Application Guide

How to Apply for Data Manager

at 350.org

🏢 About 350.org

350.org is a unique global grassroots movement that drives climate action across 188+ countries through decentralized organizing and people-powered campaigns. Unlike traditional environmental NGOs, they focus on building mass movements and challenging fossil fuel infrastructure directly, making this role ideal for someone passionate about using data to amplify grassroots impact rather than just corporate reporting.

About This Role

This Data Manager role is pivotal for transforming how 350.org measures and scales its global climate campaigns. You'll architect the data infrastructure (BigQuery, Metabase, Salesforce) that connects grassroots actions across continents to organizational KPIs, directly enabling the movement to track impact and optimize strategies in real-time.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your morning might involve refining Metabase dashboards for regional campaign teams tracking local group growth, followed by a workshop with organizers in Southeast Asia on using Salesforce for volunteer management. Afternoon could include designing BigQuery pipelines to merge protest participation data with policy outcome tracking, then collaborating with digital campaigners on A/B testing frameworks for email mobilization.

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🎯 Who 350.org Is Looking For

  • A data strategist with 6+ years experience who can translate movement-building goals into measurable KPIs, not just business metrics
  • A hands-on technical leader equally comfortable designing BigQuery data models and facilitating workshops to build data literacy across non-technical campaigners
  • A Salesforce architect who understands how CRM data governance can support decentralized organizing across 188 countries
  • A culture-change agent who can make data accessible and actionable for grassroots organizers, not just data specialists

📝 Tips for Applying to 350.org

1

Demonstrate how you've built data culture in mission-driven organizations - highlight specific examples of training non-technical staff or creating data tools for field organizers

2

Showcase BigQuery/Metabase projects that supported distributed teams or multi-country operations, not just centralized corporate reporting

3

Tailor your examples to climate or social justice contexts - highlight data work that advanced advocacy campaigns or movement-building

4

Explain how you'd design KPIs for grassroots impact (e.g., measuring local group growth, campaign reach, policy influence) rather than just financial metrics

5

Reference 350.org's current campaigns (like fossil fuel divestment or climate justice) and suggest how better data could strengthen them

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience building data systems for distributed, non-hierarchical organizations (not just top-down corporations)', 'Specific examples of designing ELT pipelines and data models that served field operations or organizing teams', "How you've used data visualization (Metabase/BI tools) to empower non-technical staff to make campaign decisions", 'Your approach to embedding data practice in social justice contexts where resources are constrained but impact needs are high']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → 350.org's Theory of Change and how they define 'people-powered' campaigns versus traditional advocacy
  • → Their current global campaigns (Stop the Money Pipeline, Fossil Free, etc.) and how data might currently support them
  • → Their organizational structure - how regional/continental teams operate within the global network
  • → Their public stance on climate justice (centering frontline communities) and how data might reflect those values
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you design a data governance framework for a decentralized movement with autonomous local chapters?
2 Walk us through how you'd create KPIs measuring grassroots campaign effectiveness across multiple countries
3 Describe a time you had to convince skeptical organizers to adopt data practices - what resistance did you face and how did you overcome it?
4 How would you structure BigQuery data models to connect Salesforce campaign data with external movement metrics?
5 What's your approach to balancing centralized data standards with local chapter autonomy in a global network?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on corporate data experience without showing understanding of grassroots/nonprofit constraints
  • Presenting data as primarily for executive reporting rather than field organizer empowerment
  • Using generic metrics examples (ROI, conversion rates) without adapting to movement-building contexts
  • Proposing overly centralized data control that would conflict with 350.org's decentralized organizing model

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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