Tennessee Education Association
 

Data Specialist

Based in Nashville, TN

 

Posting: Professional Staff 
Closing Date: Open until filled
Position Title: Data Specialist
Employment Date: To be determined.

About TEA:
The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) is the state’s largest professional organization for educators and a leading advocate for strong public schools. As a member-driven association, TEA advances the rights, interests, and professional voice of Tennessee educators while building stronger schools, stronger communities, and a stronger Tennessee.

Position Summary:
The Data Specialist will play a pivotal role in advancing TEA’s mission by ensuring the effective use of data to strengthen organizing, advocacy, and member engagement. This position will manage TEA’s core data systems, integrate educator/employment data, and generate actionable insights that guide statewide and local decision-making. In addition, the specialist will provide training and technical assistance to TEA staff, leaders, and local affiliates to expand data fluency across the organization.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and manage TEA internal databases such as NEA 360 and Civis.
• Integrate and align data across platforms to ensure accuracy, security, and accessibility.
• Import, clean, verify, and reconcile educator/school district employment rosters.
• Manage bulk upload into the NEA 360 database.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy standards and TEA’s internal protocols.
• Track and analyze membership trends, educator salary data, and employment shifts to uncover opportunities for growth and advocacy.
• Develop custom reports, dashboards, and outreach lists for staff, leaders, and local associations.
• Provide segmentation, modeling, and targeted lists to support policy influence and organizing campaigns.
• Train TEA staff, board members, and local leaders on practical use of organization databases (i.e. NGP VAN, NEA 360, Civis) and educational research.
• Create guides for training sessions to increase data confidence among users.
• Offer ongoing technical support to ensure data tools are applied effectively in advocacy and member organizing.
• Partner with organizing, advocacy, communications, and membership teams to ensure data-driven strategy.
• Translate technical findings into clear insights for non-technical audiences.
• Provide responsive support to staff and affiliates with urgent data and reporting needs.
• Accept other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong skills in Excel; ability to perform data cleaning, analysis, and reporting.
• Minimum two years’ experience working with relational databases, CRMs, or campaign data platforms.
• Proven ability to produce data reports, summaries, or visualizations for strategic use.

Preferred Competencies:

• Experience working in a labor union, advocacy organization, or educational nonprofit.
• Understanding of Tennessee’s public education systems and policy environment.
• Prior experience designing and delivering training or professional development.
• Proficiency with NGP VAN and/or NEA 360, Salesforce or similar membership/advocacy tools.
• Strong communication and training skills with diverse users.

TEA is prepared to offer a generous and competitive salary (commensurate with experience and qualifications). Excellent fringe benefits package including family health insurance; dental, vision and life insurance; 401K and leave package.

Application Procedure:
Candidates who wish to apply may do so by submitting a cover letter and résumé to Executive Director, Terrance J. Gibson by emailing Jessica Holmes. Applications can be found online at tnea.org and sent to the attention of Jessica Holmes at jholmes@tnea.org. Questions about the application process may be sent to Jessica Holmes via the email address above or the applicant can call TEA and ask for Jessica Holmes at 615-242-8392.

Tennessee Education Association is an equal opportunity employer. Ethnic minorities and women are encouraged to apply.