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Reporting to the Director of Research & Evaluation, the Research Manager is responsible for supporting Interise’s research agenda. They work primarily with the Director of Research & Evaluation on research projects using Interise’s impact evaluation data, qualitative data, and secondary data.

Responsibilities include:

Conduct applied research identified in Interise’s research agenda that is related to small business, economic development, and demographic trends.

Lead on collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data.

Research products include but are not limited reports, issue papers, white papers, literature reviews, and blogs.

Design framework and prepare content for conference panels and workshops; prepare content for presentation decks. 

Work independently and within and across teams to ensure that research findings are relevant and applicable; and that research products are accessible to a range of technical and general audiences.

Collaborate with Marketing and Communications for report production and distribution strategy; and for preparing social media content.

Manage the storage and archive of evaluation data and other data sets.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Urban Planning or a related social science.

Three to five years of experience in applied public policy and/or social science research using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Master’s degree preferred and may substitute for one year of professional experience. 

Proficiency with statistical and/or econometric modeling.  

Proficiency in at least one statistical software package, such as Stata, SPSS, or R.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Experience with program and impact evaluation preferred.

Ability to communicate (oral and written) to a range of technical and general audiences.

Excellent professional judgment to maintain the integrity of Interise’s data and research products.

Results and deadline-driven with extreme attention to detail.

                       Interise is an equal opportunity employer. 
               Ours is a multi-cultural team and we thrive on diversity.