Research and Program Evaluation Specialist

Overview

Researches, designs, and implements procedures to study individual school or division wide programs, services, projects, and initiatives aligned with the division's strategic priorities; utilizes various data collection techniques to plan, design, and implement research studies; produces quantitative and qualitative analyses and reporting with recommendations for Leadership decision-making; analyzes educational programs for school improvement; consults with and provides technical assistance to schools, regions, and central office administrators regarding evaluation and research activities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in education, social science, statistics, research analysis, or related field.
• Four (4) years of progressively more responsible experience in educational research, assessment, and/or program evaluation.
• Advanced degree(s) beyond the minimum degree requirement in a relevant field may be considered for some experience.
• Knowledge of program evaluation, methodology, advanced statistical analysis, qualitative, and quantitative educational research methods.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in the development of surveys, research design, data collection methods, and statistics.
• Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations to include those related to education data sources, data privacy regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in the use of technology including statistical analysis software, such as SPSS, and data compilation, analysis, and reporting.
• Skill in writing reports that present technical data to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to perceive organizational implications of conclusions and recommendations.
• Ability to apply effective organizational and project management skills and meet timelines.
• Ability to present research and evaluation findings to groups such as school administrators or senior management.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other school personnel and other administrators.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Preferred

• Master's degree in education, social science, statistics, research analysis, or a related field.

• Contributes to the planning, design, and management of all aspects of assigned evaluative research studies at the individual school, regional, or division level.
• Designs and field-tests surveys, questionnaires, interviews, and other instruments representing a variety of data collection techniques for the collection of curated quantitative and qualitative data.
• Facilitates focus groups to gather data from the school community and other groups for research studies.
• Analyzes data using both descriptive and inferential techniques to assess progress on division and program goals, including cost/resource analysis.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative analyses of division and cohort data, including cost and return on investment analyses, in support of research, program evaluation, and other technical projects.
• Provides technical assistance to school, regional, and central office administrators in survey development, statistical analysis, data interpretation, needs assessments, and research and evaluation design.
• Reviews data collection and research proposals from school division staff and external researchers to determine appropriateness based on adherence to legal and ethical concerns.
• Uses databases, spreadsheets, and advanced statistical software for data management and analyses.
• Uses a variety of presentation software to prepare written reports, analyses, and statistical documents for a variety of audiences.
• Prepares written and oral reports, analyses, and technical documents, and presentations.
• May present information to division staff or the senior management team.
• Oversees the work of evaluation project consultants as needed.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

• Salary Range: $93,300 - $158,766
• Salary Grade:
  Unified Scale-Schedule B/Grade 007-FEU-OP
• Contract Length: 260-Day Contract
• Pay Frequency:
  Monthly
• Percent Full-Time:
  Full Time
• Job Type: Curriculum and Instructional
• Open:
  Until Filled
• Re-Adv.:
  Position No