Alumni Data Specialist – Temporary

Thrive Scholars

Alumni Data Specialist at Thrive Scholars measuring long-term program impact through data collection and analysis. Collaborating with teams to enhance alumni outcomes and reporting.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $73,300 - $82,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Data Collection & Management: Design and implement data collection tools (surveys, outreach campaigns, LinkedIn scraping, etc.) to gather accurate and comprehensive information about alumni education, employment, and career milestones.
Collaborate with the Community Engagement and Career Development teams to maintain up-to-date alumni contact information.
Ensure all data collection methods comply with privacy standards and organizational data policies.
Manage data imports, cleaning, validation, and standardization across multiple sources (Salesforce, Excel, Google Sheets, or other CRM systems).
Analysis & Reporting: Compile and analyze alumni outcome data to identify trends in education attainment, graduate school enrollment, career progression, and salary benchmarks.
Develop dashboards and visualizations that communicate key insights to internal and external audiences (executive leadership, funders, and partners).
Prepare regular summary reports highlighting longitudinal outcomes, impact metrics, and areas for program improvement.
Partner with the Development and Communications teams to translate data into compelling impact stories and visuals for grant proposals, reports, and marketing materials.
Process Improvement & Collaboration: Recommend and implement process improvements for data integrity, automation, and efficiency.
Serve as an internal subject-matter expert on alumni data management and reporting.
Support cross-team efforts to integrate alumni outcome data with program evaluation frameworks.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Social Science, Education, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of experience managing and analyzing data—preferably in a nonprofit, higher education, or research setting
Strong proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets, and experience with a data management or CRM platform (Salesforce preferred)
Demonstrated ability to clean, analyze, and visualize large data sets.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, audience-appropriate insights.

Benefits

Comp & perks

High-quality health and dental insurance
paid vacation
employer-matched retirement plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

data collectiondata managementdata analysisdata cleaningdata validationdata visualizationprocess improvementtrend analysisreportingautomation

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skills