Senior Associate -- Research and Evaluation

Title / Position: Senior Associate -- Research and Evaluation

Organization: Measurement Resources Company

Location:  Columbus, OH

Hours:  Full time with a flexible schedule. Must be able to work onsite between 9:00am to 2:30pm at least four days a week

Time period:  Permanent

Description of position: The Senior Research and Evaluation Associate oversees and implements program evaluation and research projects.  Tasks include: (1) interact with clients and team members to design appropriate evaluation plans and tools; (2) conduct focus groups and interviews; (3) facilitate meetings; (4)  conduct quantitative and qualitative data analyses for various program and organization evaluation projects; (5)  collect, clean, merge, aggregate, analyze, and report data contained in several datasets; (6) conduct literature reviews, research support, and input as needed to the evaluation and research project teams;  (7) prepare written evaluation reports and presentations of research and evaluation results.

Education / experience requirements: Master’s degree required, Ph.D. preferred in a social science discipline. Five years of experience in program evaluation and quantitative data analysis. Demonstrated experience in designing, managing and analyzing datasets including data extraction, coding and analysis. Demonstrated programming, statistical, and analytical skills in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and MS Excel, including experience writing and using syntax.  Experience with designing and implementing tools in SurveyMonkey. Knowledge of rigorous research and evaluation methods.  Strong written and oral communication skills. Preferred experience working within a variety of government and nonprofit organizations. Ability to design engaging reports and presentations; understanding of data visualization and info graphics best practices preferred. Ability to work collaboratively as a team as well as work independently and to meet deadlines. Ability to travel to meetings across the state of Ohio and occasionally out of state. Ability to adapt quickly to change and work in a growing environment

Web Site. www.measurementresourcesco.com

Contact person & information. Please submit resumes to Matt Jones, Director of Operations, mtjones@measurementresourcesco.com. 

Deadline for submission:  May 15, 2014.  Interviews will begin immediately.