Research & Evaluation Analyst

Job Type Full-time Description

Position Title:              Research & Evaluation Analyst

Reports To:                  Director of Evaluation

Classification:             Full Time

FLSA Status:                Exempt, 1.0 FTE

LOCATION:                  Hybrid- ability for both remote and in-person work in the Portland Oregon Metro area

COMPENSATION:       $54,009 to $70,212  per year

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

Latino Network’s mission is to provide transformative opportunities, services, and advocacy for the education, leadership, and civic engagement of our youth, families, and communities. Our work springs from the core belief in Latino community self-determination that is, the ability of community members to participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect their lives and the lives of their families. We actively partner across a variety of city, county, state, and community organizations to deliver training and support, a wide range of services, as well as influence policy.

BENEFITS & PERKS

Latino Network provides a generous benefits package that includes:

• Health Plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Alternative Care
• FSA - Flexible Spending Account for Medical & Dependent Care expenses
• 401k Plan with Match 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employer sponsored Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Leave (Vacation, Sick, Sabbatical)
• $300 Home Office reimbursement
• $75 Monthly internet reimbursement
• Self - Care perks
• Team and family events
  

POSITION DESCRIPTION

This position will be responsible for supporting data and evaluation services across the organization. This will require collaborating with program departments assigned to identify current evaluation practices, and areas of improvement, and research and propose changes to strengthen processes. The goal is to develop comprehensive best practices in evaluation processes for all programs that focus on impacts achieved for each program (quantitative and qualitative) as well as accurately support reporting requirements and collection of demographic and outcome data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support program evaluations and teams; assist in the creation of data collection instruments and materials, development of evaluation defined questions, logic models, conduct and facilitate focus groups, conduct data analysis, and contribute to report writing and dissemination.
• Participate in the design of process and outcome evaluations and performance measures; co-create data management and collection systems; perform survey instrument design and testing, update databases, generate descriptive statistics, and test and validate findings.
• Perform complex technical duties such as monitoring data integrity and evaluating the delivery of program services.
• Assist in the planning and management of all aspects of program evaluations, including methods design, data collection, data entry, data analysis, reporting, and dissemination.
• Work with program managers to develop program logic models and evaluation frameworks.
• Facilitate project management: develop work plans, assign responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
• Provide technical assistance to program staff as needed including clarifying project goals, objectives, data entry procedures, and outcomes; refining data collection systems; and using data to inform practice.
• Provide technical support with flexible and comfortable language switching (English- Spanish, Spanish – English) to staff from diverse backgrounds and comfort levels with technology.
• Conduct analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Perform research and literature reviews to support evaluations.
• Conduct needs assessments to support proposals and program planning.
• Train staff in data entry procedures and protocols and support data integrity and quality monitoring.
• Assist in program data entry as needed or as back up.
• Support in the updating of data collection and data entry protocols and other relevant training curriculums.
• Represent agency in collaborative partnerships to ensure agency outcomes and data are provided and managed appropriately (i.e., PNI, Successful Families, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Evaluation. 

Requirements

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Preferred Master’s Degree in social sciences, education, or other relevant field with coursework in research methods and data analysis, or at least 5 years of equivalent Social science data analysis/evaluations