifically for community-engaged courses and other community engagement activities for Tacoma Campus users and stakeholders.
  • Identify and incorporate new GivePulse functionality and enhancements and provide status updates for tasks and feature enhancements to the tri-campus Technical Project Manager
  • Other data-oriented tasks, as required.


Communications and engagement:

  • Serve as the primary UW Tacoma contact on adopting and managing the Collaboratory and GivePulse data platforms (and effectively communicating the need for both) for community engagement, collaborating with the tri-campus Technical Project Manager and internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engage internal and external stakeholders, listening to their experience and incorporating their feedback into the efficacy of utilizing the data platforms.
  • Develop and provide clear and effective training, documentation, resources, and support for UW Tacoma and community partners to utilize the Collaboratory and GivePulse data platforms.
  • Engage potential campus partners in utilizing the Collaboratory and GivePulse data platforms to support their community engagement tracking and management activities.
  • Assist with report writing, PowerPoint slide development, public presentations, and information dissemination, as needed.


Data analysis, visualization and assessment:

  • Work with key stakeholders to identify data analysis, visualization and assessment needs and goals.
  • Be the central point of contact for data management and interface development between UW Tacoma’s Information Technology, Office of Community Partnerships, and community partners.
  • Utilize statistical analysis packages and various software to support community engagement data analytics, visualizations, and assessment.
  • Support stakeholders in developing and implementing analysis and assessment. processes through leveraging the functions of the Collaboratory and GivePulse data platforms.
  • Produce reports and visuals documenting data analysis and assessment efforts as requested.
  • Help build and maintain online data capture and assessment tools for OCP; including, but not limited to: technical specifications, designs, development, implementation, and maintenance.
  • Assist with the development and implementation of an annual assessment of engagement of activities.
  • Other assessment and programmatic support, as required.


Other contributions to tri-campus and UW Tacoma initiatives:

  • Participate in internal team meetings and working groups, as assigned.
  • Participate in the tri-campus community engagement capacity building initiative via meetings and communities of practice, as needed.
  • Remain active in the Collaboratory and GivePulse communities, including participating in webinars, trainings, and other professional development opportunities.
  • Assist, as needed, with other community engagement initiatives and institutional projects and activities, such as the Carnegie Foundation's Classification for Community Engagement reclassification effort and other strategic planning efforts.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Office of Community Partnerships.