Interise builds an inclusive economy through small business development, supporting the growth of minority-owned small businesses and small businesses located in low and moderate income communities. Interise's award-winning curriculum uses a peer-learning method to provide business owners with the knowledge, know-how, and networks necessary to grow and scale. As Interise companies grow, they contribute to local job creation and build community wealth. Interise companies historically create new jobs at 5x the rate of the private sector, and are responsible for the creation of over 30,000 new jobs.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Research & Evaluation Director, the Research & Evaluation Manager has primary responsibility for programmatic and impact evaluation-related endeavors that advance Interise’s multifaceted organizational growth. They oversee program evaluation for all Interise programs—including the StreetWise ‘MBA’™, Economic Mobility and Opportunity, and other small business initiatives—to ensure quality assurance and to enable continuous learning and improvement in program delivery. They implement Interise’s research agenda using Interise’s evaluation data, external secondary data, qualitative data, etc. They also support both external partners and internal staff with needs related to research and evaluation.
Position Responsibilities:
• Implement the evaluation process of StreetWise ‘MBA’™—which includes survey instrument maintenance, data collection, cleaning, storage, analysis, and visualization—to support the national program delivery calendar (annually 30+ cohorts and growing)
• Support partner organizations, instructors, and program participants with requests, questions, issues, etc related to research and evaluation
• Manage the Annual Assessment survey process by coordinating communications with alumni and partner leaders, preparing assessment data for analysis, performing impact metric calculations, presenting findings, and finalizing content for internal and external audiences
• Assist staff with specific data requests, analyses, and reports, especially using Interise’s key platforms like Alchemer and Salesforce
• Support cross-functional processes and information systems improvements (such as key Interise system: Salesforce and Hivebrite)
• Conduct applied research advancing Interise’s research agenda. Research products include but are not limited to reports, papers, literature reviews, and blog
Position Qualifications:
• Experience collaborating across teams and providing a high level of stakeholder support
• Proficiency in R and Salesforce
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, MS Office, and Google Workspace
• Experience with program evaluation
• Three to five years of experience collecting, analyzing, and managing primary data
• Bachelor's degree in social science (anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, etc), public policy, or business administration required
For any additional questions, please reach out to
Sr. Director of Strategy & External Relations,
Deirdre Coyle at dcoyle@interise.org
Interise is an equal opportunity employer.
Ours is a multi-cultural team and we thrive on diversity.