Best Starts for Kids is hiring a Data Team Intern III (Graduate Intern) to support several evaluation projects with our Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program and Communities of Opportunity team. This internship is anticipated to last up to 12 months with an expected start date in October 2025.
The application deadline is October 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific.
Job Duties
- Support with evaluation for Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program by conducting qualitative data collection, data cleaning, coding, and analysis.
- Support in the analysis of existing qualitative data, cleaning and preparation of quantitative program tracking data to support the monitoring of funding outcomes within the Best Starts for Kids capacity building and technical assistance program.
- Work with Best Starts for Kids Communities of Opportunity program manager to conduct qualitative analysis and qualitative data coding.
- Lead development of a report, presentation, or other visual representation of data.
- Present project findings for program staff and Assessment, Policy Development, & Evaluation staff.
- Support other Best Starts for Kids evaluation projects as allowed by time and interest.
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum):
- Enrolled in a Washington State accredited University graduate program full time and living a reasonable distance from downtown Seattle and will continue through the full internship.
- Pursing experience/education in Public Health, evaluation, social sciences or a related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices and ability to apply this knowledge to all areas of the work, including methods, analysis, results interpretation, and dissemination.
- Detail oriented work ethic with the ability to work quickly and accurately under deadlines, work on a number of tasks simultaneously, and organize and prioritize work in response to changing needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a diverse team with internal and external collaboration partners.
- Basic qualitative analysis skills – familiar with analysis methods and process, interpretation of qualitative data including selecting appropriate methods and visualization formats.
- Basic quantitative analysis skills – able to summarize survey data and present visually. Able to select appropriate methods for analysis and visualization.
- Ability to design and administer online surveys (prior experience using Survey Monkey or Microsoft Forms will be a plus for this project).
- Ability to prepare and share results with project team to facilitate learning and continuous quality improvement. This may include presentations, reports, and data visualizations.
The most competitive applicants will have the following experiences and qualifications (Desired):
- Ability to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data.
- Experience conducting a literature review.
- Lived experiences relevant to Best Starts for Kids.
Best Starts for Kids
Building on the deep knowledge, connections, and skills within King County communities, and backed by what science and research tells us about human development, the Best Starts for Kids King County initiative meets children and families with the right services at the right time. The first Best Starts for Kids levy, approved by King County voters in 2015, reached 490,000 of King County’s youngest children and their families and 40,000 youth and young adults, catalyzing strong starts in a child’s earliest years, and sustaining those gains through to adulthood. In August 2021, King County voters chose to renew the levy with over 62% approval for another six years. The plan for the second Best Starts for Kids levy will maintain current Best Starts for Kids investments in promotion, prevention, and early intervention, while deepening our investments to address critical needs in our community. View the Best Starts for Kids Implementation Plan: 2022 – 2027.
