Research Manager

Overview

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for more than 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

Research Manager oversees high-quality, relevant, and impactful research and evaluation activities across the organization. Plans and supervises projects, provides technical support, designs and implements inclusive methodologies, and writes and disseminates findings. Represents the organization externally with research, academic, programmatic, community, and policy stakeholders. Prioritizes equity and inclusion in design, engagement, analysis, and dissemination. Collaborates with internal teams—policy, data, communications, and development—to inform and align policy efforts with research findings.

• Directs and coordinates research and evaluation projects related to the organization’s programs and services; utilizes research findings to inform program design and implementation.
• Manages the design and implementation of research and evaluation procedures for Brightpoint initiatives; including the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data as it relates to research and evaluation projects and priorities.
• Works closely with staff across relevant departments to support the planning, design, data collection and analysis, translation of insights for internal and external audiences, and alignment of research activities with the organization’s priorities.
• Creates and manages the dissemination of research insights through reports, research briefs, evidence reviews, and interactive dashboards to convey findings.
• Gathers data to create data visualizations, executive summaries, and other deliverables that interpret and disseminate outcomes and key findings.
• Conducts literature reviews and provides analysis and summary materials to document findings available internally; reviews literature on key topics and best practice indicators of success.
• Chairs the Independent Review Board, which reviews and monitors research studies conducted with Brightpoint participants.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with research and policy institutions, other community-based organizations and leaders, associations, funders, and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with external partners on community-based and participatory research projects, including meetings, concept papers, research tasks, training community members, and assisting in writing final reports.
• Presents findings to internal and external audiences, including agency staff and leaders, communities, policymakers, academia, and the media. May present at local and national conferences. Produces written reports and recommendations for dissemination.
• Collaborates with program, policy and development staff to identify potential research funding and contributes to writing project narratives and evaluation plans for proposals.
• Maintains current knowledge of external research and policy papers and funding to inform internal efforts and ensure alignment with priorities.
• Advise on the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data related to research projects and priorities.
• Collaborates with Data Analytics to develop and implement data collection goals, tools, methodologies, and storage protocols.
• Supervises, manages workload, and monitors performance of Research Project Coordinator and other staff, including hiring, training, and personnel actions as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in research/evaluation/analysis; adept at research, data collection, and statistical and qualitative analysis; preference for community-based research in Early Childhood Education, Child Welfare, or Family Strengthening.
• Minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience required.
• Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., R or SPSS), data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau), and/or survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics) strongly preferred.
• Experience in related fields (e.g., Public Policy, Statistics, Analytics, Public Administration, Social Work) strongly preferred.
• Experience with policy-focused community-based, participatory action, culturally responsive, and developmental research designs and methodologies preferred.
• Experience with various research methodologies including in-depth interviewing, focus groups, and/or online surveys preferred.
• Experience with evaluation principles and practices preferred.
• Experience supporting and training staff and community Partners in research methods preferred.
• Must have access to transit or reliable transportation to execute the position’s responsibilities.

• Compensation:
  Salary Range $77K-$85K; offers are commensurate with candidate…