Senior Research Specialist – Strategic Policy, Innovation, and Research

🔥 12 hours ago

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $75k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔬 Research Analyst

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Foundation for California Community Colleges

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1998

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Foundation for California Community Colleges is a nonprofit organization that partners with the California Community Colleges system to promote equitable outcomes and economic mobility for Californians. With over 25 years of service, the foundation operates innovative programs focusing on student success, workforce development, equity, community impact, climate action, and system support. It aims to enhance opportunities for nearly 2 million students across California's community colleges, advocating for resources, benefits, and opportunities that empower individuals and create lasting positive impacts. As a hub for collaboration, it works to develop a diverse, well-prepared workforce and foster sustainable, equitable communities.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and execution of research and evaluation projects • Independently conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses and synthesize findings • Develop evidence-based recommendations for policy and practice • Lead and manage research activities across project scoping, data collection, analysis, interpretation, dissemination, and reporting • Analyze large and complex datasets, including COMIS, IPEDS, and Census data • Develop research reports, papers, policy briefs, presentations, data visualizations, dashboards, and other products • Translate complex research findings into actionable policy and practice recommendations • Synthesize evidence into strategies supporting decision-making by college leaders, policymakers, practitioners, funders, and stakeholders • Lead research and evaluation projects through planning, coordination, implementation, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, timeline management, and reporting • Provide research and data guidance and technical expertise • Represent the Success Center at state, regional, and national meetings, convenings, conferences, and workgroups • Travel as required

🎯 Requirements

• Must reside in California • Minimum of five years of progressive professional or educational experience in research, evaluation, and innovative project implementation • Minimum three years of experience contributing to project leadership through planning, coordination, and reporting • Experience engaging senior leadership, policymakers, or executive stakeholders in advancing organizational or system-level goals • Excellent research, evaluation, and analytical skills • Advanced qualitative and quantitative methodologies • Ability to clean, analyze, and interpret large, complex data sets • Experience with Stata, R, SQL and/or Atlas.ti • Extensive knowledge of the California Community Colleges system and higher education landscape • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to produce clear, professional, and audience-appropriate reports, briefs, and presentations • Proven project management ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver multiple complex initiatives independently and on time • Preferred: Experience in higher education reform, systems change, or nonprofit/public sector environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Generous PTO • Holidays • Medical, dental, and vision plans • Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Wellness offerings • CalPERS retirement program • Optional 403(b) and 457 retirement plans • Tuition reimbursement • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer • Professional development opportunities • Fully remote positions across California