Business Initiatives Analyst

We are seeking a Business Initiatives Analyst to join ReFED’s Business Initiatives & Community Engagement team. You will deepen ReFED’s capabilities to develop, deliver, and apply business analytics and insights related to food waste in support of ReFED’s growing business network. The Analyst will add much-needed capacity to collect, analyze, and deliver data products, servicing both one-on-one engagements (e.g. Business Services) and pre-competitive partnerships (e.g. U.S. Food Waste Pact). In addition, the analyst will research and improve business data parameters (e.g. causal and destination data), facilitate the implementation of corporate client data modeling projects, and explore thought leadership opportunities across ReFED’s Business Initiatives program. This role builds out critical connection points between internal data and program teams, namely tying our analytics in with client relationships and program delivery, while also feeding important insights back into our core models and tools managed by our Data & Insights Team. This position will work remotely and report to the Senior Manager, Business Initiatives. 
David Ly is the hiring manager for this position. Applications must be received by April 7, 2025, to be fully considered.
About The OrganizationReFED is a U.S.-based nonprofit working to catalyze the food system to take evidence-based action to stop wasting food. We do this by cultivating and convening the food community, delivering actionable evidence and insights, and seeding and accelerating food waste solutions. Starting with the 2016 Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste, ReFED has produced first-of-their-kind tools and resources, providing a full-supply-chain picture of U.S. food waste, cost-effective solutions to reduce it, and methods to track progress. In 2021, ReFED launched the Insights Engine, an online data center serving as the next generation of data, insights, and guidance on U.S. food waste reduction. Reducing food waste will have a significant impact on mitigating climate change, optimizing the use of water, land, and other resources, and providing meals for the over 47 million people in the United States who currently face food insecurity. We are continuing to grow our team to further build our capacity to achieve our vision of a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food system that makes the best use of the food we grow.
We are a team of doers, and we get a lot accomplished. We create outsized impact, and everyone on the team contributes to accomplishing our shared goals. Learning and professional development are heavily embedded in ReFED’s culture. We promote cross-functional work to embrace diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills to ensure we are an inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.   Learn more at www.refed.org. 

In this role, you will do the following:

• Refine data models and manage data collection, technical assistance, and analysis for Business Services client projects
• Project manage and provide technical support for Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment and U.S. Food Waste Pact annual data reporting
• Project manage delivery of Custom Roadmaps, explore data and metric improvements, and support expansion to additional sectors and use cases 

Some other things you would engage in:

• Conduct research on business solutions to food waste and improve key parameters of ReFED’s model (e.g. causal and destination data)
• Support Business Initiatives business development and client management, including CRM and metric tracking 
• Research and support opportunities for thought leadership centered on business data and analytics, such as case studies, best practices reports, trends reports, etc. 

You could be a great candidate for this role if you:

• Have experience managing large and complex data sets, and translating that data into understandable and actionable insights
• Have experience handling proprietary data with strict security measures
• Can demonstrate strong technical skills, including: 
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and data analysis functions (required)
• Ability to create compelling presentations using PowerPoint or Google Slides, including clear data visualizations (charts, graphs) that communicate insights effectively to internal and external stakeholders (required)
• Familiarity with CRM tools for client management and metric tracking  (preferred, but not required)
• Familiarity with low/no-code automation tools (e.g., Zapier, Googl