Analyst

The Analyst is an essential part of the Program team that delivers innovative, data-driven reporting and technical assistance to institutions enrolled in our national Good Food Purchasing Program. The Analyst advises Center staff, participating institutions, and local partners in assigned cities on using data to communicate impact and inform Good Food purchasing shifts within participating institutions.

Success in this position looks like:

• Trust is built and warm relationships are maintained with institutions, external partners, and Center colleagues. Those relationships are continually reinforced through regular check-ins, diligent follow-through, and a collaborative approach.
• Institutions receive timely, accurate, and actionable insights through their Good Food Purchasing Program assessments, and those insights are shared with institutional partners in a clear and accessible manner.
• Institutions and other local partners are empowered to communicate the impact of their purchasing shifts to stakeholders, using data received in their Good Food Purchasing Program reports.
• With the Program Team, the Program's technical infrastructure is maintained for accuracy and accessibility. Process optimization allows for new efficiencies to be built into our workflows.

This role creates positive change by helping major institutions nationwide adopt and implement the Good Food Purchasing Program, directing their purchasing power toward creating a transparent and equitable food system for people, animals, and the environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills and experience, as well as the ability to organize and communicate research findings
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainable, equitable, fair, and humane food systems and/or experience working in areas that contribute to social, environmental, racial and economic equity
• Experience and comfort working with large datasets, ensuring accuracy and high quality data that can support impactful analyses
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and excellent facility with Excel, including xlookup, pivot table, and query functions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present complex concepts in a straightforward manner
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build trust among diverse stakeholders
• Detail-oriented with strong appreciation for the ways in which high quality data and analysis can be a powerful tool for policy change
• Proficiency managing multiple tasks, prioritizing effectively, seeking guidance when needed, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and effectively in a virtual environment with a remote team, including regular access to phone, internet, and video conferencing
• Willingness to travel domestically (estimated two to four times per year)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data management and/or programming, including data querying and cleaning using PowerQuery, SQL, Python or equivalent languages
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI)
• Experience with graphic design, including the Adobe suite or comparable software
• Experience working with large-scale or institutional food procurement or food supply chains and an understanding of the challenges in the current food system
• Bachelor's degree in a related field

The Analyst is a regular full-time, exempt position with an annual salary of $70,400-$70,500. Our salaries are competitive; reflect our size, geographic location, and field; and are commensurate with experience. We conduct an annual review of market-based salary trends, cost of living adjustments, and internal parity to promote equitable and competitive compensation practices.

The Center for Good Food Purchasing, a fiscally-sponsored project of Community Partners, is a people-first workplace that values flexibility, work-life balance, and restoration. In addition to offering competitive benefits (i.e. medical/dental/vision, disability/life insurance, vacation, and a 403(b) plan with employer match after two years), we also offer generous paid holidays in addition to vacation time (27 holiday days in 2026, which are on top of vacation time and include annual summer and winter breaks), two flexible working Fridays monthly, remote work stipends, an annual professional development budget, travel opportunities, and paid sabbaticals.

The Center for Good Food Purchasing uses the power of procurement and partnerships to create a transparent and equitable food system for people, animals, and the environment. We do this by helping major institutions nationwide adopt and implement the Good Food Purchasing Program.