Philliber Research and Evaluation is searching for a talented evaluation researcher to lead a portfolio of evaluation projects in a wide range of content areas. Experience leading the design and implementation of evaluation projects with non-profit and social services clients is particularly desirable. Examples of the content areas evaluated by our senior team include: teen pregnancy prevention, early childhood development and education, physical and mental health, academic achievement, and international journalism. This full-time position requires a seasoned evaluation professional who is both comfortable working independently and leading virtual evaluation teams with clients across the country.
Position Responsibilities:
- Lead engagements with government, nonprofit, and social services clients.
- Manage project budgets and timelines so that projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Design and implement high quality evaluation research projects that meet client needs including randomized control trials, quasi-experimental designs, pre-post designs, and qualitative studies.
- Manage evaluation teams including internal and field staff.
- Contribute to business development by leading and supporting the writing of proposals.
- Present evaluation findings in reports, presentations, and publications for a variety of stakeholders.
Position Requirements:
- Doctorate degree preferred but will consider applicants with the highest degree in their field.
- 5+ years of experience leading evaluation and applied research projects. Experience leading randomized control trials or rigorous quasi-experimental designs is particularly desirable.
- Experience with client management and consulting.
- Strong quantitative research skills.
- Experience working in diverse communities and using culturally responsive evaluation and research methodologies.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. The successful applicant for this position must be able to write and talk about their work to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a portfolio of 8+ projects at a time.
- Experience with statistical software packages (e.g., STATA, SPSS).
- Willing to travel up to 30%.
Desired Additional Requirements:
- Fluent Spanish language skills appreciated.
This is a work from home position. The successful candidate will be required to spend a week at our headquarter office in Accord, New York for onboarding and training, as well as travel to New York for biannual all-team meetings. The title and salary for this position will be based on experience.
The Program Evaluator title requires 5+ years of relevant experience and offers an anticipated base salary of $85,000 and up.
The Senior Research Associate title requires 10+ years of relevant experience and offers an anticipated base salary of $90,000 and up.
Please submit a cover letter, resume/CV, writing sample, and three references to Dr. Ash Philliber at aphilliber@philliberresearch.com. The writing sample should be an example of a recent research or evaluation project for which you were the lead.
About Philliber Research and Evaluation
Philliber Research & Evaluation (Philliber) has more than 30 years of experience conducting mixed-method evaluations for foundations, local, state, and federal government agencies, and non-profit organizations. We have conducted hundreds of research and evaluation studies related to reproductive health, education, health, criminal justice, community life, economic development, homelessness, mental health, and many other topics. Philliber offers a variety of services designed to support clients in achieving the evaluation goals of programs and organizations including: executing needs assessments and organizational assessments, developing measurement tools and objectives, reviewing existing research and best practices, training staff to use evaluation tools, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, developing of databases and dashboards, producing reports to meet the needs of diverse audiences, planning for new programs, and evaluating funding portfolios. Philliber has worked with many clients for ten years or more, often on multiple projects where we are awarded new contracts based upon our past performance. We see this as a testimony to their satisfaction with our work.
Philliber strives to create a safe, comfortable, inclusive, and equity-based environment for all evaluation participants and clients. We work to create trusting relationships through transparency in our processes and availability for feedback. Through our hiring process and internal trainings on diversity, inclusivity, equity, and social justice, we are investing in a diverse research team that can bring their perspectives into the construction of the research process. Through meaningful inclusion of participants in all our projects, we endeavor to be understanding in our processes. We encourage equitable practices in all of our evaluations. We acknowledge there will always be room for improvement and constantly aim to incorporate new knowledge and perspectives into trainings and research activities.
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