13 Research and Development jobs

Mar 13, 2023  
Donor Relations Systems Manager Featured
Job Title : Donor Relations Systems Manager Date: March 10, 2023 Reports To: Chief Development Officer (CDO) LuMind IDSC seeks an experienced and motivated professional to help advance the organization’s Development and Donor Relations activities. POSITION FUNCTION: This is a professional, individual contributor position responsible for overall hands-on systems operations and data management related to donor-facing activities and donor revenue. The Donor Relations Systems Manager is responsible for data entry, reconciliation, workplace giving, prospect research, and financial reporting. The incumbent is the lead knowledge source for the donor database (Salesforce) and is responsible for the on-going management of the system, accurate and timely system reporting, and coordination with compatible platforms including Give Lively, Campaign Monitor, and Double the Donation. The incumbent plays a key role in helping to organize, focus, and align the Development team in...
LuMindIDSC Hybrid (Burlington, MA, USA) Full-Time
Mar 01, 2023  
Senior Principal Featured
$100,000 - $150,000 yearly
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is seeking a Senior Principal to oversee policy/research projects and draft written reports, joining a team of collaborative leaders and doers from a range of backgrounds who are united by an urgent need to make a difference in policing and public safety. A Washington, DC-based national think tank, PERF is the leading organization developing national policy, research, and training and technical assistance to improve policing. PERF is at the forefront of police reform, innovation, and best practices. Our work has never been more important than it is today.  PERF is known for getting things done quickly and responding to emerging crises with creative ideas and clear guidance. We work with a diverse group of police practitioners and  policymakers across the country and around the world in shaping policy and providing technical assistance. We are funded by leading philanthropies, federal grants, and PERF programs such as our...
Police Executive Research Forum Hybrid (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time
Feb 15, 2023  
Director of Data & Program Impact Featured
$100,000 - $120,000 yearly
For nearly 60 years, HopeWell has led the charge in how communities can do better for individuals and families who need extra support. Founded in 1964 and formerly known as DARE Family Services, HopeWell’s programs aim to intervene upstream to support families in maintaining custody and prevent losing their children to the foster care system. When necessary, we recruit, license and train loving foster homes who provide a safe place for youth to grow and thrive. For older youth exiting foster care, we provide safe, stable housing to support their launch into adulthood so they can focus on their educational and employment goals. We envision a future where we have eliminated the disparities between youth living in foster care and their non-foster peers, and we act with urgent patience to lead a paradigm shift in which we no longer accept poor outcomes for youth who have experienced foster care. Additionally, HopeWell offers residential settings and support services for adults...
HopeWell Inc Dedham, MA, USA Full-Time
Jan 24, 2023  
Senior Program Manager, Journalism and Disinformation Featured
$75,000 - $80,000 yearly
PEN America, a growing nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a motivated and expert professional with experience in the journalism sector to serve as senior program manager of journalism and disinformation, driving forward a new project to support journalists and newsrooms to more effectively grapple with the impact of disinformation on their work. This is a full-time position within PEN America’s Free Expression Programs department, reporting to the Director, U.S. Free Expression Programs. The position will be based in New York or Washington, D.C. The senior program manager of journalism and disinformation will launch a new area of programming that will collaborate with journalists and newsrooms to combat the professional impacts of disinformation. This work builds on the findings of a survey PEN America conducted of over 1,000 journalists and editors that showed disinformation in its many forms is having a...
PEN America New York, NY, USA Full-Time
Mar 16, 2023  
Associate Director, Peer Learning
$85,000 - $98,000 yearly
The scale and sophistication of the impact investing market has grown tremendously over the last five years. The GIIN has worked to support this growth by building a vibrant community of impact investors and equipping them to deploy capital at scale and with integrity. A significant part of the GIIN’s work has involved engaging its membership and wider networks to identify, exchange, and codify industry best practices, particularly around investment practices and tools for impact measurement and management. This has resulted in developing resources that have become the reference point for the industry. The GIIN is now looking to create a new position to deepen and enhance our capacity to support learning and exchange amongst member organizations. The individual will have the opportunity to shape the long-term approach of developing and delivering learning opportunities to members, but we anticipate that they will start from two priorities. First, the individual will lead the...
Global Impact Investing Network Hybrid (New York, NY, USA) Full-Time
Mar 13, 2023  
Senior Project Coordinator/Project Coordinator
$60,000 - $73,000 yearly
Summary The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator or Project Coordinator to work on projects related to evidence-based practice dissemination and quality improvement initiatives in children’s behavioral health programs. CHDI works to improve the quality of behavioral health for Connecticut children and families. CHDI is the Coordinating Center for multiple state- and federally funded implementation, training, and quality improvement initiatives in Connecticut, including Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC), Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), Bounce Back (BB), Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC), and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Responsibilities may include working closely with community-based providers, schools, and other initiative partners and subcontractors,...
