Director of Applied Research – Policy

🕒 Julho 10

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Prosperity Now

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51 - 200 funcionários

Fundada em 1979

🤝 Sem Fins Lucrativos

💸 Finanças

🌍 Impacto Social

Non-profit • Finance • Social Impact

A Prosperity Now é uma organização sem fins lucrativos dedicada a transformar a economia para funcionar de forma inclusiva para todos os indivíduos, com foco em áreas como construção de riqueza para crianças e famílias, proteções ao consumidor, habitação e propriedade de residências e empreendedorismo inclusivo. Eles defendem políticas econômicas abrangentes e oferecem ferramentas e recursos para promover o bem-estar financeiro, especialmente para comunidades marginalizadas e carentes. A Prosperity Now enfatiza contas de poupança para crianças, equidade de riqueza racial e equidade tributária como meios para alcançar justiça econômica. Eles estão fortemente envolvidos em pesquisa, defesa de causas e na construção de organizações sem fins lucrativos de alto impacto para pessoas de cor.

Descrição

• Develop and lead the enterprise applied research agenda aligned with organizational priorities. • Establish research priorities, methodologies, quality standards, and publication schedules. • Lead flagship initiatives including the State of Prosperity research portfolio. • Advise executive leadership on economic, demographic, and policy trends. • Direct quantitative and qualitative research on financial well-being, wealth-building, entrepreneurship, housing, tax opportunity, and family financial health. • Ensure methodological rigor using appropriate economic and mixed-methods research. • Evaluate policies, markets, and interventions using objective evidence. • Oversee production of reports, briefs, dashboards, and research publications. • Translate research findings into practical policy options and implementation strategies. • Assess feasibility, tradeoffs, and expected outcomes of proposed solutions. • Partner with Programs and Public Policy to ensure research informs organizational priorities. • Develop partnerships with universities, research institutions, and government agencies. • Support grant proposals by developing methodologies and technical narratives. • Represent Prosperity Now through presentations and publications. • Supervise, coach, and develop the Applied Research & Policy Associate and future Research Scientist. • Establish research standards and review work products. • Model collaborative leadership. • Participate in planning, goal setting, and performance management. • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requisitos

• Master's degree required; Ph.D. preferred in Economics, Applied Economics, Public Policy, Anthropology, Sociology, Demography, Statistics, or related discipline. • 8-10 years of progressively responsible applied research experience. • Demonstrated experience producing objective, evidence-informed research. • Strong grounding in economics, quantitative analysis, and mixed-methods research. • Experience with large public datasets and STATA, R, Python, or equivalent. • Experience supervising research staff. • Exceptional writing and presentation skills.