Director of Applied Research – Policy

🕒 July 10

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $112.8k - $163.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Prosperity Now

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1979

🤝 Non-profit

💸 Finance

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Finance • Social Impact

Prosperity Now is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the economy to work inclusively for all individuals, focusing on areas such as child and family wealth building, consumer protections, housing and homeownership, and inclusive entrepreneurship. They advocate for comprehensive economic policies and offer tools and resources to foster financial wellness, particularly for marginalized and underserved communities. Prosperity Now emphasizes child savings accounts, racial wealth equity, and tax equity as means to achieve economic justice. They are heavily involved in research, advocacy, and building high-impact nonprofits of color.

📋 Description

• 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 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.