Child Health & Development Institute of CT, Inc. Hybrid (Farmington, CT, USA) Full-Time
Mar 10, 2023  
Research and Impact Analyst
$70,000 - $90,000 yearly
About the Position:  The role of the Research and Impact Analyst  will be to collaborate with the Research Fellow and SAP team members to support the  implementation of project-based embedded research and evaluation methods that will better equip us to engage in continuous learning by measuring and evaluating the impact of our work. SAP is particularly interested in prioritizing  equitable research and evaluation models, especially ones that employ mixed methods approaches. The Research and Impact Analyst will play a key role in supporting the development and implementation of project evaluation plans, including the  collection, analysis, and dissemination of qualitative and quantitative data. They  will be embedded in projects across SAP's portfolio contributing expertise and capacity as project teams engage in these evaluation methods. In addition, they will be involved in increasing the skills and knowledge of SAP staff so that they are better equipped to measure and...
Student Achievement Partners Remote (USA) Full-Time
Feb 27, 2023  
Senior Staff Attorney, Work Structures
$90,000 - $118,500 yearly
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) seeks a dynamic and skilled person to join our Work Structures team as a Senior Staff Attorney . You will join a team of experts who are working with partners to (1) combat anti-worker corporate labor contracting practices, such as the misuse of temporary help and staffing agencies and the misclassification of employees as independent contractors; and (2) devise and advance pro-worker policies that ensure employer accountability, expand workers’ access to rights, and build worker power and fundamental rights. Who We Are  Founded in 1969, the nonprofit National Employment Law Project (NELP) is a leading advocacy organization with the mission to build a just and inclusive economy where all workers have expansive rights and thrive in good jobs. Together with local, state, and national partners, NELP advances its mission through transformative legal and policy solutions, research, capacity building, and communications. Our...
National Employment Law Project Hybrid (New York, NY, USA) Full-Time
Feb 22, 2023  
Associate Director, Early Childhood
$107,800 - $138,600 yearly
Organization Overview Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day, all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. We believe that data-driven and evidence-based policy decisions could significantly increase the impact of the over $1 trillion that governments spend annually to advance economic mobility and racial equity. Founded in 2012, RFA spent its first three years partnering with policy innovators to build the credibility of evidence-based policymaking, securing early and important wins in education, expanding its work to multiple levels of government and driving awareness and demand through carefully orchestrated education and communication campaigns. During its...
Results for America Remote Full-Time
Feb 21, 2023  
Senior Manager, Economic Mobility Catalog
$90,200 - $107,800 yearly
Organization Overview  Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day,  all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. We believe that data-driven and evidence-based policy decisions could significantly increase the impact of the over $1 trillion that governments spend annually to advance economic mobility and racial equity.  Founded in 2012, RFA spent its first three years partnering with policy innovators to build the credibility of evidence-based policymaking, securing early and important wins in education,  expanding its work to multiple levels of government, and driving awareness and demand through carefully orchestrated education and communication campaigns. During its...
Results For America Remote Full-Time
Jan 30, 2023  
Senior Research Associate, Research and Evaluation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is dedicated to building a brighter future for millions of children, youth and youth adults by improving educational, economic, social and health outcomes. The Foundation’s work focuses on strengthening families, building stronger communities and ensuring access to opportunity because children, youth and young adults need all three to succeed. Casey advances research and solutions to overcome barriers to success, help communities demonstrate what works and influence decision makers to invest in strategies based on solid evidence. At Casey, you will find a dynamic environment with staff of diverse backgrounds and perspectives who share a deep commitment to advancing the Foundation’s mission. Casey staff also have flexible schedules, including a hybrid workweek, to support a healthy work-life balance.   The Foundation is seeking a senior-level professional to play a lead role in the Foundation’s research and evaluation activities related...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Hybrid (Baltimore, MD, USA) Full-Time
Jan 27, 2023  
Research Associate
$50,000 - $60,000 yearly
AFREF has been called “the leading voice for Wall Street accountability” in Washington.   AFREF played a leading role in winning passage of the Dodd Frank Financial Reform law and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and we are driving the fight for broader transformations of the financial system to advance economic, racial, and social justice. AFREF’s staff develops plans and strategies in collaboration with a coalition of more than 200 consumer, civil rights, labor, community- based, and other organizations, along with academics and policy experts.   We are seeking a Research Associate who will contribute to advancing AFREF’s agenda to transform the financial system to build a more racially and economically equitable society. They will work with the research team to develop reports and materials and provide research support for AFREF’s fast-paced policy advocacy efforts.   Job responsibilities include:...
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) Remote (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time
Jan 26, 2023  
Research Assistant/Research Associate, National Security and International Policy
Reports to:   Senior Director, National Security and International Policy Staff reporting to this position:   None Department:   National Security and International Policy Position classification:   Exempt, full time Minimum compensation:   $52,000/$55,000 Work site:   Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office) Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate in its National Security and International Policy (NSIP) department. The incumbent will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on U.S. policy toward China. Policy (NSIP) department. The incumbent will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on U.S. policy toward China. Among other responsibilities, this position will help senior staff advance American Progress’ agenda toward critical issues in the U.S.-China relationship. American Progress is focused on analyzing U.S. policy toward China (PRC) through the prism of how the United States...
Center for American Progress Hybrid (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time