Description & Details
Compost University (Compost U) is an online Learning Management System (LMS) which partners the US Composting Council (USCC) and the Compost Research and Education Foundation (CREF) in offering individuals and companies in the organics industry achieve their continuing education objectives and aspirations as well as overcome challenges caused by limited time and ability to travel.
We are in need of a part-time Database Assistant. Built on the Freestone LMS platform from Community Brands, the primary assets of the database are the conference recordings from subject matter experts over the past 3-4 years (around 150 of these), recordings of webinars (10-20), and a few training videos and recorded live classes. New courses for on-demand learning are also being developed. We are looking for a focused database assistant to create and continuously update our coursework database.
The database assistant will work remotely with staff within the organization to create daily/weekly and monthly reports, collect coursework information to enter the “Compost U” LMS, and create corresponding store product listings in our membership database, YourMembership (YM), also from Community Brands.
Hourly rate range =$25-$35 per hour. Pay will be commensurate with experience. Start as soon as possible. 20 hours per week from date of hire until June 30, 2023 (end of fiscal year). Position may be continued and expanded to full time in the following fiscal year.
Data Assistant Responsibilities:
Entering and updating coursework, keywords, quizzes and additional content as necessary
Create additional courses from webinar and workshop recordings, as provided by USCC and CREF staff – some conference videos will need to be cut into individual talks; additional video production as needed
Creating corresponding store items in the YM database
Helping to create and organize the YM storefront that serves as the “course catalog” for Compost University
Entering the data into relevant databases in a timely and accurate manner
Confirm integration to be sure customers can pay for a course, take the course, and have the credits written back to the correct journal
Attend weekly meeting with Compost U Project Manager and other staff as warranted
Responsible for creating and maintaining monthly Compost U reports including but not limited to learning analytics, metrics, evaluation
Handling additional duties from time to time
Data Assistant Requirements:
• College graduate; undergraduate with relevant experience will be considered
• Post graduate with relevant or 2+ years of experience
• Experience in report/dashboard/data manipulation
• Strong familiarity with online database management. Direct experience with YourMembership and/or Freestone LMS a plus
• Experience with Python and Selenium library a plus
• Good command of English
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Word and Excel
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to concentrate for lengthy periods and perform accurately with adequate speed
• Proficient touch-typing skills
• Knowledge of video-editing software beneficial but not required